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CHE comments on draft policy and regulation
As requested by Minister of Higher Education and Training the CHE has commented on: The Draft Policy on Student Housing at Public Universities and the Minimum Norms and Standards Applicable The Draft…
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The revised HEQSF was gazetted on the 2nd of August 2013
View the Government Gazette Vol. 578 Pretoria, 2 August 2013 No. 36721 here:  Publication of the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework and Higher Education…
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Towards a Framework for Quality Promotion and Capacity Development in South African Higher Education
Foreword   The Higher Education Act of 1997 assigns responsibility for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa to the Council on…
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Task team investigation and research on South African Government involvement in and regulation of Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom
The purpose of the investigationThe purpose of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) investigation and research is toStimulate through scholarly…
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Overview of Recent and Current Debates in South African Higher Education: Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and Public Accountability
Introduction1. Purpose of the PaperThis paper has been prepared for the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Task Team investigating South African…
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HEQC Directorate of Quality Promotion and Capacity Development (QPCD) draft framework document
Presented at a workshop on Examining Quality Promotion and Capacity Development at Institutional and National Levels at the Tshwane University of…
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