News & Announcements

The 25th of November marked the beginning of 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children. The 2017 theme is "Count me in: together moving a non-violent South Africa". The CHE fully supports this initiative and advocates for a non-violent South Africa. As part of raising the awareness, we would like to encourage all our…

View attachment containing the CHE Press Statement on the National Review of the LLB, dated 23 November 2017. Link to press release: CHE Press Statement on the National Review of the LLB  Office of the CEO.   

Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning is a massive open online course (MOOC) jointly offered by the Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. Using up-to-date learning design and simple, accessible technology, the course runs on an easy-to-use learning platform available via the Internet. The course…

BrieflySpeaking Number 2, October 2017, - CHE series on topical issues in higher education. This monitoring brief considers the extent of the challenge that South Africa faces in providing sufficient, and sufficiently varied, educational opportunities to school leavers and the youth in general. Article link: BrieflySpeaking Number 2,…

Statement by the Council on Higher Education concerning the continued unrest at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.  Release date: 17 October 2017 Link to statement: CHE STATEMENT on CPUT DISRUPTIUONS Thank you, Office of the CEO. 

It is now 15 years since the Council on Higher Education (CHE) began to implement the current quality assurance regimen for higher education in South Africa. Over this period, institutions and other stakeholders have provided constructive feedback on the quality assurance system. The CHE has used such feedback, as well as the outcomes of its…