News & Announcements

Communiqué 11 of 2023 Expression of Interest for Peer Evaluator Role
The Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) is responsible for the accreditation of higher education…
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Communiqué 10 of 2023 - Draft Implementation Protocols for the External Quality Assurance Functions in the Quality Assurance Framework: For public comment
To:           All higher education stakeholders and interested persons  Subject:  Draft Implementation Protocols for the External Quality Assurance…
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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: CHE HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE: 28 FEBRUARY TO 1 MARCH 2024
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) is a statutory body established in terms of the provision of section 4 of the Higher Education Act No. 101 of…
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS AND BEYOND OF THE CHE HISTORY
The past and future of the CHE came together in celebration of the organisation’s 25th anniversary. It was an auspicious evening where the rich…
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Publications

Higher Education Act 101 of 1997

[Assented To: 26 November 1997][Commencement Date: 19 December 1997]as amended by:Higher Education Amendment Act 55 of 1999Higher Education Amendment Act 54 of 2000Higher Education Amendment Act 23…
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Education White Paper 3: A Programme for the Transformation of Higher Education

IntroductionSouth Africa's transition from apartheid and minority rule to democracy requires that all existing practices, institutions and values are viewed anew and rethought in terms of their…
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Governance in South African Higher Education Research Report

Executive SummaryThis project has three primary objectives: the description and analysis of the present state of governance in South African higher education; an analysis and re-examination of the…
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Annual Report of the Council on Higher Education 2003/2004

Foreword   High quality higher education has a crucial contribution to make to social equity, economic and social development and the existence of a vibrant democracy and civil society. Without…
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A Good Practice Guide for Quality Management of Research

ForewordA project focused on quality issues in research management was started by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) in 2003. This project was intended to draw attention to the importance…
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Annual Report of the Council on Higher Education 2004/2005

Introduction   The Council on Higher Education (CHE) exists as an independent statutory body in terms of the Higher Education Act, No. 101 of 1997. It operates in accordance with the prevailing…
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Proceedings of the Colloquium on Building Relationships between Higher Education and the Private and Public Sectors

IntroductionOne specific responsibility allocated to the Council on Higher Education (CHE) by the Higher Education Act of 1997 is to advise the Minister of Education on stimulating greater…
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South African higher education at the beginning of the new millennium: Realities, problems and challenges

PrefaceThe Chair, representatives of various stakeholder organisations and research and development agencies, invited guests from the donor community and media, members of the Council on Higher…
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