Executive Summary   Purpose of Document     This document sets out for consultation and comment, proposals for an accreditation system for the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). The…

Executive Summary   Purpose of Document     This document sets out for consultation and comment proposals for an audit system for the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). The proposals…

Introduction   The third Annual Report (2000–2001) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) fulfils several of the CHE’s responsibilities. First, it constitutes the CHE’s report to Parliament on…

Introduction   The Higher Education Act, No. 101 of 1997, requires the Council on Higher Education (CHE) to annually produce a report on the state of South African higher education and to report on…

1. Towards a Political-Philosophical Framework   In his book, ‘Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy’ (1996), Habermas provides a political-philosophical…

ForewordThe Council on Higher Education (CHE) is an independent, statutory body established by the Higher Education Act of 1997. The CHE’s mission is to contribute to the development of a higher…

Executive SummaryThe restructuring of the South African higher education system ranges widely across mergers, incorporations, the creation of new institutional forms, and regional-level programme…

Consolidated Bibliography on the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) and Higher EducationProduced in terms of the April 2004 Association of African Universities Accra Declaration on GATS…