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    Who are those who participate in Higher Education? The participation profile in the South African higher education system has changed drastically over the last 20 years, in terms of race…
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) has observed with deepening concern, the descent of student protests at some of our universities into wanton acts of violence, student intimidation and the destruction of…
Universities have recently been unsettled by student protests that have highlighted the funding challenges facing the higher education sector in its entirety. In response to this, the CHE is organising a…
The CHE welcomes the outcome of the engagement between the President and all stakeholders to resolve this issue......   Statement on the Wave of Student Protests on Fees

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Introduction   The political transition in South Africa in 1994 brought a number of direction-setting changes to the policy landscape and…
Introduction   The Higher Education Act (Act No 101 of 1997) assigns executive responsibility for quality assurance in higher education in South…
This communiqué is the second of a series to inform the South African higher education community of the steps being taken to prepare the higher…
Executive SummaryThis is the report of the independent Task Team on Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom (HEIAAF),…