Council on Higher Education (South Africa)
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The Council on Higher Education (South Africa) is an independent statutory body responsible for advising the government on higher education policy and for quality assurance and accreditation of higher education institutions and programs in South Africa.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
quality assurance agency
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statutory body ⓘ |
| aim |
ensuring accountability of higher education institutions
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improving quality of higher education in South Africa ⓘ supporting transformation of higher education system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CHE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Department of Higher Education and Training (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
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South African Qualifications Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| field |
education quality assurance
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higher education governance ⓘ |
| governanceType | council ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisory body
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quality council ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Afrikaans
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English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | independent statutory body ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Africa ⓘ |
| policyArea |
accreditation standards
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higher education policy ⓘ quality assurance policy ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
accreditation of higher education institutions
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accreditation of higher education programmes ⓘ advising government on higher education policy ⓘ quality assurance of higher education ⓘ |
| regulates |
institutional audits in higher education
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programme accreditation in higher education ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
accrediting new higher education programmes
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advising on higher education funding framework ⓘ advising on higher education planning ⓘ conducting research on higher education ⓘ developing quality assurance frameworks ⓘ maintaining programme accreditation standards ⓘ monitoring quality of higher education ⓘ publishing reports on the state of higher education ⓘ re-accrediting existing higher education programmes ⓘ setting minimum standards for higher education programmes ⓘ |
| scope |
private higher education institutions
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public higher education institutions ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| sectorServed |
private higher education colleges
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universities ⓘ universities of technology ⓘ |
| supervises | accreditation of higher education qualifications ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Department of Higher Education and Training
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supervises
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Council on Higher Education (South Africa)
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subject surface form:
Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg