Our Purpose
PolicySA is a public affairs think tank providing research, advisory, training and advocacy services in the areas of higher education and public administration and management.
PolicySA is a public affairs think tank providing research, advisory, training and advocacy services in the areas of higher education and public administration and management.
For the Regulations and Directives issued by the South African Government, please go here.
The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Innovation, finally, on 6 November 2020, published the Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa. The sector has waited for almost a quarter of a century for this as the rest of the world accelerated its higher education sectors' global footprint. This framework provides much-needed guidance and certainties for the higher education sector in South Africa. The policy may be downloaded here.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, released the White Paper on Post-school Education and Training on Thursday, 16 January 2014 after it was approved by the Cabinet on 20 November 2013.
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"It is evident that the private sector is set to play an increasingly important role in responding to the demand for access to higher education in South Africa within a fluid and evolving landscape." The monitoring brief is available here.
This report presents the results for the ninth annual ranking of national systems of higher education undertaken under the auspices of the Universitas 21 (U21) group of universities. Fifty national systems of higher education, from all continents, are evaluated across 24 indicators.
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Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, at the end of July 2020, released the Policy Framework to address Gender-Based Violence in the Post-School Education and Training Sector. You may view the Policy Framework here.