Higher Education in South Africa

HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
A Report of Higher Education of South Africa

Nazir Carrim and Gerald Wangenge-Ouma

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HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
A Report of Higher Education of South Africa

Nazir Carrim and Gerald Wangenge-Ouma

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CONTENTS

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LIST OF ACRONYMS
ABET ACU AsgiSA AU BC CEPT CHET CHSS CPUT CRSP DAAD DBE DFID DHET DoE DoL DPSA EduSA EMS EPA EU EXCO FET FIFA FP7 FTE GENFETQA HE HED HEI HEMIS HRD-SA HSRC ICT iNCUDISA JIPSA MDG MoE MoHET Adult Basic Education and Training Association of Commonwealth Universities Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa African Union British Council Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology Centre of Higher Education and Training Charter for the Humanities and Social Sciences Cape Peninsula University of Technology Collaborative Research Support Programme German Academic Exchange Service Department of Basic Education Department for International Development Department of Higher Education and Training Department of Education Department of Labour Department of Public Services and Administration Education South Africa Extra-mural Studies Educational Partnerships in Africa European Union Executive Committee Further Education and Training Federation of International Football Associations Framework Programme 7 Full-time Equivalent General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Authority Higher Education Higher Education for Development Higher Education Institution Higher Education Management Information Systems Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa Human Sciences Research Council Information Communications Technology Institute for Intercultural and Diversity Studies of Southern Africa Joint Initiative for Priority Skills