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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Latest developments at UCT, UNISA, MUT & VUT; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Minister, Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of South Africa (UNISA) and Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to receive updates and latest developments about four institutions on matters that have come to the Committee's attention.
There had been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI update on Indigenous Knowledge regulations and registration system, and update on BioPANZA and African Medicines Platform
11 Nov 2022
The Committee convened virtually for an update by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Regulations and the Bio-Products Innovation Cluster Advancement Network South Africa (BioPANZA) including the African Medicines Platform and the IK Registration System.
The Committee found the work of the beneficiaries of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
KZN Community Education and Training College on governance, administration, teaching and learning and related matters
4 Nov 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Community Education and Training (CET) college, its Student Representative Council (SRC), as well as the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (DHET) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting. The KZN CET briefed the Committee on governance; administration; teaching ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Council on Higher Education (CHE); South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Quality Council for Trades and Occupations Annual Reports 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) on their annual reports for 2021/222. The entities reported on their non-financial and financial performance.
The QCTO said it had had to adapt ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET & DSI financial & audit performance: FFC & AGSA inputs
12 Oct 2022
The FFC emphasised the urgency for finding a new funding model for higher education that has been mentioned in the 2022 Division of Revenue and that it should be addressed swiftly to introduce the new funding model in 2023/24. The Commission is happy with the performance of DSI and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Skills Fund investigation: Committee deliberation
27 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) met with the Department of Higher Education and Training on a virtual platform to receive an update from the Ministry on the forensic investigations at the National Skills Fund (NSF).
The Chairperson informed the Members that he had received the report from ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Transformation at University of Pretoria
14 Sep 2022
The Committee met to receive a progress report on the transformation journey of the University of Pretoria and its stakeholders, the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Institutional Forum, and the labour unions at the institution.
The University dealt with a range of issues covering its strategic goals, enrolments, funding, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge Act and related matters: DSI briefing
25 Mar 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform for an update from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the implementation of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK) Act, with particular reference to the regulations and public participation process, the registration of IK documentation centres, and the establishment of the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student unrest in tertiary sector; 2022 student admissions; NSFAS support to students; CGE Report on Gender Transformation Investigation in TVET colleges, with Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Portfolio Committee in Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Multiparty Women’s Caucus met in a virtual meeting to discuss the student unrest in the tertiary sector, 2022 student admissions ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Preliminary Report on SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry
11 Feb 2022
Preliminary Report on SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry [Document not made available to the public]
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider the Preliminary Oversight Enquiry Report (the report) into the appointment of Professor P Mbati as the Vice-Chancellor of Sefako Makgatho University (SMU).
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor ...