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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: Clause by clause deliberations
13 Apr 2016
The Committee deliberated on the Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015], going through on a clause-by-clause basis, with the Department of Higher Education and Training officials, legal advisers, and the Parliamentary Legal Advisers and State Law Advisers giving input.
The DA Members said at the outset that quite a number of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Council on Higher Education and Training on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
7 Apr 2016
The Council for Higher Education had an ongoing project on the governance of our higher education. It had a number of aspects looking at institutions that continued to have high fees, looking at the developments with the Department of performance indicators for government. The Council focused on student governance and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme & South African Qualifications Authority on their 2016/17 Budget & Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
Officials from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2016/17, which had been tabled in Parliament on 11 March 2016. Given the lengthy nature of the document, it was agreed that only crucial areas would be discussed.
The presentation ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training & its entities 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan: AGSA on audit outcomes; DHET Budget for 2016/17 analysis: Finance and Fiscal Commission briefing
5 Apr 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission informed the Committee about the budget allocations and challenges facing the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). There were challenges and risks because the government had agreed to a 0% increase in university fees, which had resulted in consideration being given for free education. ...
Basic Education
Meeting with visiting New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation
17 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committees on Basic and Higher Education and Training sat jointly to receive a delegation from New Zealand's Parliament. Officials were present from each of the departments to give a broad background to their functions and work. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) described its sustainable development goals towards ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: deliberations
15 Mar 2016
The Committee deliberated on the Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015] on a clause-by-clause basis. A DA MP suggested that “specified period” in clause 12 amending (3B) should be replaced by within a “reasonable time”. The Department together with the State Law Advisor highlighted that the inclusion of “specified period” would ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: Department response to submissions; deliberations
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) said the Committee’s proposed amendments to the Bill were mostly technical issues.
The submission by USAf contained eight concerns of which four are being considered by the Department, while it disagrees with three points raised by USAf and one item DHET found ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: Ministry & Department response to submissions
24 Feb 2016
The Minister and Deputy Minister were present to hear the Department response to the public submissions on the Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015].
In the submission by South African Parastatal and Tertiary Institutions (SAPTA), the Department explained that section 3(1) of the principal Act was peremptory and therefore these amendments ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: public hearings Day 2
17 Feb 2016
In their submission, Universities South Africa stated that they supported the Bill in general, with some improvements, but that they were concerned that the Bill eroded institutional autonomy and gave the Minister of Education unrestrained power and control over the Higher Education sector. Universities South Africa therefore urged the Committee ...