Council on Higher Education

08/10/2026

First Announcement & Call for Abstracts - CHE Higher Education Conference: 02–04 March 2027
We are pleased to announce that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) will be hosting its next Higher Education Conference from 02–04 March 2027 at Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng
This in-person conference will explore the theme: "Reflecting on the National Imperative of Expanding Equitable Access to Higher Education Amidst Constraints."
Link: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/first-announcement-call-abstracts-che-higher-education-conference-02-04

First Announcement & Call for Abstracts - CHE Higher Education Conference: 02–04 March 2027

We are pleased to announce that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) will be hosting its next Higher Education Conference from 02–04 March 2027 at Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng

This in-person conference will explore the theme: "Reflecting on the National Imperative of Expanding Equitable Access to Higher Education Amidst Constraints."

Link: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/first-announcement-call-abstracts-che-higher-education-conference-02-04

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05/10/2026

REVISED HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS SUB-FRAMEWORK (HEQSF) SECTOR-WIDE WORKSHOP - Towards the Implementation of the Revised HEQSF. Link: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/revised-higher-education-qualifications-sub-framework-heqsf-sector-wide

02/10/2026

First Announcement & Call for Abstracts - CHE Higher Education Conference: 02–04 March 2027

We are pleased to announce that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) will be hosting its next Higher Education Conference from 02–04 March 2027 at Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng

This in-person conference will explore the theme: "Reflecting on the National Imperative of Expanding Equitable Access to Higher Education Amidst Constraints."

Link: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/first-announcement-call-abstracts-che-higher-education-conference-02-04

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29/09/2026

Statement of the Council on Higher Education on the Employment of Foreign Nationals by South African Public Universities

29/09/2026

Explore the latest instalment of the Council on Higher Education’s BrieflySpeaking series, No. 39: “Towards an Ethically Situated Perspective on University Rankings.”

Read and download it here: https://www.che.ac.za/publications/research/brieflyspeaking-no-39-towards-ethically-situated-perspective-university

22/09/2026

📢 VACANCY OPPORTUNITY

The Council on Higher Education (CHE) invites suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the following position:

Director: Accreditation Sub-programme

View the full job advertisement and application requirements here: https://www.che.ac.za/about-us/vacancies/director-sub-programme-accreditation-total-cost-employment-package-r-1-554-69600

18/09/2026

📢 The Council on Higher Education has published Communiqué 7 of 2026: Implementation of the Revised HEQSF and Reminder of the Regulatory Requirements for Offering Higher Education Programmes.

Access and download the communiqué here: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/communiqu-7-2026-implementation-revised-heqsf-and-reminder-regulatory

17/09/2026

📢 New Article Available

The Council on Higher Education has published an article arising from the colloquium hosted on 15 September 2026 under the theme:

Leveraging Post-Doctoral Research Fellows in Developing a Pipeline of Academics and Researchers in South African Higher Education Institutions

🔗 Read the article here: https://www.che.ac.za/news-and-announcements/article-colloquium-hosted-15-september-2026-under-theme-leveraging-post

17/09/2026

Today, the Council on Higher Education (CHE) is hosting the National Student Data Warehouse (NSDW) Project Implementation Meeting, bringing together representatives from SAIDE, Wits - University of the Witwatersrand, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the CHE, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Department of Basic Education.

The meeting aims to:

• Reconfirm the collaborative implementation framework following the approved extension;
• Clarify the roles and responsibilities of participating institutions;
• Review planned activities and implementation timelines;
• Consider governance and reporting arrangements; and
• Agree on immediate actions and next steps.

This engagement reinforces the participating institutions’ shared commitment to effective collaboration and the successful implementation of the NSDW project.

15/09/2026

📢 Join the CHE Colloquium today!

The Council on Higher Education is hosting a virtual colloquium under the theme:

“Leveraging Post-Doctoral Research Fellows in Developing a Pipeline of Academics and Researchers in South African Higher Education Institutions.”

Join the conversation as we explore how postdoctoral research fellows can strengthen the pipeline of academics and researchers across South Africa’s higher education sector.

🕘 Time: 09:00–12:00
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams
🔗 Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTBiNTU3NmItNDljZi00ZWFhLTljNDItMzFhNWQyMmQ4M2I5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2260021a40-db00-449f-b3b7-29540990cdf4%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2290856cd3-0744-4cd7-adc3-fc3386b1b43d%22%7d