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SA universities are consolidating planning towards integrating African Languages in their core functions and in administration

The 3rd Vice-Chancellors’ Language Policy Colloquium that takes place from 5-6 December 2023 will sharply focus on implementation practices, monitoring and evaluation of the Language Policy Framework for Public...

The USAf Board Directors welcomes the decisions of the NSFAS Board pertaining to findings of an investigation into the appointment of student allowances direct payment service providers

The Board of Directors of Universities South Africa (USAf) welcomes the decisions of the Board of the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS): According to Dr Phethiwe Matutu, Chief...

USAf’s 7th Biennial Research and Innovation Dialogue seeks to entrench impactful research for positive societal and economic change

The 7th Biennial Research and Innovation (R&I) Dialogue of Universities South Africa (USAf) starts this morning (Thursday 21 September) in Umhlanga, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. The two-day meeting...

USAf’s Transformation Dialogue seeks to shift higher education from a compliance-driven to an innovation and inclusivity-driven transformation process

Is there real transformative activity taking place in higher education, or has this been a box-ticking exercise? This question spurred Universities South Africa’s (USAf) Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) to...

USAf’s three groups congregate at Stellenbosch University this Thursday to explore multilingual mathematics education in higher education

About 70 delegates representing all public universities in South Africa are expected to descend on Stellenbosch University this Thursday, 17 August, 2023. These are members of three Universities South...

Key challenges created by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) place universities at risk of instability and being plunged deeper into debt

The Board of Directors of Universities South Africa (USAf) is deeply concerned about the key challenges that have been created by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Their...

Although universities offer a welcoming, highly supportive environment, new entrants will need to put in serious work to succeed

As public universities prepare to receive a new cohort of fresh school leavers on their campuses for the 2023 academic year, the Chief Executive Officer of Universities South Africa...

Universities SA appeals to key stakeholders to join hands in ensuring smooth registration of new and returning students in 2023

A meeting held on 28 November 2022 with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board, senior officials at NSFAS and other key stakeholders, highlighted the need for adequate preparation...

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