South African Universities in 2017 - future prospects?

Universities hope for more stable academic year

While it is unlikely that South Africa will escape student unrest at the start of the 2017 academic year, authorities are hoping such action will be moderated by the progress made in addressing some of the key challenges that sparked and sustained last year’s violent and highly disruptive protests over fee-free higher education...

 

Sharon Dell 27 January 2017 Issue No:444

From: University World News

How to transform the higher education sector in South Africa

 How to transform the higher education sector 

The role of universities in fostering both their own transformation and the transformation of society at large came under intense scrutiny in a packed Baxter Concert Hall on 21 October 2014. Top university leaders debated issues of transformation in a discussion organised by UCT’s Faculty of Humanities and chaired by its dean, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu.

Watch the video of the debate
Sharing the panel with UCT Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price were Professor Jonathan Jansen, rector and vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State, and Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice principal for research and innovation at the University of South Africa.

From: UCT's Daily News, 21 October 2014, Story by Yusuf Omar, Image by Michael Hammond

Reports on Humanities in SA - relevancy & future actions 2014+?

1. Report on the Charter for Humanities and Social Sciences 2011

Report commissioned by the Minister of Higher Education & Training for the charter for Humanities and Social Sciences June 2011

Department Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa

2. Consensus Study on the State of Humanities in South Africa: status, prospects and strategies

Published by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)  August 2011

ISBN- 978-0-9814159-3-2

Crisis in the Humanities, 2011-2012 debates

Special Report

Crisis in Humanities

Whether South Africa's humanities and social sciences will survive a university-centred and national crisis remains a controversial question. 

Collection of articles from the Mail & Guardian

State of Humanities in South Africa, 2009-2010 debates

A list of links to articles, reports, interviews etc on the status and role of the Humanities in South Africa

Includes the Mellon Report on Reforming the Humanities Ph.D. & Keith Thomas's TLS article on:

What are Universities For?

Content from the ASSAf website ( Academy of Science of South Africa)

Dr Saleem Badat in conversation with Steven Goodman on "Higher Education Today"

Dr Badat, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University, on the state of higher education in South Africa

UDCCable TV, Higher Education Today hosted by Steven Roy Goodman.
Published September 4th 2013.
Via YouTube.