Performance in mathematics matters for university entrance. Without it, school leavers are not eligible for many programmes.
- Professor, University of Cape Town
Education remains one of government’s key priority sectors yet it continues to be in a crisis.
South African universities are failing to graduate the strongest students the schooling system has to offer.
University rankings must include quality teaching and indicators that address inequality as measuring tools.
Former vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen argues that there is no future for South African universities.
2017 promises to be another tough year as South African universities head into the uncertain terrain of further addressing and healing the divisions that have been exposed.
South Africa’s universities have been told to set their own fee increases for 2017. That’s good news for institutions, but it hasn’t been well-received by many students.
South African universities are under enormous financial pressure. They also face a fresh round of student protests ahead of a decision on next year’s fees. Hard choices need to be made.
There is a risk that because of fatigue, frustration and silencing the important moment created by South Africa’s student movements will pass by with no proper, long-term structural change.
There was nothing in President Zuma’s speech to suggest that he’d really listened to people’s concerns about higher education - nor to suggest that any solutions will be forthcoming.
South Africa’s matric results and data from national benchmarking tests suggest that many school leavers aren’t ready for university. It’s also worth asking: are universities ready for them?
Financial access dominated discussions at the 2015 South Africa’s higher education summit. It was a chance for leaders to act – but they didn’t.
It’s not just the content of South Africa’s university curricula that needs to be re-examined. The country’s degree structure should be reconsidered, too.
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