Publications
Other Reports
This page represents Universities SA’s attempt to share documents of sector-wide relevance, generated by like-minded and organisations in the sector and beyond. The titles, which acknowledge the publishing entities, are self-explanatory.
The Future of the University Report 2024
Universities South Africa convened its 3rd Higher Education conference from 9 to 11 October 2024, on the theme: The Future of the University. The conference...
Generating Talent: Transforming Support for the Research Landscape in South Africa
In March 2019, 20 of South Africa’s 26 public universities converged on the University of Johannesburg grounds to explore developing the capacity of early-career researchers...
System-to-System Collaborations – A Position Paper
The System-to-System Collaborations position paper, published by Universities South Africa (USAf) in collaboration with the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), focuses on collaboration...
Reflecting, Renewing, and Realigning: A baseline study of conceptions of curriculum transformation in South African universities
Universities South Africa (USAf), through its Teaching and Learning Strategy Group (TLSG), and the Council on Higher Education (CHE), through its RELATE project, collaborated on...
USAf Environmental Scan for 4IR Training and the World of Work (2024)
This Report, of the World of Work Strategy Group (WSG) of Universities South Africa (USAf), provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of South...
Research Report: Student-centred universities
The study that Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) embarked upon from 2020, titled Reshaping Universities to Create a Student-Centred Higher Education System...
Guidelines document: Student-centred universities
The Framework for a Student-centred Higher Education System is accompanied by a set of guidelines (i.e. Student-centred Guidelines) at universities’ disposal, when operationalising the Framework...
PowerPoint presentation: Student-centred universities
This PowerPoint presentation summarises the Reshaping Universities to Create a Student-centred Higher Education System in South Africa study report; from conceptualisation, the study phases, the...
Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions Determined in Terms of Section 27(2) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 as Amended
This is the policy instrument that the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation gazetted in October 2020, to provide a framework for the development...
Higher Education Conference 2021 Report
The 2nd Higher Education Conference of 2021 enabled genuine contemplation of the transformation required of universities, for them to realise The Engaged University ideal. Read more> ...
The SEP-TLF Study Report Shines a Spotlight on Academic Staff Experiences during the Pandemic
The long-awaited study that was exploring Staff Experiences of, and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning and its Future (SEP-TLF) has been concluded. This study,...
Guidelines for Universities to follow Regarding Work Integrated Learning in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Following the hard (Level 5) lockdown in 2020, Universities SA’s Work Strategy Group conducted a study in collaboration with the Council on Higher Education and...
Students’ Access to and Use of Learning Materials
A study completed by the University of the Free State’s Centre for Teaching and Learning has brought to the surface, students’ experiences of emergency remote...
South Africa’s universities’ visit to China: 14-24 October 2019
A 12-person delegation of South Africa’s universities visited China’s top five universities in October 2019, to explore building a collaborative relationship between universities of the...
South Africa’s Scholarly Presses; Essential to the knowledge enterprise
Notwithstanding the significant contribution of scholarly publishers to knowledge production nationally and globally, changes taking place in the world of publishing – including digitisation; the...
Scholarly Presses in South Africa; how sustainable are they?
Late during 2018, the CEO of Universities South Africa commissioned a study of South Africa’s scholarly presses. The purpose was to generate an understanding on...
DHET FAQs on expanded NSFAS and bursary scheme
The Department of Higher Education and Training has published a list of frequent questions emerging since the free education declaration was made. It responds to...
Challenges from the re-absorption of outsourced services call for increased introspection and information sharing for the sustainability of universities
As universities consider and adopt the different approaches to insourcing in response to union and student demands and also for delivery of social justice, it...
USAf exploring the establishment of a new strategy group
As part of seeking to understand how the university sector may respond to big changes taking place in the higher education environment, both locally and...
SAHRC Report_Transformation in Public Universities in South Africa
Pre-1994, institutions of higher learning, as with all other institutions of learning, were formally divided along racial and language groups. As noted by Universities South...