Universities

Central Applications System Plan Welcomed
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) has welcomed government plans to establish a central applications system to facilitate the admissions process in higher education institutions.

CHE board CEO, Ahmed Essop, points out that the council recognise higher education institutions' concerns about the potential erosion of institutional autonomy if the programme is not properly managed, and the practical complexities of establishing a central applications system.

The council also welcomed the announcement by Higher Education South Africa that it would examine its members' experience to ensure there is not another stampede like that at the University of Johannesburg this week.

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Times Live
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Centralised Application System Works – Khan
Durban University of Technology says the centralised application system introduced in 1999 has ‘been phenomenal’ in helping KwaZulu-Natal universities manage late applications.

Durban University of Technology’s senior director of corporate affairs, Alan Khan, points out that in that province, prospective students apply to the Central Applications Office.

He states that the university then accept a certain number of students, who are invited to register in January.

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Business Day
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Jansen Appointed to Help Mangosuthu University
Education Minister Naledi Pandor has appointed University of the Witwatersrand extraordinary professor of education, Jonathan Jansen, as the new administrator for the beleaguered Mangosuthu University of Technology.

Jansen has six months to help the university back onto its feet after what appears to be more than five years of tyrannical rule by suspended vice-chancellor, Aaron Ndlovu.

In December, independent assessor Vincent Maphai, produced a detailed report that paints a picture of Ndlovu using the institution as his personal fiefdom since his 1997 appointment.

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Business Day