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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation held a hybrid meeting to brief stakeholders on the Committee's work in the sixth Parliament.
The Committee remained concerned with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), asserting that it remained a mystery how NSFAS spent its budgets. Its 2021/22 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
On site briefing at iThemba LABS South African Isotope Facility; Committee Legacy Report on Science and Innovation
13 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund & MerSETA implementation Audit Action Plans to address 2022/23 audit findings
8 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation convened a virtual meeting to review the progress of the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA) in implementing their audit action plans for the 2022/23 period.
The NSF provided ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Update on the state of governance in the higher education sector; Overall performance of Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) during the 6th administration
6 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation convened to receive a briefing from the Department of Higher Education and Training on the state of governance in the higher education sector as well as the overall performance of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) during the sixth ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Progress of SKA and radio astronomy; Matters raised during Oversight visit; Astro-Tourism Strategy
1 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology met to discuss updates releated to projects of the Department of Science and Innovation. The Department gave briefings on the SKA project and the Astro-Tourism Strategy.
Members noted the positive approach to the work of the Department. They asked about ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2024 registration and enrolment; Certification backlog in the TVET and CET colleges; DHET Q1-3 2023/24 Performance; Establishment of new universities; with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science, and Technology convened to receive updates on several key matters. These included the status of registrations and the smooth commencement of the 2024 academic year, progress on the establishment of new universities in Ekurhuleni and Hammanskraal, and an overview of the Department ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI on its activities aimed at stimulating/increasing business investment in RDI
23 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) briefed the Committee on its activities aimed at stimulating/increasing business investment in Research, Development and Innovation (RDI). In nominal terms, R&D expenditure has expanded over the past two decades but has been in decline over the three years ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Comprehensive student funding model for PSET; Funding of postgraduate students; with Ministry
21 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science, and Innovation was briefed by the Minister, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities on implementing Phase 1 of the Comprehensive Student Funding Model. The Minister expressed how the National Institute of Humanities and Social Science (NIHSS) came ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI Q1-3 2023/24 Performance; DSI, HSRC & TIA briefing on the implementation of the Audit Action plans
16 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation was briefed by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) on their performance reports for the first, second, and third quarter of 2023/2024 and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS 2021/22 Annual Report; Implementation of Werksmans Report; Funding of students at university and TVET colleges; Student accommodation pilot project
14 Feb 2024
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
The Committee met virtually with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to receive a briefing on its significantly delayed 2021/22 annual report; an update on the implementation of the Werksmans Report into alleged irregularities at NSFAS; an update on funding of students ...