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Mangosuthu University of Technology on governance & related matters
12 Feb 2021
Video: PC on Higher Education, Science and Technology, 12 February 2021
Audio: Mangosuthu University of Technology on governance & related matters
The Committee met with the Council of the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and the suspended Vice-Chancellor in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on its governance and ...
Higher Education
NSFAS 2019/20 Annual Report; with Auditor-General & Ministry
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology, 10 February 2021
The Committee met virtually with Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) and the new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board and CEO appointed at the end of November 2020 to receive briefings on the 2019/20 ...
Higher Education
NRF, HSRC & SANSA 2019/20 Annual Reports
24 Nov 2020
The Committee convened for a virtual briefing by the National Research Foundation (NRF), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on their 2019/20 Annual Reports.
The Foundation first gave an overview of its strategic objectives reported that some of the challenges ...
Higher Education
Articulation Policy: DHET, CHE, SAQA, QCTO progress reports
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology
Articulation Policy for Post-School Education and Training (PSET)
The Committee met virtually with Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Council on Higher Education (CHE), South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) to assess ...
Higher Education
DSI & DHET Quarter 2 2020/21 performance
17 Nov 2020
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to receive briefings on their second quarter performance reports.
DHET said in total, there were 86 targets for the 2020/21 financial year. For the quarter under review, only four ...
Higher Education
CSIR, ASSAf & SACNASP 2019/20 Annual Reports
13 Nov 2020
The Committee was briefed by three of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)’s entities, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) on their Annual reports for the ...
Higher Education
CHE, SAQA, & QCTO 2019/20 Annual Reports
10 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
The Committee met with the Council on Higher Education (CHE), the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Quality Council on Trades and Occupations (QCTO) in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on their 2019/20 Annual Reports. Members were generally pleased with the performance of the entities, ...
Higher Education
Follow-up meeting on allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NSFAS response to Committee questions & NEHAWU briefing
6 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (NA) 06 Nov 2020
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Allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NEHAWU briefing & NSFAS response |
In a follow-up virtual meeting, ...
Higher Education
2019/20 Audit outcomes of DHET: AGSA briefing; DHET Annual Report; ; with Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the higher education and training portfolio. The 2019/20 outcomes were:
-Unqualified with no findings: FPM Seta, PSETA, SAQA, QCTO, NIHSS, CHE, TETA
-Unqualified with ...
Higher Education
2019/20 DSI Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DSI Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
In this virtual meeting, the Office of the Auditor General (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and its portfolio of entities: National Research Foundation (NRF); Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC); Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ...