a) National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) . Funding: The National Institute for Higher Education was underfunded to an extent that its operational and personnel costs exceeded the current allocation by the Department by R9 million. The Institute did not have adequate funds to maintain its infrastructure which was not conducive to learning. Owing to the important role that was currently played by the Institute in the provision of higher education in the Northern Cape, it should be given additional funding to fulfill its mandate. . Academic support: Inadequate academic support for students at NIHE remained a serious concern. There was an urgent need for a meeting between the Department, partner institutions of NIHE, NSFAS and the Committee to resolve this challenge. . Proposed university in Kimberley: The Steering Committee responsible for the proposed university in the Northern Cape should work parallel with NIHE during the whole process of establishing the proposed university. . Afrikaans as a priority area: The Department and the NSFAS should review the policy of not funding students who majored in Afrikaans. Afrikaans was the main spoken language of the province and it should be supported. . Delay in release of list of students who qualified for Funza Lushaka: The Department should engage the Department of Basic Education to release lists of students who qualified for the bursary so that they could be registered on time. . Infrastructure: The living conditions of students at the NIHE Galeshewe Campus residence were not conducive to learning. Dilapidated infrastructure and non-functioning transformer should be attended to urgently. . Internal Audit Committee: The Institute should ensure that it set up the Internal Audit Committee.