In the interest of the broader society, the committee undertook this visit to support the need for transformation and social cohesion in higher education institutions. The country is in dire need of scarce skills and it is through extensive engagements with institutions of higher learning to reinforce improved throughput rate and to reap rewards from the investment dedicated to education over the past decade. The committee is in line with the mandate of the newly established Department of Higher Education and Training to overhaul the post school education sector of the country. The oversight visit to the CPUT provided the committee with an opportunity to obtain further insight into the existent progress of the merger, the institution's plans to improve its infrastructure capacity, mechanisms in place to promote transformation and to respond to student needs.