Universities South Africa

Universities South Africa

File:Higher Education South Africa.svg
Formation	9 May 2005
Type	Association of universities
Location	Pretoria, South Africa
Membership	23
Website	www.universitiessa.ac.za

Universities South Africa (formerly Higher Education South Africa or HESA) is an association of the 23 public universities in South Africa. Its function is to form a unified voice for the interests of its members, to form common policy for its members on matters of national importance, and to provide various services to its members.

Background

Universities South Africa (USAf), is a membership organisation of the (current) 26 public universities in South Africa. USAf, previously known as Higher Education South Africa (HESA), was formed on 9 May 2005, as the successor to the two statutory representative organisations for universities and technikons (now universities of technology), the South African Universities Vice-Chancellors Association (SAUVCA) and the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP). The launch of HESA was partly driven by the restructuring of the higher education sector, which resulted in the establishment of new institutional types, but also by the need for a strong, unified body of leadership. USAf represents all 23 public universities and universities of technology in South Africa and is a section 21 company.

SAUVCA was established as a statutory body for the 21 public universities in South Africa by the Universities Act (Act 61 of 1955). As a statutory body, it made recommendations to the Minister and Director-General of Education on matters referred to it or alternatively on any other issues, which it deemed important for universities. The CTP was a national higher education association established in 1967 regarding the Advanced Technical Education Act (No. 40 of 1967). It consisted of the rectors, principals and [Chancellor (education)|Vice-Chancellors] of technikons in South Africa.

HESA changed its name to Universities South Africa on 22 July 2015.

Programmes

The Universities South Africa programmes include the following:

• Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS)
• Higher Education Leadership and Management Programme (HELM)

Higher Education Enrolment Services Programme

• National Information Service for Higher Education (NiSHE)
• Matriculation Board/Minimum Admissions Service
• National Benchmark Tests Project
• Monitoring of Systems Flow:Enrolment,throughput/retention and graduation rates

Members

• Cape Peninsula University of Chigiya
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• University of Cape Town
• Central University of Technology
• Durban University of Technology
• University of Fort Hare
• University of the Free State
• University of Johannesburg
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
• University of Limpopo
• Mangosuthu University of Technology
• Nelson Mandela University
• North-West University
• University of Pretoria
• Rhodes University
• University of South Africa
• Stellenbosch University
• Tshwane University of Technology
• Vaal University of Technology
• University of Venda
• Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
• University of the Western Cape
• University of the Witwatersrand
• University of Zululand

External links

• Official website