From Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA) to HERE – Africa It is a pleasure to share with you the Outcomes Report generated from the Higher Education Reform Experts – South Africa (HERESA) Dissemination, Synergy and Sustainability Event. Importantly, this outcomes report captures our collective decision to take HERESA into its next phase. Thank…
Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA), a three-year pilot that will come to an end in November, was “a success with tangible impact”, project coordinator Dr Sershen Naidoo told University World News at the end of the initiative’s final workshop in Johannesburg from 2-4 October. Desmond Thompson (University World News), chatted with Dr Sershen…
“The need to strengthen the capacity of leaders in higher education so that they can drive much-needed change in the sector was high on the agenda at a three-day workshop of Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA) held in Johannesburg from 2-4 October.” Desmond Thompson (University World News), gave a summary and insight to…
Over the last three years, the Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA) has championed reform in the higher education sector, shaping policy, forging strategic partnerships, and responding to evolving societal needs. As a network devised between THENSA and OBREAL Global, with funding from the Erasmus+ Programme, HERESA has solidified its reputation as an agent…
Shaping Tomorrow’s Graduates: CUT’s Journey Towards Competency-Based Assessment and Evaluation Recently, the Central University of Technology’s (Free State) (CUT) Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) hosted a workshop focused on the development of a Competence-Based Assessment and Evaluation tool. This initiative aims to standardise approaches used to assess and evaluate graduate attributes competencies…
Higher Education Reform Experts South Africa (HERESA) Calls for Leadership for Change in the Higher Education Sector Within the South African higher education sector, the need for dynamic leadership practices that safeguard against societal calamities is now more urgent than ever. Not only will these solutions advance the transformative changes necessary for the sector to…
Based on a study conducted at five universities of technology, this report offers strategic interventions and recommendations in the fields of Work-Integrated Learning, Entrepreneurship Education, Competence-Based Learning and Teaching and Curriculum Development for the 4IR. Click here to read the report Outcomes.
“Strategy development and implementation is an area of higher education that has not been adequately addressed, and HERESA is filling that gap,” – Dr Sershen Naidoo (HERESA Project Coordinator) Desmond Thompson (University World News) speaks to Dr Sershen Naidoo (coordinator of the Higher Education Reform Experts – South Africa (HERESA) project) and other attendees at…
A select group of HERESA members were invited to attend a Leadership workshop in Cape Town in March this year (2023). Dr Tessie Herbst chatted about the workshop with Desmond Thompson from University World News (UWN). Read the full article here
As the demands of the contemporary workplace continue to grow, the value of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) at South African higher education institutions has never been more clear. Over the last couple of decades, universities have been tasked with the responsibility of producing work-ready graduates who will not only meet the expectations of the working world,…
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