[Message from the Honorable Minister of Education, Prof. Kader Asmal]: It gives me pleasure to be able to once again give message of support for the Guide to South African Universities and Technikons. Government policy has placed higher education at the centre of the Human Resource Development Strategy. In the last edition I indicated the need to ensure that our system of higher education is relevant, accessible, efficient and provides the basis for lifelong learning. To this end we are embarking on a major transformation and reconstruction process to improve the capacity of our higher education institutions to respond nor only to national demands but also to the demands placed upon us by a globalised economy. TI1e envisaged higher education landscape should be better aligned to respond to the challenges of the constantly changing demands. The realisation of the African Union and the proposals contained in the New Programme for Africa Development calls for greater understanding of the international imperatives that will inform greater economic, political and social cooperation. All of this requires that higher education institutions should step up the pace in forging academic cooperation and linkages as well as providing an enabling environment for international students to study in South Africa. It also requires higher education institutions to ensure that the quality of the programmes offered matches or exceeds international benchmarks so that they become first choice institutions for students wanting an international experience. The initiative that the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) has undertaken together with the South African Universities Vice-Chancellors Association and the Committee of Technikon Principals is beginning to show some results. There has been an increase in the number of international students who seek study opportunities in our institutions. This can only strengthen our system as we gain more insight into international perspectives through these students. I wish all those involved in this endeavour success.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:28745 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Mason, Andy |
| Publisher | International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, book |
| Format | 84 pages, electronic, application/pdf |
| Rights | No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from IEASA. Permission to use material contained in the university profiles must be obtained directly from the institutions concerned. The information in this publication was compiled from a variety of sources, and opinions expressed should not necessarily be taken to represent those of IEASA or HESA., International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) |
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