NCHE Improving Higher Education Through Minimum Standards

March 22, 2023

HEADLINES

students with mortarboardsNCHE Improving Higher Education Through Minimum Standards (New Era, March 17, 2023) “Pranav Gupta Ensuring the quality of higher education has been the core business of the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) since its inception by an Act of Parliament in 2003 (Act No 26 of 2003). Using my judgement as an expert and a provider of higher education, I must say, to all intents and purposes, the NCHE has contributed hugely to the quality and growth of higher education in this country. Equally, the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) has significantly performed its mandate, but today my focus is only on the NCHE.”

Students gathered around a laptopWill University of the People Endure for the People? (Inside Higher Education, March 15, 2023) “This free, nonprofit, online university breaks rules, harnesses bots and seeks to serve the world. But its effort to seek new accreditation raises higher ed innovation questions.”

Accredited sealPanel Formed to Develop Roadmap for National Accreditation Council  (The Hindu, March 15, 2023) “The University Grants Commission (UGC) has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Bhushan Patwardhan to prepare a roadmap for developing the National Accreditation Council. It will work along with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).”

Quality SealOnline Learning has Taken Root. Now, Let’s Turn to Quality (University World News, March 9, 2023) “In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought greater awareness of the benefits of blended tuition in Africa and beyond, the focus is turning away from the technical stability of learning management systems (LMSs) to concerns about how to support people to get the most out of these edtech platforms and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.”

Globe with mortarboardUN Treaty on Qualifications Recognition Enters into Force (University World News, March 3, 2023) “The Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education will come into force on Sunday 5 March, becoming the first legally binding United Nations instrument on higher education, fostering international mobility and opening up increased opportunities for students and qualification holders worldwide.”