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Higher Education South Africa (HESA) is a federation of various forms of colleges and universities throughout South Africa formed in 2005.
Colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education around the world often come together to form alliances and organizations with similar schools in order to better educate students, share resources, and further academic research.
What is Higher Education South Africa (HESA?)
Higher Education South Africa (HESA) is a consortium of universities and universities of technology, formerly known as technikons, formed in May 2005 because of the restructuring and reorganization of higher education in post-Apartheid South Africa. Due to this restructuring and organization, new types of institutions emerged and, according to HESA's website, called for a strong, organized leadership.
HESA was formed as a successor to two existing higher education consortiums: the South African Univerisities Vice-Chancellors Association (SAUVCA) and the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP.) Both of these organizations had provided leadership and structure to their respective types of institutions and advised government officials on policy matters relating to higher education.
HESA Member Universities and Technikons
Today, there are 23 members of HESA, all of which are public institutions. Member institutions range in size from a couple of thousand students to tens of thousands of students, and include 15 public universities and 8 universities of technology.
Public Universities:
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- North-West University
- Rhodes University
- University of Cape Town
- University of Fort Hare
- University of the Free State
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Limpopo
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
- University of Stellenbosch
- University of the Western Cape
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of Zululand
Public Universities of Technology:
- Cape Penninsula Institute of Technology
- Central University of Technology
- Durban University of Technology
- Tshwane University of Technology
- University of Venda for Science and Technology
- Vaal University of Technology
- Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
- Mangosuthu University of Technology