Intergovernmental relations in the South African higher education sector

Abstract

The article focuses on intergovernmental relations in the higher education sector in South Africa and is motivated by the rising need to assess the role that the South African higher education sector plays in promoting the state’s long term developmental goals. To achieve these goals a strong, effective and efficient system of intergovernmental relations is needed among the Department of Higher Education and Training, higher education institutions, the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Higher Education South Africa (HESA). The article analyses the environment within which intergovernmental relations takes place in the higher education sector and explains the composition, role and functions of stakeholders involved in intergovernmental relations in the South African higher education sector.