Plans to build two new universities and revamp TVET colleges forge ahead

Johannesburg – The Department of Higher Education and Training’s plans to build two new universities are well under way, according to Minister Blade Nzimande.

This follows the Cabinet approval for the establishment of the new University of Science and Innovation in Ekurhuleni and a new Crime Detection University in Hammanskraal.

Nzimande said the process of developing a new university was preceded by a feasibility study to ascertain the demand for new institutions in identified areas or areas of interest.

“A feasibility study, funded through the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG) to the value of R6 million, is under way to advise on the size and shape of these two…

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