Higher Education Institutions


South African University Programs

AIDS Law Project
Based at the University of the Witwatersrand, this organisation operates according to the principles set out in the UN International Guidelines on HIV and Human Rights to combat discrimination against PWAs.

Centre for the Study of AIDS
Programmes and research from the University of Pretoria. The Centre has been developed to ensure that the University as a whole is able to plan for, and cope with, the impact that HIV/AIDS is likely to have on the institution and the tertiary sector as a whole.

DramAidE
DramAidE, a project based at the University of Zululand, uses participatory drama and other interactive educational methodologies to control the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies
The Graduate Programme for Cultural and Media Studies (CMS), University of Natal, Durban offers Masters and PhD research courses in public health communication. These courses are offered in association with DramAidE and Cadre.

Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division
Located at the University of Natal, Durban, HEARD undertakes academic and applied research into the economic, development and social impacts of HIV/AIDS. The organisation undertakes academic teaching in health economics related to HIV/AIDS, provides training workshops for senior professionals concerned with planning for the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and organises conferences and symposia to identify ideas and strategies and review interventions dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Natal University, Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD)
The Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) was established in 1998 as a research and teaching organisation.

Pretoria University, Centre for the Study of AIDS in Africa (CSA)
The Centre for the Study of AIDS was established in 1999, in the first instance in response to the call by then Deputy President, Mbeki for a Partnership Against AIDS as well as, secondly, with the aim of mainstreaming HIV/AIDS through all the activities of the University of Pretoria.

Rhodes University, Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE)
The Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) is a South African non-profit organisation working in the area of HIV/AIDS social research, project development and communications.

SHARP - Students' HIV and AIDS Resistance Programme
Students AIDS programme at the University of Cape Town.

The Centre for Health Policy (CHP)
CHP does independent, multi-disciplinary health policy research and development. Located within the Department of Community Health of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Western Cape University, Dept of Statistics
The University of the Western Cape's website.

Wits University, Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU)
The Perinatal HIV Research Unit is a Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand, situated at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, in Soweto, South Africa.


South African Higher Education Programs

Department of Education (DoE)
Our vision is of a South Africa in which all our people have access to lifelong education and training opportunities, which will in turn contribute towards improving the quality of life and building a peaceful, prosperous and democratic society.

National School of Public Health
On September 4, 1995, seven universities in the north of South Africa established the Transvaal School of Public Health. The institutions were the Medical University of Southern Africa, Potchefstroom University, University of Witwatersrand, University of the North, University of Pretoria, University of the North West (which withdrew from the agreement) and University of Venda.

SAUVCA, South African Universities Vice Chancellors Association.
SAUVCA's vision is to promote innovative leadership, reputable scholarship and service to society in a transformed and equitable higher education system. SAUVCA aims to fulfill its mission to serve, promote and represent a united university sector through co-ordination, support and advocacy.

The Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP)
The Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP), is a national corporate organisation comprising the Vice Chancellors and other top-level representatives of the Technikons (technological higher education institutions) in the Republic of South Africa. The CTP co-ordinates educational, strategic and policy matters amongst the 14 Technikons in the country.

UNISA
AIDS Information Dissemination site Southern Africa.


South African Higher Education Organisations

Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP)
www.technikons.co.za
Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET)
www.chet.org.za
Cape Higher Education Consortium(CHEC)
www.chec.ac.za
Confederation of Open Learning
Institutions of South Africa (COLISA)
www.colisa.ac.za
Department of Education (DoE)
http://education.pwv.gov.za
Education Policy Unit (EPU-UWC)
www.epu.uwc.ac.za
Human Science Research Council (HSRC)
www.hsrc.ac.za
National Research Foundation (NRF)
www.nrf.ac.za
South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)
www.saide.org.za
South African Qualification Authority (SAQA)
www.saqa.org.za


International Higher Education Programs

The African Symposium - An On-line Educational Research Journal
International links on African education.

Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies
The Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies.

Harvard AIDS Institute
Dedicated to promoting research, education and leadership to end the AIDS epidemic Africa, Asia and other resource-short settings.

International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
...advanced training and research in educational planning, management and administration as a means of promoting social and economic well-being in the developing regions of the world through capacity building.

UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR-UNOG)
The texts of international human rights treaties, and a list of countries that have ratified them

UNESCO
Division of Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Tolerance

Australian Graduate
Study in Australia better prepares a student to work in today’s global marketplace. This is why several foreign companies recruit directly from Australian universities and vocational institutes.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities
The Association of Commonwealth Universities provides as much information as possible through its electronic channels on the activities of member institutions in the area of HIV/AIDS.

HIV INSITE, University of California San Francisco
Comprehensive, up-to-date information on AIDS/HIV treatment, prevention and policy from the University of California, San Fancisco.


International Higher Education Affiliations

American Council on Education(ACE)
ACE maintains both a domestic and an international agenda and seeks to advance the interests and goals of higher and adult education in a changing environment.

Association of African Universities (AAU)
The AAU is an international non-governmental organisation set up by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation among themselves and between them and the international Academic community.

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
A global network of outstanding human and scientific resources.

Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
A bureau of information and facilitates communication, co-ordination and mutual consultation amongst Universities.

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
Represents 93 public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges across Canada.

Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee (AV-CC)
The council of Australia's university presidents

Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)
CHEPS is an interdisciplinary research-institute located at the faculty of Public Administration and Public Policy of the Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands.

Harvard AIDS Insitute
Promotes research, education and leadership to the end of the AIDS epidemin in Africa, Asia and resource-scarce settings.

International Association of Universities (IAU)
The UNESCO-based world-wide association of universities.

New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (NZVCC)
The NZVCC, based in Wellington, delegates a number of functions to a range of standing committees generally consisting of a representative from each university.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
The AAu safeguards the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications and to encourage continuous improvement in the management of the quality of higher education.

UniversitiesUK
The essential voice of all the UK universities.


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