2013 | White Paper for Post-School Education and Training: Building an Expanded, Effective and Integrated Post-School System.
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2012 | Green Paper for Post-School Education and Training.
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2004 | Creation of Central University of Technology with campuses in Bloemfontein and Welkom.
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2004 | The University of the Free State incorporates the South campus of Vista University.
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2003 | The University of the Free State incorporates the Qwaqwa campus of the University of the North.
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2003 | Higher Education Amendment Act No 38.
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2002 | Higher Education Amendment Act No 63.
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2001 | The University of the Orange Free State renamed the University of the Free State.
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2001 | National Plan for Higher Education.
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2001 | Higher Education Amendment Act No 23.
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2000 | Higher Education Amendment Act No 54.
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1999 | Higher Education Amendment Act No 55.
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1997 | Education White Paper 3: A Programme for the Transformation of Higher Education.
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1997 | The Higher Education Act (Act No. 101).
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1996 | Green Paper on Higher Education Transformation.
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1996 | National Commission on Higher Education Report - A Framework for Transformation.
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1996 | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No. 108.
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1991 | Universities Amendment Act 123.
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1981 | Establishment of Vista University, with campuses in Bloemfontein, Daveyton, Mamelodi, Port Elizabeth, Sebokeng, Soweto, and Welkom, and a distance education campus in Pretoria.
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1981 | Establishment of Free State Technikon in Bloemfontein.
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1977 | Universities amendment Act 65.
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1976 | Establishment of the Universities Advisory Council, comprising institutions and organisations with an interest in universities.
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1975 | Universities amendment Act 67.
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1974 | Publication of the main report of the Van Wyk de Vries Commission of Inquiry into Universities.
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1971 | Interim report of the Van Wyk De Vries Commission on subsidization of white universities.
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1968 | Universities Amendment Act, No. 24 passed. It gave the Minister the power to withhold funding if the Council of a university failed to comply with any condition subject to which the state subsidy was granted.
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1968 | Establishment of the Van Wyk De Vries Commission of Enquiry into white universities and UNISA – ‘to inquire into and report on the educational, academic, financial and developmental aspects of universities’.
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1965 | Universities amendment Act 43.
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1963 | Higher Education amendment Act 20 empowered the State President to allocate authority in terms of the Higher Education Act of 1955 to any minister. Was used to place the responsibility of the university designated for Indians in the hands of the minister of Indian Affairs.
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1962 | University of the Orange Free State (private) act amendment (private) Act 29.
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1961 | Universities amendment Act 46.
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1960 | Proclamation 434 issued - further limits African student access to ‘white’ universities.
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1959 | University of the Orange Free State (private) act amendment Act 36.
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1959 | Universities amendment Act 82.
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1959 | Extension of University Education Act 45 of 1959 is passed. Creates racially and ethnically exclusive universities for Africans, Indians and Coloureds and a racially segregated university system.
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1957 | Establishment of the Commission on the Separate University Education Bill 1958 UG 32.
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1957 | Commission (Straszacker) on training in engineering training appointed. Reports were produced in 1961, 1964 and 1966.
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1957 | Van der Walt committee reports - ‘Short summary of the findings of the interdepartmental fact-finding committee on the financial implications in connection with the establishment of separate university colleges for non-Europeans.’ White Paper C-57.
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1955 | Universities Act 61. Created the Committee of University Principals (CUP) with the heads of the eleven white university as members. The CUP may make recommendations to the minister on matters related to universities and on matters referred to it by the minister or the secretary of the state department of education. The Act also established a University Advisory Committee of between three and eight members, one of whom was nominated by the CUP.
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1953 | (Holloway) Commission of Enquiry on ‘the practicability and financial implications of providing separate training facilities for non-Europeans at universities.’ A ‘Report of the Commission of Enquiry on Separate Training Facilities for Non-Europeans at Universities, 1953-1954 was released in 1955.
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1953 | University Laws amendment Act 23.
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1952 | Higher Education amendment Act 25.
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1951 | Holloway Commission enquiry into university finances and salaries. Produced a preliminary report in 1951 and reported in 1953.
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1949 | University of the Orange Free State created by (private) Act 21; begins operations in 1950 and becomes an Afrikaans-medium university.
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1947 | Higher Education amendment Act 15.
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1946 | Brookes commission on the future of the University of South Africa. Reports in May 1947 and proposes university status for the university college of Orange Free State.
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1935? | Grey University College becomes the University College of the Orange Free State, and aconstituent college of theUniversity of South Africa.
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1933 | Subsidies to Universities Report UG 8.
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1931 | Higher Education Financial Provisions Act. Universities have to obtain ministerial approval for all new developments and for budgets.
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1927 | Van der Horst Commission investigation into universities. Proposed in 1928 an end to the idea of technical colleges becoming university colleges.
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1927 | University Commission Report UG 33.
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1926 | University school transfer Act 32.
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1922 | Financial Adjustments Act – first attempt to define ‘higher education. Higher education is defined in a way that excludes teacher training and certification.
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1919?/20? | Universities and Higher Education Act Amendments, Act 42.
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1918 | Grey College becomes a constituent college of the University of South Africa.
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1910 | Act 5 of 1910 creates Grey University College in Bloemfontein, after Grey College offers a BA program in 1904. Precursor to the University of the Orange Free State in 1950.
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1907 | Free State Ordinance Act 27 of 1903 provides for the creation of higher education institutions.
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1855 | Creation of Grey College in Bloemfontein.
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