Notice Board

  News for 2017

2017 Conference Scholarships – see here

SAAIR/AIR Data Decisions Academy – 2017 Call for Nominations – see here

SAAIR Conference 2017 Call for Papers – see here

SAAIR Conference 2016 Feedback – The results of the delegate feedback of the 2016 conference have been posted on the conference web page – see here

SAAIR EVENTS 2017

Learner Analytics Workshop 2017, planned for April and August. Exact dates and venues to be confirmed.

HEMIS Institute and HEMIS Foundations Workshop 2017, planned for 2 to 4 August, hosted by University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.

Quality Institute 2017, 30 and 31 August, hosted by the University of Johannesburg.

IR Institute 2017, planned for June/July in Cape Town, hosted by University of Cape Town. Exact dates and venue to be confirmed.

The 24th Annual SAAIR Conference is scheduled to take place from 23 to 27 October 2017, hosted by Namibia University of Science & Technology in Windhoek. (The Call for Papers will be distributed shortly).

SAHELA Pre-conference Workshop is scheduled for 23 October 2017 at Namibia University of Science & Technology in Windhoek.

Vacancies
Please see the Vacancies Page for recently advertised positions
Exco meetings

The Exco meeting dates have been confirmed …

5 April (Wednesday) from 10h00 to 13h00

7 June (Wednesday) from 10h00 to 13h00

3 August (Thursday) from 10h00 to 13h00

New Vice-President
At the recent Exco strategic workshop held in Pretoria, Ms Nicky Muller was voted in as the new Vice-President – congratulations Nicky
SAAIR Exco Workshop
The SAAIR Exco strategic planning workshop was held on 27th and 28th January in Pretoria
   Conference 2017

Rethinking University Engagement in Africa

Namibia University of Science & Technology

( 23 to 27 October 2017 )

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  Conference Themes

Rethinking University Engagement in Africa (Windhoek, 2017)
Considering the #mustfall campaigns – New opportunities for Southern African Higher Education Institutional Research (Potchefstroom, 2016)
Supporting Decision-making in Southern African Higher Education (Cape Town, 2015)
Yesterday, today and tomorrow: 21 years of Institutional Research (Pretoria, 2014)
Enhancing the student experience through innovative institutional research (Durban, 2013)
Standards (Bloemfontein, 2012)
Enhancement (Cape Town, 2011)
Student Success (Johannesburg, 2010)
The Impact of IR on Institutional Effectiveness: Are we Closing the Loop? (Port Elizabeth, 2009)
IR Responding to the Changing Higher Education Environment (Windhoek, 2008)
Providing MI to reach Institutional Goals: for Whom, What and How? (Stellenbosch, 2007)
Quality in Higher Education: Benchmarking and Barriers (Gabarone, 2006)
Checking the pulse of Higher Education: Efficiency, Effectiveness and Resourcing (Mthatha, 2005)
Excellence in practice (Durban, 2004)
Institutional Research: Extending the borders (Bloemfontein, 2003)
Management Information Technology and Systems for Institutional Research (Cape Town, 2002)
Research and Development in Higher Education: Meeting Challenges through Technology and Innovation (Joint with SAARDHE, Belville, 2001)
The reconfiguration of the South African Higher Education landscape and its implications for institutional research (Port Elizabeth, 2000)