ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

Strategic
Objective
Performance
Indicators
An improved
Policy on the
measurement of
research outputs
of universities
published in the
Government
implementation
An annual report
on improved
research
productivity
of universities
published
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Vote 17
2014/15 Annual Report
Actual
Achievement
2013/14
Planned Target
for 2014/15
An improved
Policy on the
measurement of
research outputs
of universities
is approved by
the Minister and
published in the
Government
implementation by
31 March 2015
An annual report
on the research
outputs of 23
universities
published by
31 March 2015
Actual
Achievement
2014/15
The Research
Output Policy
approved by
the Minister on
28 January 2015
published in the
Government
11 March 2015
Report on the
research outputs
of 23 universities
published by
31 March 2015
Deviation
from planned
targets to Actual
Achievement
2014/15
Target achieved None
Target achieved None
Comments on deviation; both over and
under achievement
There are interventions from the side of
DST such as funding through the NRF for
of students from UG degrees to Honours and
then to Masters and Doctoral studies in order
not continue on to post-graduate studies and
thereby enable them to provide interventions at
post-graduate level. The Department has also
to focus on improving post-graduate output,
through investments in teaching development
and research development to push the
improvement of research outputs
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