Statutory body issues strict guidelines for public and private higher education institutions intending to award honours to individuals
The Council on Higher Education has issued a guide to the country’s public and private higher education institutions on the criteria to be followed when awarding honorary doctorates and professorships. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent NewspapersTHE Council on Higher Education has urged the country’s public and private universities to be cautious when awarding honorary doctorates and professorships and avoid honouring persons holding public or political office.
The CHE is an independent statutory body responsible with the mandate to advise the minister of higher education and training, establishing and managing an external quality assurance system as well as quality control for the sector. As a result, many universities also confer other professorial titles including Distinguished or Senior Professor, Extraordinary Professor, Visiting Professor, Professor Emeritus, Professor of Practice and Adjunct Professor.
“There are also concerns where honorary titles are seen to be awarded for commercial advantage, political leverage and/or institutional self-aggrandisement, leading to devaluing of universities and the degrees that they confer.
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