LLB ACCREDITATION
Council lays law down for varsity departments
Some of SA’s leading universities are in danger of losing their accreditation for undergraduate law degrees. The Council for Higher Education has downgraded the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) LLB programme to "notice of withdrawal of accreditation". The council has withdrawn Walter Sisulu University’s accreditation to offer LLB degrees in its law faculty, effective from January 2019. The council assessed 21 universities and found that Walter Sisulu’s LLB programme had underqualified lecturers and its lecture halls were not suitable for use, among other concerns. Walter Sisulu said it would make an effort to submit a new programme for accreditation before the end of 2018. Under current rules, only programmes accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee can be offered by a higher education institution. UCT’s LLB programme has been criticised for failing to enhance throughput and graduation rates, and addressing race and gender equity issues. "There is no indication of prope...
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