Open data on universities – New fuel for transformation - University World News

"The graphs above only hint at what is possible in terms of creating an empirically-based indication of the state of South African universities. To be sure, the graphs raise many questions requiring further triangulation, analysis and debate. 

While there are other data providers in the university data system and there is an attempt by the responsible government department to publish some data in the public domain, it is the accessible, usable and relevant open data on South African universities published by CHET that makes it possible for journalists, researchers, employers, consultants, donor funders and others to monitor, advise and challenge from an informed vantage South Africa’s universities and the policies that steer their transformation."