SAFSAS Summit 2018: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Understanding Our Space In and Role In the New Normal

Abstract

The Southern African Federation for Student Affairs and Services (SAFSAS) held its bi‑annual Southern African Summit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, from 26–27 November 2018.  The SAFSAS Summit 2018 provided a platform where key role players discussed the latest developments in student support and services, student life and the student experience.  The Summit provided theoretical papers, keynote address by Prof. Yunis Ballim, vicechancellor and principal: Sol Plaatje University, and a presentation by Ms Thandi Lewin of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).