THE criteria and procedures for registration of tertiary education institutions are to be reviewed in the next few months, Education Minister Kader Asmal said on Thursday. He is committed to the development of a public higher education system that is on a par with the best in the world, he said at a career fair in Cape Town. An “unduly generous” interpretation of the registration regulations for private higher education institutions could inadvertently damage the education system. These institutions, both local and trans-national, should be subject to consistent and considered regulation, Asmal said.