Amendment Proposed to Grant University Status to 10-Year-Old Colleges
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An amendment to the Higher Education and Training Act has been proposed, which could elevate colleges to university status after a decade of operation.
The proposed amendment, put forth by Ihavandhoo MP Mohamed Shifau, is set to be introduced in Parliament tomorrow.
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Currently, according to the existing law, an educational institution can be registered as a university only if it has been operating continuously within the country for at least 20 years or if it has been registered and operating as a foreign university, recognised by its government in another country, for a minimum of 10 years.
The new amendment aims to alter these criteria, extending university status to institutions that have been continuously operating as colleges within Maldives for a period of 10 years.
Additionally, institutions that have been registered and operating as a foreign university, recognised by the government of that respective country for at least five years, will also be eligible for this status change.
