MQA in an announcement today said that it is preparing to appeal the case at the Supreme Court.
Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) has decided to appeal the High Court's decision to mandate the authority PhD certificate that the authority had previously rejected.
Offered by a Sri Lankan college which provides the qualification through a Philippines college, the PhD course was first undertaken after MQA announced in 2016 that the qualification will be nationally accepted. The authority however revoked their decision to accept the qualification from January 2018 onwards, opting to solely recognize certificates of those engaged in the course until that point. Despite this, MQA had refused to validate the certificate submitted for validation in 2021.
The Civil Court in February last year ruled that the Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) cannot be ordered to recognize a PhD certificate; however, the verdict stated that the authority must incur the responsibility for any damages caused to the students.
High Court, on Tuesday mandated MQA to accept an PhD course certificate of the students.
MQA in an announcement today said that it is preparing to appeal the case at the Supreme Court.
The prosecution had also argued in the High Court to accept the certificates of the three students involved.
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