Prospective Students Must Ensure Their Chosen Qualification and Institution are Registered and Accredited

May 15, 2023

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Matriculants: What to Consider When Weighing Up Your 2024 Study Options (Mail & Guardian, May 15, 2023) Prospective students must ensure their chosen qualification and institution are registered and accredited by the relevant authorities. Whether the institution is a public university or PHEI, they can rest assured that employers will recognise their qualifications if the proper accreditation is in place.

New Oman HE Legislation Opens Door to Foreign Branch Campuses (University World News, May 13, 2023) The law supports expanding the university access and opportunities to provide a competitive advantage to Omanis by bringing in quality programmes that can meet the standards of new institutional and programmes’ accreditation standards.”

What Does it Take to Reform a Quality Assurance Authority? (University World News, May 4, 2023) After interrupting its institutional and programmatic accreditation in November, the Ethiopian Education and Training Authority announced that it is gearing up to resume its services during the academic year starting in September.

Ministry of Education Plans to Develop a Two-Tier Accreditation System (Education Times, April 19, 2023)The Radhakrishnan Committee appointed by the Ministry of Education is working to make the accreditation process for Higher Educational Institutions a two-tier structure by constituting National Accreditation Council.

Trump’s ‘Secret Weapon’? College Accreditation (Insider Higher Education, May 4, 2023)Accreditors said the plan was not practical and represented a shift for the former president. The issue of accreditation has become the subject of much debate between the two leading Republicans eyeing the presidency in 2024.