The Civil Court ruled that the Maldives Qualifications Authority is liable for damages caused to students after it reversed its 2016 acceptance of a PhD course in 2018, though the 56 million rufiyaa claimed in damages was not proven and could not be recovered. The court case concerned students whose PhD certificates the MQA declined to validate.
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The court case sought a total of 56 million Maldivian Rufiyaa in damages, but the damage was not proven, and the money could not be recovered.
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In 2016, the MQA announced the acceptance of a PhD course offered by a Sri Lankan college with a degree from a Philippine college.
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However, the MQA reversed their decision in 2018 and chose not to validate the certificates of the students who were still enrolled in the program at the time.
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Despite the MQA’s refusal to recognize the PhD certificates in 2021, the court ruled that the authority must be held accountable for expenses incurred by the students until January 2018 and any subsequent damage caused.
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