Students scheduled to graduate on 31 October say an eleventh-hour policy change and a refusal by the Maldives Qualifications Authority to validate their certificates have blocked their graduation despite paid fees. Students say approvals were granted to some classmates but not others, and that the MQA CEO and college could not give a clear written reason.
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the college contacted them on September 5th advising against making any further expenditures for the graduation ceremony
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Students scheduled to graduate on October 31 after completing their degrees have expressed deep concern
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Four of us visited the Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) and were able to meet directly with the CEO that day. During our meeting, we pointed out that out of the eight students in our class facing this issue, three had already receiv…
He was unable to provide a direct answer, stating only that every student is unique. While I accept that every student’s situation is different, our next step was to return to the college. We requested written documentation explaining why …
However, the college maintains that they received a single collective notice covering all students. Consequently, they informed us that they are unable to issue individual letters to each student.
While we finished all other academic modules by September 2025, the teaching practicum is typically facilitated by the Ministry of Education through the colleges.
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this policy was published in June 2024, by which time 98 percent of our course had already been completed
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whereas our batch commenced studies in 2022
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the guidelines cited by the Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) were formulated in 2023
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Four of us visited the Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) and were able to meet directly with the CEO that day
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during a meeting with a State Minister at the Ministry of Education regarding the matter, they were informed that the new policy would not be applicable to them
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during an interview on RaajjeTV’s "Fashaairu" program, a student revealed
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