{"id":17315,"date":"2026-06-25T17:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17315"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:40:44","slug":"parliament-seeks-summoning-education-qualification-authority-to-discuss-challenges-identifying-fake-academic-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17315","title":{"rendered":"Parliament Seeks Summoning Education Qualification Authority To Discuss Challenges Identifying Fake Academic Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Parliament is seeking a sit down with the Maldives Qualification Authority (MQA) to go over the challenges in countering fake or forged academic credentials.<\/p>\n<p>North-Galolhu parliamentarian Mohamed \u2018Kudoo\u2019 Ibrahim sent a letter, addressed to the Speaker of the Parliament, Abdul Raheem Abdulla. In his letter, the MP highlighted prevailing challenges in effectively combatting forgeries in relation to academic certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Major issues highlighted in the letter include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students receive only symbolic certification without academia<\/li>\n<li>Subjects taught in unauthenticated programs do not meet criteria of the international academic standards<\/li>\n<li>Employees lack practical knowledge despite academic credentials<\/li>\n<li>Employers\u2019 lack of confidence towards freshly graduating batches<\/li>\n<li>Expenditure on obtaining unauthentic or worthless degrees result in significant financial loss<\/li>\n<li>Loss of confidence in the Maldivian education sector and ineligibility of Maldivian-issued certificates internationally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The MP\u2019s letter further highlights counteractive measures both MQA and students can take against forged certificates.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsing MP is seeking, through the parliament, to analyze the challenges MQA continuously face in combatting forged certificates and open dialogue to propose countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>This new development in the Maldivian education sector comes hot in the heels of Avid College, a local tertiary education provider, coming under fire for issuing certificates to unregistered students recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Parliament is seeking a sit down with the Maldives Qualification Authority (MQA) to go over the challenges in countering fake or forged academic credentials. North-Galolhu parliamentarian Mohamed \u2018Kudoo\u2019 Ibrahim sent a letter, addressed to the Speaker of the Parliament, Abdul Raheem Abdulla. 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