Ministry clarifies conditions for accepting degrees from outside

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) has stated that it recognises university, open education, e-learning and correspondence education degrees issued outside the country through the affiliation system and according to specific regulations, noting that it has two trusted partners abroad accredited to verify qualifications.

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In reply to a question about recognition of university qualifications issued outside the UAE, the MOHESR stated on its website that all study methods were being considered, provided that the educational institution is accredited by academic accreditation agencies in the country of study, where a student abides by the study method approved by the university.

The MOHESR affirmed that the qualification recognition committee would neither consider recognition requests for vocational certificates of education that do not include study, nor certificates granted as a result of training courses.

Other cases that would not be considered include documents and academic records if they are part of the study to attain a scientific degree, cases that clearly violate internationally recognised academic systems, programmes limited to specific segments of students, such as those designated for foreign students, and any other cases that do not meet the standards and conditions.

The MOHESR explained that Dataflow and QuadraBay are two external agencies accredited to verify qualifications and are trusted partners.

Both partners provide the verification document and certify the embassy letters, it said, noting that applying through one of these two agencies is mandatory for the first stage of the process of obtaining the qualification recognition certificate.