New equivalency system launched

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education launched a new system for equivalency of university degrees, providing a prior approval service for Qatari students wishing to study abroad on their own expense, as well as a service for equivalence of university degrees for Qatari students who studied outside Qatar on their own expense and obtained prior approvals, in addition to a service for authentication of university certificates for non-Qatari students.
In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Director of the Department of Equivalency of University Degrees Jaber Ahmed al-Jaber said one of the advantages of the new system is cutting the process time, accelerating work and achievement, avoiding errors and complaints, and allowing direct communication and correspondence with Qatar's cultural attaches abroad which have the same system, thus reducing the stages of service involved.
He stressed that the idea of prior approval aims to control the quality of university outputs for Qatari students, ensuring that the student is qualified and is a graduate of an academically recognised university as well as is able to assume responsibility and compete in the labour market, which is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, stressing that prior approval is the right of the student and is in his interest.
He noted that there are now 1,900 accredited universities for Qatari students to study abroad on their own expenses to obtain a bachelor's degree and 1,000 universities for postgraduate studies. He said that the new system is now available on the public service portal of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education website, which makes it easier for all concerned parties to communicate. (QNA)