‘Significant anomalies’: China tightens scrutiny over dubious degrees from overseas

‘Significant anomalies’: China tightens scrutiny over dubious degrees from overseas

Usually the verification process takes 10-20 working days but the centre said it would take at least 60 days to assess qualifications from those universities, citing “significant anomalies” found in application data for master’s and doctoral degrees from those institutions. The centre said six of the universities were in the Philippines, five in Mongolia and … Read more

Nigerian govt inaugurates inter-ministerial committee to tackle substandard degrees

Nigerian govt inaugurates inter-ministerial committee to tackle substandard degrees

The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has inaugurated an inter-ministerial investigative committee to look into the proliferation of unapproved institutions and fake degree certificates in and outside of Nigeria. The 11-man committee has members drawn from the education ministry and its agencies; Mnistries of Foreign Affairs, Youth, Justice, and Office of the National Security Adviser. … Read more