Recognized Foreign HEIs

Qualifications Recognition

The following information provides recognition status of HEIs (universities, colleges and institutes) of foreign countries.
Instead of listing providers, users are directed to relevant websites of the competent official bodies of various countries to which Maldivians frequent to study. Therefore, the information is up-to-date from the exact sources of listed countries. To find out recognized HEIs of a country, users can click the country and then navigate through the given links of national agencies of those countries.

Country

Competent body

Type of information

Website link

Australia

Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA)

National Register of Higher Education providers

https://www.teqsa.gov.au/national-register

Bangladesh

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

List of universities

 

http://www.ugc-universities.gov.bd/public-universities

China

Website provided by the Ministry of Education as Study in China

 

Universities and Programmes

https://www.campuschina.org/universities/index.html

Egypt

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Higher Education Institutions

http://portal.mohesr.gov.eg/en-us/Pages/home.aspx

 

India

University Grants Commission

HEIs: Universities

https://www.ugc.gov.in/centraluniversity.aspx?type=1

 

University Grants Commission

HEIs: Colleges

https://www.ugc.gov.in/reco_coll_db.aspx

University Grants Commission

HEIs: Institution

https://www.education.gov.in/institutions-national-importance

Malaysia

Malaysian Qualifications Agency

Malaysian Qualifications Register

 

https://www2.mqa.gov.my/mqr/

New Zealand

The Study in New Zealand website

New Zealand universities

https://www.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/en/study-options/higher-education/education-providers/universities

The Education Counts website

Tertiary providers

https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/list-of-tertiary-providers

Pakistan

Higher Education Commission

University information

https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/recognised.aspx

Russia

Ministry of Education and Science

Recognised Higher Education Institutions

 

http://www.russianenic.ru/english/cred/index.html

Singapore

Skills Future -  Private Education Institutions (SSG-WSG) – Committee for Private Education

Permitted Courses Offered by PEIs

 

https://www.tpgateway.gov.sg/resources/information-for-private-education-institutions-(peis)/pei-listing

 

Sri Lanka

University Grants Commission -Sri Lanka

Universities and Institutes

https://www.ugc.ac.lk/index.php?option=com_university&view=list&Itemid=25&lang=en

 

Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission

Training Centres and courses

 

https://nvq.gov.lk/Insreg_Home/insreg_Institute_Select_Search.php

 

Turkey

Council of Higher Education

Universities

https://www.yok.gov.tr/universiteler/universitelerimiz

United Kingdom

The National Archives

The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England)

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/573/made

The National Archives

Listed bodies (England)

 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2993/made

 

Office for students

 

The OfS Register

 

https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/the-register/the-ofs-register/#/

 

USA

US Department of Education

The Database of Postsecondary Institutions and Programs

https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home

 

 

 

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Database of Institutions and Programmes Accredited by Recognised U.S. Accrediting Agencies

https://www.chea.org/directories