Institutional licence alone does not authorise academic programmes, MoHESR warns

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has warned higher education institutions that obtaining an institutional licence alone does not authorise them to offer, advertise or promote any academic programme. Ministry officials said that obtaining either an initial or final institutional licence does not constitute programme accreditation. They stressed the distinction between institutional licensing and programme accreditation, noting that a university's institutional licence does not automatically grant it the right to offer any academic programme. During the dialogue sessions, the ministry confirmed that an institution may not advertise an academic programme, enrol students in it or offer it before completing the programme accreditation process through the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). This makes verifying the accreditation status of the programme itself — and not merely that of the institution — an essential step for students and parents before enrolment.