New rules to check academic degrees in Bahrain | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

New rules to check academic degrees in Bahrain | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

TDT | Manama

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New mechanisms will now be applied by the Education Ministry to verify university degrees and academic qualifications from Bahrain and abroad.

This was announced by Education Minister Dr Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma’a, who emphasised that the new step would streamline employment procedures in the public and private sectors by reducing the waiting time for processing the service.

The new procedures have already been approved by the Cabinet, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

“The procedures have been streamlined to check degrees without referring them to the National Qualifications Assessment Committee or the Higher Education Council for evaluation,” said Dr Juma’a.

Details of the updated validation procedures of academic qualifications are available on the national portal website (Bahrain.bh), including clarifications about the update process, in addition to contact numbers allocated to respond to questions and inquiries during official working hours.

The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) and The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions (CRPEP) will oversee medical and engineering degrees.

Legal qualifications

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry will scrutinise legal qualifications to license law firms.

Holders of other degrees granted by local public and