ACC orders re-evaluation of overseas student loan scheme
07 Jan 2014, 4:33 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) has ordered the Ministry of Education to reevaluate the vetting procedures for a tertiary student loan scheme.
The scheme was opened in August 2013 for students seeking higher education abroad for courses that are not available in the Maldives.
However, in awarding points, the ministry’s Department of Higher Education had failed to cross-check if courses listed in applications were indeed not available in the Maldives, the commission said. Some applicants were awarded extra points for courses that are in fact available in the Maldives.
Further, one applicant was allowed the opportunity to change their application during the vetting process, the commission said.
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