No need to dispute doctorate award to PM, says Qualification Agency


PETALING JAYA: There should not be any dispute on the honorary doctorate awarded to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, says the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).

MQA said Nihon University was a leading institution in Japan and such awards have their own value where honorary degrees have been awarded by universities in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia.

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