Chaired by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, the recently ‎assembled Higher Education Council has today held its first meeting, at the ‎President’s Office. The main topic of discussion at the meeting was the ‎mandate of the Council.‎

Additional issues discussed at the meeting include the formulation of a legal ‎framework to guide higher education in the Maldives, the rules governing the ‎establishment and running of universities in the Maldives, and avenues to ‎further the opportunities available to Maldivian students. ‎