Togo: National exams now compulsory for private universities’ bachelor and master’s students

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Friday, 12 January 2024 17:05

Togo: National exams now compulsory for private universities’ bachelor and master’s students

(Togo First) - From this year onward, students enrolled in bachelor's and master's degree programs in private schools will take the national exams. The exams will be organized by the same institution, the Office des Examens Professionnels du Supérieur (OEPS), formerly known as the Office du Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (OBTS).

The Council of Ministers announced the move last Wednesday, January 10. According to the authorities, the approach aims to guarantee the quality of education provided in universities and make sure this quality is the same both in private and public schools.

Harmonizing curricula

Therefore, starting this year, students of private universities all over the country will have to pass State exams, at the bachelor and master levels.

"From now on, all professional examinations at these levels, bachelor and master, will be organized by a single institution throughout the territory,” noted Minister of Communication and Government spokesman Yawa Kouigan.

This will help harmonize all curricula by making both the students of public and private schools pass the same exams, in similar conditions, and obtain the same degrees.

Accreditation

Minister Kouigan added, however, that the State would keep issuing homologations for degrees obtained outside the country. “Accreditation will continue, but only for degrees obtained outside, under the same conditions, not in Togo. Once verifications are conclusive, they can be accreditated,” Kouigan explained.

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

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