Schools with no license to operate can’t grant honorary degrees – CHED 94 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Merlina Hernando-MalipotSchools, colleges and institutions of higher learning that have not been issued government authority to operate cannot grant honorary degrees to individuals, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday said. CHED Officer-in-Charge and Spokesperson J. Prospero De Vera III in a statement strongly warned the public against HEIs that do not have permit to operate. 19, series of 2014 or the “Enhanced Policies and Guidelines on the Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).”“The CMO stipulates that only HEIs that existed for at least 25 years and possess a well-acknowledged academic reputation, institutional values and mission, among others, can confer honorary doctorate degrees,” De Vera said. De Vera also advised the public that the awarding of an Honorary Doctorate Degree or HonorisCausa by BEST “to any person will not be recognized” by the Commission.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 12, 2018 07:30 UTC