Privatization of Universities in Maldives - Do we really need them? Is this Right Time?

Every country has its own path to higher education from history with the establishment of different educational institutions. MCHE had played a vital role in transforming tertiary education of the country to the next level, leaving many hopes for future with the birth of the Only University in the country, which is a public university, The Maldives National University.

As a citizen, I believe this is not the right time for the privatization of universities as  we must give enough time for the National University of Maldives to create research knowledge & time to establish their faculties with affirm foundations.  The work of them seems very progressive adding more to infrastructure & to the human resources of the institution.  Its in parallel importance to recognize the contributions of private institutions to the tertiary education system creating oligopoly market with price-competition and more choices for the people. University, being the highest educational institution, enlightens the culture and standard of living of the nation creating brilliant minds of the future.

Detrimental to quality of education could the biggest threat from an immediate privatization of universities here, Private Universities will run on profit-motive and quality and ethics is expected to be compromised for self-interest.