UniSZA denies producing unrecognized law grads

Universiti Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) denied the alleged claims by some parties that the Bachelor of Law with Honours at UniSZA (LLB UniSZA) is not recognized and has not been approved.

UniSZA's Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and International Issues, Prof Dr Mahadzirah Mohamad said the matter should not arise and was inaccurate as their law students undergoing the UniSZA's LLB program has received approval from the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MOE) on March 10, 2006.

"This program has also been recognized by the Public Services Department (JPA) on 21 July 2009 and received full accreditation from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) on July 26, 2010."

"Based on this recognition, UniSZA LLB graduates are on par with graduates of other degrees and positions in the public and private sectors with the exception of the position of advocates and solicitors," she said at a press conference on Monday.