The National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) has granted the International Open University (IOU) a four-year full license to operate as a higher education institution in The Gambia, effective February 23, 2023. Previously, NAQAA had granted a three-year provisional license in April 2019, which was extended in 2022.

However, absolute recognition of an IOU degree worldwide cannot be guaranteed by IOU due to varying requirements for international degree recognition across different countries. Some countries' local laws have yet to recognize distance or online learning, and they have not established policies for online and international universities. Therefore, it is best to check the recognition your country affords to online universities and the IOU in particular.

While every effort is made to fulfill, meet, and maintain registration and accreditation requirements in our host countries, the recognition of IOU-issued qualifications in non-host countries is at the discretion of their relevant national councils, which have diverse criteria for accepting foreign qualifications. As such, we encourage all our students not residing in our host countries to validate the recognition of their qualification with their national authorities. IOU is governed by the regulations and quality assurance practices and policies of our host countries.

We encourage you to check this list of accrediting institutions that have accepted degrees from our students. They may also accept other IOU degrees at their discretion: Graduate Acceptance List

For more details on accreditation, please visit: Accreditation Information

The National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) has granted the International Open University (IOU) a four-year full license to operate as a higher education institution in The Gambia, effective February 23, 2023. Previously, NAQAA had granted a three-year provisional license in April 2019, which was extended in 2022.

However, absolute recognition of an IOU degree worldwide cannot be guaranteed by IOU due to varying requirements for international degree recognition across different countries. Some countries’ local laws have yet to recognize distance or online learning, and they have not established policies for online and international universities. Therefore, it is best to check the recognition your country affords to online universities and the IOU in particular.

While every effort is made to fulfill, meet, and maintain registration and accreditation requirements in our host countries, the recognition of IOU-issued qualifications in non-host countries is at the discretion of their relevant national councils, which have diverse criteria for accepting foreign qualifications. As such, we encourage all our students not residing in our host countries to validate the recognition of their qualification with their national authorities. IOU is governed by the regulations and quality assurance practices and policies of our host countries.

We encourage you to check this list of accrediting institutions that have accepted degrees from our students. They may also accept other IOU degrees at their discretion: Graduate Acceptance List

For more details on accreditation, please visit: Accreditation Information