Haiti's Education Ministry Issues New Rules for Higher Education Leaders
A MENFP circular aims to clean up, modernize and regulate the country's universities and research institutions.
Haiti's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) published a circular on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, setting out new requirements for the leaders of higher education institutions, Le Nouvelliste reported. According to the outlet, the circular seeks to clean up, modernize and regulate higher education in Haiti. The document recalls the provisions of the decree of June 30, 2020, concerning the organization, functioning and modernization of higher education and scientific research. Le Nouvelliste reported that, under the circular, rectors and vice-rectors of higher education institutions (IES) must meet certain requirements, though the full details were available only to registered readers of the source. The measure was issued under Minister of National Education and Vocational Training Vijonet Demero. The reported move comes amid broader efforts cited in related coverage to support university entrepreneurship and technological innovation in Haiti. Further specifics of the circular's requirements for institution leaders were not fully detailed in the available excerpt. According to the single source, the circular represents the ministry's latest attempt to strengthen oversight of the higher education sector.