Figure 9: Total number of students graduated from Maldives National University from 2007 to 2013 Total number of students graduated from Maldives National University from 2007 to 2013 Faculty Graduates from Centre for Open Learning Graduates from Centre for Maritime studies Graduates from Faculty of Education Female Male 484 268 1 38 1471 411 16 559 Graduates from Faculty of Health Sciences 1390 207 Graduates from Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism 163 479 Graduates from Faculty of Management and Computing 474 350 Graduates from Faculty of Shari'ah and Law 96 109 Graduates from Faculty of Arts 196 82 Faculty of Islamic Studies 162 60 Graduates from Faculty of Engineering and Technology Source: Information obtained from Maldives National University (2014) Figure 10: Number of students who received scholarship from 2007 to 2012 STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS 2007 ‐ 2012 Male Female Diploma 2 4 Degree 229 266 Masters 50 84 PhD 3 5 Total 643 Source: Department of Planning (2013). Statistical Year Book of Maldives 2013. Retrieved on December 10th 2014 from http://planning.gov.mv/yearbook2013/yearbook.html Recommendations • Integrate gender perspective in the teacher training programmes. • Take measures to increase the enrolment of females in conventionally male dominated fields of study. • Increase accessibility and availability of technical, vocational and educational programmes for all students especially those enrolled in atoll schools and to facilitate the monitoring of the standard of such programmes. Article 11 – Employment Concluding comment:‐ Equal opportunities in the labour market, particularly in the tourism and fishing sectors (CO2007/3, para. 30) Concluding comment: ‐ Strengthen proactive measures for tertiary education, especially for rural women, and diversification of educational choices (CO2007/3, par. 28) Page 19 of 35