diff --git a/app/Controllers/View/CertificateController.php b/app/Controllers/View/CertificateController.php
index 3185649..3446998 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/View/CertificateController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/View/CertificateController.php
@@ -464,11 +464,17 @@ class CertificateController extends BaseController
         $pdf->Image($imgDir . 'background.png', 280, 176, 291, 340);
         $pdf->Image($imgDir . 'signature.png',  140, 410,  90,  80);
 
-        // ── QR code — bottom-right corner: 1.5 cm from bottom, 2.5 cm from right
+        // ── "Presented to:"
+        $pdf->SetFont('times', 'B', 24);
+        $pdf->SetTextColor(0, 0, 0);
+        $pdf->SetXY(0, 151);
+        $pdf->Cell($W, 24, 'Presented to:', 0, 0, 'C');
+
+        // ── QR code — left-aligned with "Presented to:", vertically centred on that line
         $qrSize = 42; // pt
         if (!empty($verifyUrl)) {
-            $qrX = $W - 70.87 - $qrSize; // 2.5 cm from right edge
-            $qrY = $H - 42.52 - $qrSize; // 1.5 cm from bottom edge
+            $qrX = 120;                       // ~1 cm from left edge
+            $qrY = 171 + (24 - $qrSize) / 2; // vertically centred on "Presented to:" row
             $style = [
                 'border' => false,
                 'padding' => 0,
@@ -478,12 +484,6 @@ class CertificateController extends BaseController
             $pdf->write2DBarcode($verifyUrl, 'QRCODE,L', $qrX, $qrY, $qrSize, $qrSize, $style, 'N');
         }
 
-        // ── "Presented to:"
-        $pdf->SetFont('times', 'B', 24);
-        $pdf->SetTextColor(0, 0, 0);
-        $pdf->SetXY(0, 151);
-        $pdf->Cell($W, 24, 'Presented to:', 0, 0, 'C');
-
         // ── Student name — center based on actual string width
         $pdf->SetFont($edwardianFont, '', 38);
         $nameX = ($W - $pdf->GetStringWidth($name)) / 2;