University of Malta

University of Malta   (University)
Motto	Ut Fructificemus Deo (Latin)
Formation	1769
Headquarters	Malta
Type	Public
Main university in Malta

The University of Malta (L-Università ta' Malta) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association, the European Access Network, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Santander Network, the Compostela Group, the European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) and the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).

History

The precursor to the University of Malta was the Collegium Melitense, a Jesuit college which was set up on 12 November 1592. This was originally located in an old house in Valletta,but a purpose-built college was constructed between 1595 and 1597. This building is now known as the Old University Building or the Valletta Campus.

The Jesuits were expelled from Malta in 1768, and although their property was taken over by the Treasury of the Order of St. John, the college remained open and professors retained their posts. The University of Malta officially came to existence on 22 November 1769, when Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca signed a decree constituting a Pubblica Università di Studi Generali. The University was briefly suspended during the magistracy of Francisco Ximenes de Texada in the 1770s, but it was reconstituted by his successor Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1779.

The University was replaced by the École Centrale during the French occupation of Malta from 1798 to 1800, but was once again reopened by the British in the early 19th century. From 1937 to 1974, the institution was known as the Royal University of Malta.

Over time, the Valletta campus became too small and Evans Laboratories (now known as Evans Building) was built in 1959 to house the Faculty of Science. In 1968, the Medical School moved to a building near St. Luke's Hospital in Gwardamanġa. The University opened a much larger campus at Tal-Qroqq in Msida in the late 1960s, but it retained the Valletta building which is still used for some lectures and conferences.

The university is a member of the European University Association, the European Access Network, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Santander Network, the Compostela Group, the European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP) and the Excellence Network of Island Universities [RETI]. The university has participated in EU programmes and has won several projects in collaboration with partner universities. University of Malta staff and students participate in programmes such as Erasmus and Leonardo.

The university acts as a partner with other institutions. Links have been forged with the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise & Industry and the Employment & Training Corporation in order to determine how the university, industry, business and the public sector can develop links.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Summary	Description
Joseph Cannataci				Lawyer	UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy who described the UK universal surveillance legislation as "worse than scary".
Daphne Caruana Galizia	26 August 1964	16 October 2017	Malta	Journalist Blogger	The Maltese journalist and blogger who exposed the Panama Papers. Assassinated in 2017 by a car bomb
Roberta Metsola	18 January 1979		Malta	Politician	Maltese MEP who was named a "reliable ally" of George Soros. She has been President of the European Parliament since January 2022.
Joseph Muscat	22 January 1974			Politician	Prime minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020. Possibly toppled in George Soros regime change.

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