Over its 400-year history, the University of Malta has been the hub for international academic exchange on the island. The University seeks to carry out academic research and to provide a vibrant higher education setting in the humanities, engineering, ICT, medical and natural sciences, as required for Malta’s economic, social and cultural development.

There are approximately 11,500 students, including around 1,700 international students, from over 100 different countries, and 1000 visiting overseas students, following full-time or part-time degree and diploma courses. 

With English as its language of instruction and wide-ranging support services to meet the needs of its local and international community, the University consistently seeks to embark on projects and initiatives in order to continue boosting its international student figures and extending its network to new partners in order to create sustainable collaborations in diverse fields of interest.

The University today is composed of fourteen faculties, a number of interdisciplinary institutes and centres and three schools. Well over 3,500 students graduate in various disciplines annually. The courses at the University are designed to produce highly qualified professionals with experience in research, who will play key roles in industry, commerce and public affairs in general.

Besides the main campus situated at Msida, there are other campuses: one in Valletta, one in Marsaxlokk and another in Gozo. The Valletta Campus, housed in the Old University Building, dates back to the founding of the Collegium Melitense in 1592. This Campus serves as a prestigious setting for international conferences and seminars and houses the Conferences and Events Unit as well as the Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT).

The Institute for Sustainable Energy, with its state-of-the-art Solar Research Lab, is located at the Marsaxlokk Campus. On Malta’s sister island, the Gozo Campus assists in the logistical aspects of degree and diploma courses offered in Gozo by the University of Malta and caters for the needs of the Gozitan University students. This campus also provides a venue for short courses and seminars and houses the Hans Güsten Atmospheric Research Centre within the Department of Geosciences.