Maldives National University
| Maldives National University | |
|---|---|
| ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤައުމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ | |
| Established | 1973 (As Allied Health Services Training Centre) |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Dr. Musthafa Luthfee |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr.Hassan Hameed |
| Location | Malé, Maldives |
| Former names | Maldives College for Higher Education (MCHE) |
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| Website | [1] |
The Maldives National University (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤައުމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ) is the first university to be opened in the Maldives. Inaugurated on February 15, 2011, the university was previously known as the Maldives College of Higher Education which was established on January 1, 1999, as part of a restructuring and rationalization of all government-run post-secondary education in Maldives. Operated under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education and Training, MCHE is the only public degree-granting institution on the island. The college offers a range of degrees, diplomas, and certificates, with particular emphasis on engineering, health science, education, tourism, and management. The average enrollment at MCHE is around 4,000 students in long-term (that is, more than one academic year) programs, and around 2,000 in short-term (shorter than one academic year) courses.
The college is administered by a council called College Council, headed by Mr. Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi.
[edit] History
MCHE was established in 1998, though what is today known as MCHE was there since 1973 as Allied Health Services Training Centre which later was renamed as Faculty of Health Sciences established by the Ministry of Health.
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering Technology
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies
- Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Faculty of Management and Computing
- Faculty of Shari'ah and Law
- Centre for Maritime Studies
- Centre for Open Learning
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