Academic Reputation
A degree is a lifetime achievement. It is also the foundation of a solid career. Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education is very conscious of its obligation towards its students, who trust the institute to provide a valid programme of studies and a qualification that will be recognised throughout the graduate’s lifetime.
It is for this very reason that Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education chose to become a Recognised Teaching Centre, preparing students to graduate from one of the top ten Universities in the world — the University of London. This partnership guarantees the institute’s alumni a degree that is reputable and recognised throughout the world, leaving no doubt of its value for the graduate who would have made so much sacrifices to attain.
The University of London
A world renowned academic institution
The University of London consists of 18 independent member institutions with outstanding global reputations and several prestigious central academic bodies. The Member Institutions are considered universities in their own right; they set their own entrance criteria for their courses and they offer their own services to students. Some now also have their own degree awarding powers. All students from all of the Member Institutions are also University of London students, making them part of a community of over 170,000 students and giving them access to many services in London.
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Study in a country of your choice
Apart from the opportunity for students to study at the Member Colleges in London, the University of London offers the opportunity for over 50,000 international students to study for its portfolio of degrees without having to travel and reside in London. Students are currently studying in 46 different countries through the University of London network of Recognised Teaching Centres, with the parchment awarded on successfully completing the degree conferred by the University of London under the academic direction of one of its Member Colleges.
The University of London’s network of Recognised Teaching centres around the world, ascertain high standards in respect of teaching, support to students and administrative processes. These centres are certified within the University’s quality assurance framework. Many students on undergraduate courses have chosen to read for their University of London degree at Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education in Malta, to benefit from the face-to-face academic teaching and learning support, library resources and opportunities to meet with fellow students and live a University life that the institute offers.
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Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education
Proud of its pedigree
It would have been pertinent of the leadership team at Saint Martin’s Institute to expect to have the ability and know-how to award degrees. The Institute has grown from its humble inception in 1985 through rigour and high competence, preparing students for public examinations. The University of London, as an examining body of a very high reputation in Malta and overseas, was an excellent opportunity for Saint Martin’s Institute to ‘learn the ropes’ from the very best, so to speak!
Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education joined the University of London network in the year 2000, offering the BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Systems of the University of London to Maltese students reading for the degree as evening students. Soon after the Institute joined as a Recognised Teaching Centre, the first students joined to read for the BSc (Hons) in Computing & Information Systems under the academic direction of Goldsmiths College, and the BSc (Hons) Economics & Management under the academic direction of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This opened up possibilities for Maltese students to read for degrees, led by these two Member Institutions of this world-renowned University in Accounting, Banking, Computing, Economics, Finance, Information Systems and Management.
Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education challenged the status quo in Malta, and started off a process by which the Further and Higher Education Act was enacted by Parliament in 2012. But before this key date in Maltese educational history, Saint Martin’s Institute took the plunge and accepted students as full time and evening students to read for a wider portfolio of degrees, conferred by the University of London.
The Government of Malta supports students through the MGUS paying a monthly stipend and maintenance grants whilst in study at Saint Martin’s as full-time students. Since then, the further and higher education scene has experienced a massive transformation, and students are now offered a choice of licensed institutions to choose from. Plurality in further and higher education is important with reputable institutions will add different facets in knowledge and competences that will have a very positive effect at the workplace. Learn More about the licensing conditions of SMI.
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Alumni are after all the Institute’s best critics
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