University of Malta

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University of Malta
L-Università ta 'Malta
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motto Ut Fructificemus Deodorant
founding 1592
Sponsorship state
place Msida
country MaltaMalta Malta
Rector Alfred J Vella
Students 10,997 (2012/13)
Employee 600
Networks CGU
Website www.um.edu.mt
University of Malta campus

The University of Malta ( Maltese L-Università ta 'Malta ) is the only university in Malta .

history

Already by a papal bull from Pius IV on August 29, 1561, later confirmed by another bull from Pope Gregory XIII. on May 9, 1578, the Jesuit Collegia Externorum were authorized to confer the degrees of Magister Philosophiae and Doctor Divinitatis . On November 12, 1592, the Jesuit College, Collegium Melitense, was founded by the Bishop of Malta, Tomás Gargal (Gargallo) OSIo.Hieros, at the suggestion of Pope Clement VIII and the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Hugues Loubenx de Verdale . , founded in Valletta . First the subjects grammar and mathematics, later theology and philosophy were taught.

The Collegium Melitense was originally located in Valletta surrounded by the Triq il-Merkanti (Merchants Street), the Triq San Kristofru (St. Christopher Street), the Triq San Pawl (St. Paul Street) and the Triq l-Arcisqof (Archbishop Street) . In 1650 an extensive public library was established. In 1676, Grand Master Nicolas Cotoner established a school for surgery and anatomy as well as a religious hospital.

After the Jesuits were expelled from Malta in 1768 by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Manuel Pinto de Fonseca , he founded the University of General Studies with his personal fortune . The decree on the foundation was signed on November 22nd, 1769 and with the papal letter "Sedula Romani Pontifici" of October 20th, 1769 by Pope Clement XIII. approved. On May 25, 1771, today's medical faculty was established.

After a brief interlude under Napoleon's reign from June 11, 1798 to October 28, 1800, the university was re-established by the British Governor of Malta, Alexander Ball . From 1937 to 1974 the university had royal recognition as the Royal University of Malta . The University of Malta is the oldest Commonwealth University outside the UK; however, as shown above, it does not go back to the UK education system.

Its current status as the University of Malta was established in 1988. Most of the lectures are held in English ; in addition, Maltese is common as a lingua franca. Since 2009, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) has had a lecturer at the university. In 2009 a master’s degree, and in 2012 a diploma degree, was set up in German.

Faculties

  • Faculty of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Theology
  • Faculty of Information Technology IT
  • Faculty of Humanities

Other facilities

The Botanical Garden of the University form the Argotti Botanic Gardens in Floriana .

Web links

Commons : University of Malta  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University of Malta: Governance> Rector Prof. Alfred J Vella. In: official website. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/177069/studentsstatistics2012.pdf Statistics on www.um.edu.mt, accessed on July 15, 2013
  3. ↑ Member universities. In: web.gcompostela.org. Compostela Group of Universities, 2019, accessed on September 15, 2019 .
  4. ^ Archives for Hessian History and Archeology (Volume 40) , Historischer Verein für Hessen 1982
  5. ↑ Journal of the Breisgau History Association Schauinsland (Volume 105-106) , Breisgau History Association Schauinsland 1986
  6. ^ Themistocles Zammit : Malta. The Maltese Islands and their history . AC Aquilina, Malta 1952, p. 383.

Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′ 9 ″  N , 14 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E