The National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) said it has recntly issued a licence to the Sadeen Education Investment Ltd to start operating as a Higher Education Institution under the name of 'American Institute of Malta'. "The NCFHE has also been informed by the applicant that the intention remains to further pursue a fully-fledged University licence with the name 'American University of Malta (AUM)'. The Higher Education Institution licence is a necessary first step towards establishing a University." The commission said a Higher Education Institution is defined by Subsidiary Legislation 327.433 (Further and Higher Education (Licensing, Accreditation and Quality Assurance) Regulations) as an entity with a distinct legal personality, which has obtained a license by the NCFHE to provide higher education programmes. Higher education programmes include all non-compulsory, formal, non-formal and informal learning or research, which serves to obtain qualifications at Level 5 or higher within the Malta Qualifications Framework, or a foreign qualification at a comparable level. For a Higher Education Institution to operate, it needs to have at least one accredited...
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