VILLA COLLEGE OPEN DAY 2022
We held an open day last Friday (16th December 2022) to showcase our facilities and services to the general public. The public got the opportunity to experience demo classes, take tours around the campus, participate in fun games and with exciting prizes while enjoying good food and live music. Every faculty of the college were given a stall where they gave course information, career guidance and got to display their current students projects for the public to see. At the QI hall there was also a career fair where many of our industry partners had their stalls giving out career guidance sessions.
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TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY DELEGATE VISIT
This week, delegates from the Taylor’s University, Malaysia, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Joaquim, Dr. Anshul Garg, Ms.Prema, Ms. Siti are visiting Villa College. The visit primarily focuses on conducting staff development activities and sessions that support the commencement of the Villa College’s... Read More
BREAST FEEDING COUNSELLING WORKSHOP 2022
The certificate awarding ceremony was held at Villa College QI Hall today (27th December 2022)
A total of 30 Nursing Students took part in the three-day workshop that took place from 25th to 27th December 2022 at Villa College.
The aim of this workshop was to build... Read More
Appointing of the New Psychology Association Exco 2022
At a special ceremony held at the Psychology Lab of Villa College, the newly elected Psychology Association Executive Committee were officially appointed. The ceremony started with a presentation based on the events of the Psych Exposure Trip 2022, made and presented by a Bachelor of Psychology... Read More
DONATION OF BOOKS AND COMPUTERS BY THE CHINESE EMBASSY
Today at the Villa College QI Library, a special ceremony was held to commemorate the donations of books & computers given by the Chinese Embassy to Villa College. The ceremony was attended by the Counsellor, Yu Xueyong and among the senior staff of Villa College were the Rector of Villa... Read More
VILLA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME ANNOUNCEMENT 2023
Villa College once again announces their scholarship opportunities in a press conference held at the Villa College Hall today (6th December 2022).
In this press conference, 3 categories of scholarship opportunities were officially announced. This includes, Villa College Open Scholarship, Villa... Read More
MOU SIGNING WITH MEDIANET
An MoU was signed today between Villa College and Medianet to offer apprenticeship programs for Information Technology / Computer Science students of Villa College. This program will train students in the relevant skills required for the field and enable students to gain practical work... Read More
Awarding of Nursing Scholarships by TreeTop Hospital
On the 28th of November 2022, the 2nd Nursing Scholarships by Treetop Hopital were officially awarded to the students of Villa College. The scholarships were awarded in a special ceremony at Treetop Hospital attended by the Dr. Ahmed Anwar, Rector of Villa College along with other senior staff of... Read More
VILLA COLLEGE & TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
Villa College officially launches their partnership with Taylor’s University in a special ceremony held at the Villa College QI campus hall. Among the special invitees were, Professor Michael John Driscoll – Vice Chancellor & President, Taylor’s University, Professor Pradeep... Read More
NEW PROGRAMMES LAUNCHED FOR JANUARY INTAKE 2023
Villa College has launched new programmes for January Intake 2023. The newly introduced programmes are BA in Health Services Management, Certificate 3 in Graphic Designing, MSc in Project Management, Bachelor of Arts in Business & Project Management and Master of Science in... Read More
APPLICATION FOR JANUARY 2023 IS NOW OPEN
Villa College is now open for applications for the January Intake 2023.
The new intake offers the opportunity to join 139 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master’s Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Teaching,... Read More
MOU BETWEEN VILLA COLLEGE AND MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
An agreement was signed between Villa College and Ministry of Higher Education for the establishment of a Junior College in N. Kendhikulhudhoo, which will contribute to the development of education facilities along with Student Accommodation at N.Kendhikulhudhoo under Build, Finance and Operate... Read More
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
On the 29th of October, Ms. Hidhaya Mohamed Zahir conducted a one day workshop as part of the action research as a fellow of the 'South Asian Teacher Educators Fellowship' of the Multi-Modal Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Low Resource Settings project funded by Internal Development... Read More
15th ANNIVERSARY OF VILLA COLLEGE
On the 17th of October 2022, Villa College celebrated their 15th anniversary in a fun and exciting ceremony at the Villa College QI Hall. The ceremony began with the recitation of Quran followed by a minute of silence for one of our beloved staff who recently passed away, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Senior... Read More
PSYCHOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
On the 10th of October 2022, the first Psychology Symposium was held in the Maldives by Villa College along with the celebration of the World Mental Health Day. The symposium was officially inaugurated by the First Lady, Fazna Ahmed. The main purpose of the Symposium was to showcase the Psychology... Read More
CASE BASED LEARNING WORKSHOP
A case based learning workshop was held in Villa College QI campus from 18th to 19th October 2022. This workshop was conducted by Professor G.V Muralidhara, Director and Campus Head of ICFAI Business School. This workshop was mainly conducted for Lecturers of the Faculty of Business Management... Read More
LAW SOCIETY INAUGURATION CEREMONY
Last week, (20th October) marks the inauguration of the first student based Law Society in Maldives by the Faculty of Shariah and Law of Villa College. After the recitation of the Quran, Uza. Asna Ahmed, Dean of Faculty of Shariah and Law gave the welcome address to start the ceremony. To... Read More
Strategic Planning Workshop 2022
Strategic plan evaluation workshop session 1 was held on 25th august, Thursday for all the senior management staff and academics of villa college! This was the first session of the strategic plan evaluation series.... Read More
STAFF MEETING: AUGUST 2022
The staff meeting was held at Villa College QI Hall on 3rd August 2022. The meeting started off with a Staff Cafe Talk on “Leadership Growth and Gratitude” by Adam Naseer. Followed by the introduction of new staff members that had joined Villa College between January to July... Read More
IDRC FUNDED PROJECT, MATPD TRAINING COMMENCES IN MUMBAI
A new series of training of the IDRC-funded project ‘A Multimodal Approach to Teacher Professional Development (MATPD) in Low Resource Settings’ has begun in Mumbai on 28th June 2022. This project is led by Villa College in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)... Read More
APPLICATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 IS NOW OPEN
Villa College is now open for applications for the September Intake 2022.
The new intake offers the opportunity to join 117 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master’s Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Teaching,... Read More
ICSRI 2022
The International Conference on Social Research and Innovation (ICSRI2022), organised by the Institute for Research and Innovation, Villa College, has been inaugurated on 25 June 2022. This year’s conference is held under theme: “Reframing our future: Placing people at the... Read More
VISIT BY THE SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT
The speaker of the Parliament, his Excellency, Former President Mohamed Nasheed visited the Villa College QI campus this morning.
He was accompanied by Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla, Chief Bureau, Rugiyya Ahmed Didi, Members of the Parliament Hassan Latheef and Ilyas Labeeb. During this visit... Read More
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Villa College held a networking breakfast with industry leaders this morning. The event was held at Villa College QI Campus Hall and was attended by industry leaders from private, public and government sectors. Villa College hopes to add value to our students, alumni, and society at large through... Read More
MOU WITH MWSC
MWSC signs an MoU with Villa College at a ceremony held in the MWSC office. With this MoU, MWSC will be providing avenues of research for students of Villa College. In this MoU MWSC was represented by their Managing Director, Hassan Shah and Villa College, by the Rector, Dr. Ahmed Anwar. These... Read More
MOU WITH PENSION OFFICE
Last Week (9th June 2022) an MoU was signed between Villa College and the Maldives Pension Administration Office at the Pension Office. The purpose of this MOU is to help provide awareness among youth regarding financial literacy and other related areas of MPAO. On behalf of the Pension Office,... Read More
SWOP LAUNCHING EVENT 2022
In connection with the releasing of the signature report on State of the World Population Report 2022 (SWOP) by UNFPA, a panel discussion was conducted at Meeruma yesterday which is a collaborative initiative between IRI of Villa College and UNFPA which marked the official launch of SWO. The... Read More
SPECTRUM 2022
SPECTRUM 2022 is an art & design exhibition where students of Villa College who are currently doing Certificate 4 in Creative Arts & Design got to showcase their learnings and creativity. This exhibition was held last Sunday (29th May 2022) at the Villa College QI Hall. Among the senior... Read More
ORIENTATION WEEK MAY 2022
Villa College has officially commenced classes for May 2022 intake. To commemorate this occasion, an orientation session was held on 21st May 2022 at Villa College QI hall. This was the first orientation session held face to face ever since the pandemic of 2020. The orientation will continue... Read More
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Today (23rd May 2022), Villa College held a leadership training for the staff of Villa College at Villa College QI Hall. This training was conducted by two of the international keynote speakers visiting the Maldives for the MAHRP National HR Convention, Kenneth Kwan, Leadership and Change Expert... Read More
MOU SIGNING WITH MAHRP
Villa College will be contributing to the national HR convention 2022 organized by MAHRP as a silver sponsor. We will continue to contribute to the development of HR in the Maldives and show our support through these conventions. On behalf of MAHRP, Hussein Afeef, President of MAHRP signed the MoU... Read More
MOU SIGNING WITH ORCA MEDIA GROUP
Today (18th May 2022) an MoU was signed between Villa College and ORCA Media Group at Villa College. Main purpose of this MoU is to provide Villa College graduates with opportunities to connect with relevant industries, specifically in the marketing industry. On behalf of ORCA Media Group, Ahmed... Read More
RESEARCH PROJECTS CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST REVIEW MEETING & LAUNCHING OF LANDSCAPE MAPPING STUDY REPORT
The landscape mapping study (LMS) summary report of the project titled ‘A Multimodal Approach to Teacher Professional Development to Address Evolving Educational Changes in Low Resource Settings’(MATPD), was launched on 17th May 2022 in a ceremony held at the Villa College hall.... Read More
CIMA LAUNCH EVENT 2022
Last night (16th May 2022), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) was officially launched in the presence of Hussain Niyazy, Auditor General as the honorary chief guest, at the Villa College QI Hall. Accompanied by the senior management of Villa College and the CIMA officials lead by... Read More
THE FIRST REVIEW MEETING OF THE MATPD RESEARCH PROJECT HAS COMMENCED TODAY
The first review workshop of the research project titled ‘A Multimodal Approach to Teacher Professional Development to Address Evolving Educational Changes in Low Resource Settings’, has commenced today at Villa College and is scheduled to continue for two days. The project, officially... Read More
INFORMATION SESSION FOR VIHS GRADE 11 & 12 STUDENTS
An information session was conducted today for Villa International High School students (VIHS). This session was conducted for both grade 11 & 12 by Abdul Munnim Mohamed Manik Deputy Vice Rector, Administration and Finance and Abdulla Nafiz, Dean of Faculty of Business Management, at the Villa... Read More
MOU SIGNING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND VILLA COLLEGE
The Ministry of Higher Education signed an agreement with Villa College yesterday (11th May 2022) to conduct National Certificate III in 7 courses under the Skills for a Resilient Workforce (SFRW) Programme. Signed by our Vice Rectorate, Dr. Ali Najeeb, Villa College was awarded the privilege of... Read More
MOU SIGNING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND VILLA COLLEGE
The Ministry of Economic Development (27th April 2022) signed an MoU with Villa College, MNU and Clique College to offer Accounting courses as part of the Covid-19 Income Support Project. Villa College was represented by Vice Rectorate, Dr. Ali Najeeb.
The purpose of this project is to... Read More
The VC Alumni Association Maahefun 2022
The VC Alumni Association held their Maahefun last evening at Villa College hall. (30th March 2022).
In this eventful night, apart from the feast, the VC Alumni Association got together for a night of fun and enjoyable activities from Karaoke to Charades. And one lucky Alumni got... Read More
We have partnered with Amana Takaful Maldives on Corporate Access to Student Talent (CAST) programme
http://www.plus.mv/news-english/24508We have partnered with Amana Takaful Maldives on Corporate Access to Student Talent (CAST) programme... Read More
Scholarships awarded under the Nursing Scholarship Program by Tree Top Hospital
Students has been awarded scholarships under the Nursing Scholarship Program by Tree Top Hospital on 30th December 2021, in a special ceremony held at the hospital. Scholarship opportunities were announced by Tree Top Hospital for students who are interested to study Diploma and Undergraduate... Read More
Inauguration of the VC Psychology Lab and Psychology Seminar on Eliminating Stigma
Villa College always strives to provide quality education by providing opportunities to develop skills outside the classroom. Today is a special day for students enrolled in Villa College psychology program. We take a step forward towards revolutionizing psychology and mental health in the... Read More
Session about “HOW TO TRAIN A SPEECH RECOGNITION MODEL'' conducted for Computer Science and Foundation in IT students
DhivehiAI is an open-source community aiming to advance and recognize efforts in technological innovations around the Dhivehi Language. A session about “HOW TO TRAIN A SPEECH RECOGNITION MODEL '' was conducted for Computer Science and Foundation in IT students at Villa College in... Read More
IDRC Research Project Launching
Villa College, one of the leading institutes of higher education in the Maldives has embarked on a significant research project in collaboration with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and member countries from the South Asian region. Titled ‘A Multimodal Approach... Read More
FBM conducts a workshop on case study writing
Faculty of Business Management is conducting a workshop on case study writing from 4th December to 6th December 2021. This workshop aims to provide an opportunity for staff to engage with a professional expert on developing research skills focusing on qualitative method case study... Read More
Inauguration of the Psychology Association of Villa College
Villa College inaugurates the Psychology Association of Villa College during a special ceremony held in Villa College Hall today (10th October 2021, Sunday). The Association was inaugurated by the Chief Guest of this ceremony, First Lady, Fazna Ahmed. In her remarks, First Lady expressed her... Read More
Spectrum 2021 – Art and Design Exhibition by the C4 Creative Arts and Design Students
Villa College holds an art and design exhibition for the C4 Creative Arts and Design students. The event was held in the Villa College Hall on 04th October 2021. During this exhibition, students showcased the work they have done throughout the programme. Especially, the movie trailers that they... Read More
Tree Top Hospital announces a Nursing Scholarship Program for Villa College
Tree Top Hospital announced a Nursing Scholarship Program for students who are interested to study Diploma and Undergraduate Degree in Nursing at Villa College during the September 2021 Intake. This scholarship program is aimed to provide invaluable opportunities for students who are interested in... Read More
MoU signed between Villa College and OTJ
Villa College and Ombudsperson’s Office for Transitional Justice (OTJ) signs a MoU today (09th September 2021, Thursday), to promote cooperation in diverse areas of research, knowledge dissemination, training, and capacity development. Under this MoU, both the parties will be collaborating to... Read More
New Villa College Alumni Association Executive Committee officially inaugurated
The new steering committee of the VC Alumni Association was officially inaugurated in a special ceremony held online today (21st June 2021, Sunday). The new exco will have a term of two years, from June 2021 to June 2023.
Members selected for the Alumni Association Executive Committee... Read More
Villa College donates masks to city and atoll councils
Villa College has donated 20,000 masks to city and atoll councils of islands where Villa College campuses are located at.
The masks were donated in special ceremonies held in the respective islands on 14th June 2021. Villa College campuses are located in H.Dh. Kulhudhuffushi, Sh. Funadhoo... Read More
Villa College announce courses under the Skills for a Resilient Workforce Program
Villa College has announced the courses introduced under the Skills for a Resilient Workforce Program. The courses introduced include National Certificate 3 in Inventory Management, Housekeeping, Lifeguarding, Watersports and Ticketing & Reservation. The duration of the courses is 16 weeks and... Read More
Villa College Research Grant 2021 awarded to the recipients
The recipients of the Villa College Research Grant 2021 were awarded their respective research grants in the Villa College’s first staff meeting of 2021 held today.
The recipients of this years’ Research Grant are Dr. Fazeela Ibrahim, Dr. Brooke Wilmsen and Ms. Shuzna Majdhee for... Read More
Villa College signs an MoU with Treetop Hospital
Villa College has signed an MoU with Treetop Hospital on Sunday, 21st March 2021.
It was signed by Rector, Dr. Ahmed Anwar, from Villa College and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Adil Moosa, from Treetop Hospital.
This MoU establishes the terms and conditions, under which VC and Treetop... Read More
Application for the May 2021 Intake is now open!
Villa College is now open for applications for the May 2021 Intake.
The new intake offers the opportunity to join 111 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master’s Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Teaching, Education, Sharia,... Read More
Mentoring Workshop held for Nurses in Tree Top Hospital
With the initiation of placing Diploma in Nursing students at Tree Top Hospital, Villa College, Faculty of Health Sciences have yet again achieved another milestone. 9 participants who are at leading positions of general wards and specialized areas took part in this workshop.
The main aim of the... Read More
Psychology students placement begins
Placements for Psychology students from the first and second batch begins from 3rd January 2021.
42 psychology students from Villa College begin their 125 hours of practical training at 5 different psychological service providing institutions, different departments at Ministry of Gender, Family... Read More
Villa College launches ACCA Accelerate programme
Villa College launched the ACCA Accelerate programme on 24th December 2020, in a special ceremony held at Villa College, QI Campus.
The ACCA Accelerate programme is designed for students who are studying our UWE BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance to receive exemption from ACCA Applied... Read More
Launching of Villa College Publications
Villa College launched 2 Sharia books and the VC Research Digest, in a special ceremony held today (10th November 2020, Tuesday), in the Villa College Hall.
The 2 Sharia books launched were “Faseyha Nerun – Tharika ah Vanun” and “Aailaa aai behey Fiqh”. The books... Read More
Villa College holds Planning Day 2020
Villa College Planning Day 2020 was held on 04th and 05th November 2020. The sessions were held with the heads of all the campuses, faculties and departments of Villa College. The main objective of this event is to review the progress made by individual departments in 2020 and identify what has... Read More
Villa College launches LLM (Commercial Law) programme
Villa College launched LLM (Commercial Law) of the University of the West of England on 04th November 2020, Wednesday. The programme was launched in a special ceremony held in Villa College, by the Chief Justice of Maldives, Hon. Uz. Muthasim Adnan. In his remarks, Chief Justice highlighted the... Read More
Launching of VC PAL for September 2020 semester
The September 2020 semester's VC PAL (Peer Assisted Learning) programme was launched on 31 October, by Vice Rector Dr. Ali Najeeb.
The launching was followed by PAL Leader training for 12 students selected from 3 different modules. These are two modules from the Faculty of Business Management,... Read More
Villa College signs MoU with Counselling Institutions
Villa College signed an MoU with the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services and 4 Counselling Institutions on 26th October 2020. This MoU will enable the Bachelor of Psychology students to complete their practical component of the programme from these institutes.
MoU was signed in a... Read More
Villa College launches brand new Engineering Programmes for January 2021 Intake
We have launched 4 new programmes, adding to our programme portfolio tonight, with the introduction of Engineering programmes for the first time. The newly introduced programmes are Foundation in Engineering, Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Mechanical... Read More
Villa College is now open for applications for the September 2020 Intake.
The new intake offers the opportunity to join more than 80 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master’s Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Teaching,... Read More
Application for May 2020 Intake is now open!
Villa College is now open for applications for the May 2020 Intake.
May 2020 Intake was announced by the Vice Rector, Dr. Ali Najeeb in a special event held in Villa College. In this event, Mr. Hussain Afeef, Regional Director of Training, Development and Quality, LUX* South Ari Atoll delivered an... Read More
Villa College LLB students win Jury’s Award in the SAARCLAW Mooting Competition
Villa College LLB students who participated in the Law Students’ Conference & Colloquium 2019-2020 held in New Delhi from 21st to 23rd February, won the Jury’s Award for the best memorial presented during the SAARCLAW Mooting Competition. Three students participated in this... Read More
Villa College beats the World Average in ACCA
Villa College beats the World Average in the ACCA examinations held in December 2019. Students participating from Villa College in the ACCA examinations beat the World Average in 6 subjects. The subjects are Performance Management, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Audit and Assurance,... Read More
MoU Signing between Villa College and Amrak Training Institute
Villa College and Amrak Training Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct clinical and practical training, in nursing related skill areas. Amrak Training Institute is a training institute of Durdans Hospital, who has been conducting various training programmes at different... Read More
Our staff visits Open University Malaysia (OUM)
Our staff, Mr. Ahmed Yasir (Deputy Director, Institute of Academic Development) and Mr Margret Vijay (Director, Centre for Open and Distance Learning) has visited Open University Malaysia on an exposure trip from 9th February to 15 February 2020 to learn about the learning management systems,... Read More
Villa College signs a Memorandum of Agreement with Universal Foundation
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between Villa College and Universal Foundation. The signing ceremony was held on 4 February at Villa College. While the Rector, Dr Ahmed Anwar, signed on behalf of Villa College, the president of Universal Foundation, Mr Iyaz Waheed, signed for the... Read More
Studies commence for January 2020 Semester
Studies for January 2020 semester commenced with the Welcoming and Orientation Session for the new students.
The Rector of Villa College, Dr. Ahmed Anwar welcomed the new students and highlighted important points regarding Villa College and higher education.
Next, the Vice President of the Villa... Read More
The last Multicultural Night of 2019
The last Multicultural Night of 2019 was held on 28th November 2019 in the Villa College Hall. This event is also an assessment component for the first semester Foundation students. As such, students from Foundation in Law, Foundation in Teaching, Foundation in Psychology, Certificate 4 in... Read More
UWE – VC Graduation 2019
The UWE – VC Graduation 2019 was held on 16th November 2019, Saturday in Dharubaaruge.
A total of 345 students graduated from undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from the University of the West of England. Addressing the gathering in the welcoming remarks, Rector of Villa College, Dr.... Read More
3 new programmes launched for the upcoming Jan 2020 intake
Villa College has launched 3 new programmes for the upcoming January 2020 intake.
The new courses launched in the upcoming intake are the MSc Nursing (International), Bachelor of Psychology and Certificate Level 4 in Creative Arts and Design.
MSc Nursing (International) was launched... Read More
Mentoring Workshop Conducted by School of Health Sciences
34 participants from 2 tertiary hospitals of Male’ participated today in a mentoring workshop conducted by the School of Health Sciences of Villa College. Participants from ADK and Hulhumale hospital took part in this workshop which was facilitated by the lecturers of Villa College.
The... Read More
Villa College signs an agreement with Addu City Council to develop a Higher Education Institute
Villa College has signed an agreement with the Addu City Council to acquire land from Hithadhoo, Addu City.
The agreement was signed upon winning the bid proposal as submitted by the College, on 21st October 2019, in Addu City by the Addu City Council Mayor, Mr. Abdulla Sadig and the Vice Rector... Read More
Diploma in Nursing Oath Taking Ceremony
22 Diploma in Nursing students of the second semester, 2019 participating in the Oath-Taking ceremony at the Main Hall of Villa College on 15th October 2019. Officiated by the Dr. Ali Nazeem, Medical Director, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, the event marked the achievement of a milestone in the... Read More
Application for the January 2020 Intake is now open!
Villa College is now open for applications for the January 2020 Intake.
The new intake offers the opportunity to join 97 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master’s Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Teaching,... Read More
Happy Teacher’s Day 2019!
Teacher’s Day was celebrated in Villa College on 2nd October 2019. In a joint effort by the Villa College Staff Club and the HR Department, a ceremony was held on the occasion. Addressing our teachers in this ceremony, our Rector, Dr. Ahmed Anwar praised the effort the teachers put into... Read More
Customer Service Training conducted for our staff
A Customer Service training was conducted for the Villa College staff by Mr. Masood Ali on 26th September 2019. This training included various customer service techniques and practices. Our staff were engaged in a lively session where they identified numerous areas, in which the techniques and... Read More
Highlights of our 3rd Staff Meeting of 2019
Our 3rd Staff Meeting of 2019 was held on 17Th September 2019. As per usual, the first item on the agenda was the Staff Café Talk. Dr. Ali Fawaz Shareef delivered a motivational speech on the topic “Develop your brand” in this meeting’s edition of the Staff Café... Read More
Congratulations to our staff moving up the ladder!
Promotions were given to some of our staff on 17th September 2019 in our 3rd staff meeting of 2019. Department heads were selected for the newly established Center for Postgraduate Studies (CPS) and the Center for Open and Distance Learning (CODL). Moreover, 2 of our staff were promoted to Dean and... Read More
VC PAL Programme – An effective learning method
The Villa College Peer Assisted Learning programme (VC PAL) is a programme designed for students to formally engage in a peer assisted learning environment. This will benefit both the student leaders and the students in the PAL groups. Most alumni of the college state that studying is made much... Read More
Letters given to staff selected for Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching
At the start of September, Villa College announced the opportunity for the full-time staff to be selected to complete the course, Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching. Higher priority was given to full-time teaching and academic staff without a teaching qualification. The main aim of this programme is... Read More
Villa College Gan Campus officially inaugurated
Villa College Gan Campus has been officially inaugurated on Monday, 29th July 2019. The campus was officially inaugurated in an auspicious ceremony by the Rector of Villa College, Dr. Ahmed Anwar. Rector, Dr. Ahmed Anwar expressed his hope that the students in Laamu Atoll will make ample use of... Read More
ICSRI 2019 comes to an end
The 4th International Conference for Social Research and Innovation, ICSRI 2019 has ended.
The closing keynote address was given by Dr. Arvind Mathur, WHO Representative to the Republic of Maldives on the topic "Taking the bull by the horn: #BeatNCDs". Dr. Arvind Manthur stressed the... Read More
International Conference for Social Research & Innovation (ICSRI) 2019 begins
The 4th International Conference for Social Research and Innovation, ICSRI 2019 has begun. This years’ conference was inaugurated with the opening ceremony held today in the Villa College Hall.
The Rector of Villa College, Dr. Ahmed Anwar stressed the importance of research and how research... Read More
VC meets with JCM
Villa College Executives met with a delegation from Joint-Credits Mechanism (JCM) on 11th July 2019, Thursday. The meeting was held to commemorate the successful completion of the installation of solar panels and its operations in the QI Campus of Villa College. Moreover, further ways for... Read More
Villa College Planning Day 2018
A Villa College planning day was held today, organized by the planning department and the Villa College Rectorate. The main purpose of this activity was to review the progress made by individual departments in 2018 and identify what has been achieved, as well as to focus on the areas where... Read More
Villa College holds 3rd Multicultural night of the year
Multicultural Night is one of the assessment tasks in English proficiency one module. This events provide students with the opportunity to learn about various aspects of different cultures. Main aim of the event is to enhance research and presentations skills amongst... Read More
UWE – VC Graduation ceremony 2018 was held today
This year’s one of the biggest events of villa college was held today morning at Dharubaaruge. We are very proud to announce that the convocation ceremony for the class of 2018 was successfully held today and a total number of 319 students graduated this year. This is the second batch to... Read More
January 2019 Intake - Announcement
The application period for the January 2019 Intake of Villa College programmes has commenced. There are 97 programmes available in the areas of Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Management, Teaching, Education, Economics, Sharia, Law, Islam, Dhivehi, Human Resource, Tourism,... Read More
Maldives HR Awards 2018
It is with great pleasure that we announce, that Villa College is the recipient of ‘Most Trainings Conducted Award’ given by HR Maldives. This award is given in recognition of persistent training programs that Villa College holds regularly to improve the efficiency and skill of... Read More
MoU Signing Ceremony between VC & ENDEVOR
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today, between the International Center for Environment Development and Operational Research (ENDEVOR) and Villa College to Collaborate and coordinate in the areas of research. Through this understanding, both organizations will collaborate... Read More
UWE has been awarded gold status in the latest UK government rankings for Higher Education providers
UWE has been awarded gold status in the latest UK government rankings for Higher Education providers
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been awarded gold status in the latest UK Government rankings for higher education providers.
UWE Bristol has been given the highest... Read More
Professional Development Day
On this Professional Development Day 2 of 2018, we are mainly focusing on teaching and learning strategies to improve student engagement. In this, we are covering a wide range of issues in student engagement. In this, we are covering a wide range of issues in student engagement inluding alignment... Read More
New Programmes Commencing
Villa College has launched 5 new programmes and extended the application date for the May intake to the 15th of April.
The new courses launched in the current intake are the Master of Sharia and Law (Criminal Law), Master of Business Administration, Master of Teaching Dhivehi Language, Diploma in... Read More
