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 researches will be conducted with the guidance of MWSC’s expertise along with the necessary financial aid to provide an allowance for students who will be taking part in the research.
Moreover, students who provide exceptional research papers will be given the opportunity to present their research at conferences held by organizations that MWSC are proud members of like the International Desalination Association or the World Water Council all at the expense of MWSC. Managing Director, Hassan Shah also noted that he hopes that this MoU opens up more avenues of research for students and creates more capable individuals relevant to their industries benefiting the society in the process. Rector, Dr. Ahmed Anwar also went on to mention how he looks forward to the new avenues of research being opened up through this MoU as Villa College has always been at the forefront of developing research in this country.
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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
