Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies, MNU

Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies, MNU is a recognised university in Maldives. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityMalé

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsTourism; Business & Management

AccreditationMaldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment.

Official websitehttps://mnu.edu.mv/fhts/

Accreditation registryhttps://mqa.gov.mv/en/higher-education-institutes

Founded 1987 (heritage to Hotel and Catering Training School; now Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies within Maldives National University 2011). Maldives's premier tourism + hospitality training institution. Heritage to 1987 Hotel and Catering Training School. Now Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies within MNU 2011. ~2,000 students. CRITICAL for Maldives — tourism is ~30% of GDP and biggest employer. COVID-2020 context: ~99% drop in tourist arrivals during pandemic, -33% Maldives GDP contraction, faculty programmes severely impacted; rebuilding 2022-onwards.

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