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Islamic University of Maldives (IUM / އިސްލާމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ)
Islamic University of Maldives (IUM / އިސްލާމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ) is a recognised university in Maldives. Below is what AlmiStudy
records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed
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CityMalé
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies; Languages & Linguistics; Education; Law
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.
Founded 2015 (chartered as MALDIVES'S SECOND national-level university — specialised in Islamic sciences; heritage to Faculty of Sharia and Law within Maldives National University). MALDIVES'S SECOND national-level university — specialised in Islamic sciences. Chartered 16 February 2015. Heritage to Faculty of Sharia and Law within MNU; spun off as independent university due to growing demand for Islamic HE in 100%-Sunni-Muslim Maldives. ~3,000+ students. 5 faculties: Islamic Studies + Sharia and Law + Quran and Sunnah + Languages + Educational Studies. ARABIC-DHIVEHI bilingual with English Islamic finance programmes. Major imam-training pipeline for Maldives. CONTEXT: Maldives Constitution Article 9-10 requires Maldivian citizens be Sunni Muslim — IUM serves entire population 100% Sunni context.
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