University of Malta

University of Malta

L-Università ta' Malta
Gateway Building
Latin: Universitas Melitensis
Former names	Collegium Melitense (1592–1768) Pubblica Università di Studi Generali (1769–1798) École Centrale (1798–1800) Royal University of Malta (1937–1974)
Motto	Ut Fructificemus Deo (Latin)
Motto in English	"We should bring forth fruit unto God"
Type	Public
Established	12 November 1592; 431 years ago (1592-11-12)
Founder	Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
Affiliation	EUA, EAN, ACU, Utrecht Network, SGroup, CGU, EUCEN, ISEP
Chancellor	David J. Attard
Rector	Alfred J. Vella
Academic staff	961 (as of 2016–17)[1]
Administrative staff	930 (as of 2016–17)[1]
Students	~11,500 (2023) [2]
Location	Tal-Qroqq, Msida , Malta 35°54′8″N 14°29′1″E / 35.90222°N 14.48361°E / 35.90222; 14.48361
Campus	Urban
Language	English
Sporting affiliations	Malta University Sports Club
Website	www.um.edu.mt

The University of Malta (Maltese: L-Università ta' Malta, UM, formerly UOM) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association, the European Access Network, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Santander Network, the Compostela Group, the European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) and the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).^[3]

In post-nominals the university's name is abbreviated as Melit; a shortened form of Melita (a Latinised form of the Greek Μελίτη).