Villa College has stated that many students have been seeking to join Villa College, a full-fledged tertiary education and training institute established by the Chairman of Villa Group, Gasim Ibrahim to offer educational opportunities to Maldivians, at an affordable price, in the country.
The college revealed that many students have been applying to every opportunity opened by the college. In this regard, the greatest number of students applied to the Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Human Resources Management and IT related courses.
Villa College yesterday commenced the registration of the new students. Today exams will be held for current students who have applied to join these classes.
Villa College has a research facility to conduct knowledge based researches.
Villa College began its historic journey on the 28th of January 2007, with the registration of its first institute, Villa Institute of Water Sports followed by the Villa Institute of Information Technology (VIIT) and Villa Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Studies. By the consistent endeavors of our chairman and the countless efforts of the enthusiastic and committed group of staff, on the 17th October 2007 Villa College was registered and established as the first Private College of the Maldives by the Department of Higher Education.
Villa College commenced its first program early October 2007 with a total number of twenty students. Since then, the student numbers have grown steadily and today over one thousand students, learning various disciplines, are enrolled.
Villa College is also the first to become the first higher education institution in the Maldives to become truly international.