Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, About Us, University of Aberdeen

AL-MAKTOUM INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

The Al-Maktoum Institute is an independent institution, based in Dundee. The Al-Maktoum Institute is, though, very proud to work in academic partnership with the University of Aberdeen, in particular through the validation by the University of our MLitt and PhD degree programmes.

In particular the Al- Maktoum Institute works closely with the University of Aberdeen School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, which is part of the College of Arts and Social Sciences. The College includes also the other Schools of Education, Languages and Literature, Law, Social Sciences, and Aberdeen Business School.

Correspondingly all students at Al-Maktoum Institute on the taught masters and postgraduate research programmes are registered students of the University of Aberdeen. They have full access to the range of facilities that are offered by the University of Aberdeen as well as the Institute’s own facilities in Dundee. All teaching and supervision takes place on the Institute campus in Dundee. Our students’ final degree (MLitt, MPhil, and PhD) will be awarded by the University of Aberdeen.

The University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is a 500 year old university which is at the forefront of teaching and research. Its degrees are recognised and well respected worldwide. It has been awarded consistently high results in the new national performance measures – the Teaching Quality Assessments (TQA/QAA) and the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

According to the latest (2008) Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the University of Aberdeen is among the UK’s top research universities with 89% of Aberdeen’s research activity recognised as being of international quality, and 55% is world leading or internationally excellent. (4* and 3*). In particular, Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen was ranked as 1st in the UK.

This means that all staff and students at the Al-Maktoum Institute are working with a recognised centre of national and international excellence.