Dear MBS students, alumni and readers,
We are aware that the recent articles in the media about MFHEA’s recognition in Europe may have been the cause for some concern for you, our learners and alumni. We would therefore like to set the record straight, so that you know where you, and your qualification, stand.
First, any qualification that you receive from us that is conferred by one of our international partners, is not in any way related to this article, since the qualification received is under the jurisdiction of that country, not Malta. We are referring to the Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management, the Level 6 Certificate in Project Management, the Level 6 Certificate in Coaching and the Henley Executive MBA.
Regarding any qualifications that are conferred by Malta Business School itself only, such as, the Bachelor degree in Business and Management and related Award, Certificate and Diploma programmes, there should not be any adverse effects in the recognition of these qualifications. The recognition of any European qualification by any other European institution has always been carried out on a voluntary basis by each European institution. To date, our qualifications have always been recognised abroad with no issues.
Malta Business School strives to achieve the utmost recognition and quality, having been the first business school in Malta to meet all quality standards in the MFHEA’s first External Quality Audit. Our high level of quality has also been repeatedly recognised by our partner institutions through their external audits of Malta Business School, whether it is Henley Business School at the University of Reading, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) UK, and the Awards for Training and Higher Education (ATHE) UK. Therefore we do not feel that there should be any issue with our qualifications’ recognition being adversely affected.
MFHEA have already expressed their concern with schools in Malta as well as through a press release that the articles may have been misleading and/or contained inaccuracies. The European body itself (EQAR) has also issued a declaration to clarify the issue. MFHEA decided to apply for this voluntary register, but was deemed wanting on some criteria. This is unfortunate, since it would have been nice to achieve top quality recognition by EQAR for the Maltese educational sector. MFHEA are acknowledging that this rejection is a valuable learning experience that will help them improve their quality. We hope that MFHEA can expedite any improvements that were recommended by EQAR so that we can all celebrate MFHEA’s entry into EQAR’s register as soon as possible.
