Woolf Accreditation

Woolf exists to promote academic excellence, broaden access to higher education, and guard values that are humane, democratic and international.

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Talent may be evenly distributed, but opportunity is not—we are committed to widening the horizon of opportunity by connecting students and quality academics across the world. Woolf is the first global collegiate higher education institution that allows education organizations to join as member colleges and offer accredited degrees.

Woolf degrees are recognized by about 57 countries who are under treaty obligation as signatories to the Lisbon Recognition Convention. The full list of signatory countries can be found on the United Nations website and the Council of Europe website.

ECTS standards, following the European Standards and Guidelines 2015 (ESG 2015) are validated by an approved regulatory authority. The Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), which is partially funded by the European Commission and European Union, implements ESG 2015 with the aim of further promoting quality in further and higher education. In September 2019, the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) (previously the National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE)) licensed Woolf . This license is recognized within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and allows for transportability of higher education credits and degrees within the European Union. Malta is a member of the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Programs with ECTS accreditation via Woolf are specifically designated as such. In Europe, Woolf is a Higher Education Institution and is not licensed as a “university,” which is a specially reserved term. As a licensed Higher Education Institution, Woolf is able to offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees with the same status as issued by a “university.”

The Registrar’s office for Woolf (MT) is located at 66, Old Theatre Street, Valletta VLT 1454, Malta.

More information about Woolf and Higher Education in Europe:

• Woolf's public Policy of Quality Assurance;
• MFHEA List of Higher Education Institutions, showing Woolf;
• MFHEA/NCFHE List of Woolf programmes (list tends to lag by at least 1 year);
• Bologna Process – EHEA;
• ENIC-NARIC Home Page;
• ENIC-NARIC Higher Education Institution;
• MFHEA licensing conditions.

Woolf is listed on the EU’s Europass website. To search for other Woolf degrees:

• Click here;
• Click on place and add Malta;
• Click on degree level and select EQF7;
• Click on thematic area and select the appropriate option (e.g.: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)).

Woolf is an official member institute of ICDE.

Woolf is an official member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe.

Woolf is an affiliate member of EURASHE.

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