This small southern European country is best known as a popular tourist destination – but if you’d like to stay longer than a two-week holiday, why not choose to study in Malta? One of the world’s smallest and most densely populated countries, Malta is a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Italy. The three largest of these – Malta Island, Gozo and Comino – are inhabited, with a total resident population of roughly 420,000.
Each year, thousands of students flock to Malta to study, but why? Studying in Malta falls into two main categories: University and English schools. Malta has long been a Mecca for English-learners, with its great climate and low cost of living making it an attractive alternative to the UK, the Americas, and Oceania. More recently, the University of Malta has been attracting students from all over the world with its low costs and the fact that English is the language of instruction in all subjects.
There are not many formal study abroad programs in Malta but the few opportunities come with scholarship opportunities. This is not to say that Malta is inappropriate or unprepared for students; in fact, the University of Malta is quite international and the small country is sufficiently developed and contemporary.