The Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education of the State of Kuwait and the University of Malta was renewed recently during a ceremony held at the University of Malta.

Dr Adel Almane, the Cultural Counsellor at the Cultural Office of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Paris attended the ceremony and signed the agreement on behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education of the State of Kuwait.

Speaking during the official signing, the rector of the University of Malta, Professor Alfred J. Vella, expressed appreciation towards the State of Kuwait for the continued trust it has placed in the university as it provides higher education, training and preparation of a good number of Kuwaiti students, most of whom are preparing to become doctors and dentists.

Dr Almane thanked the University of Malta for the support it provides to the Kuwaiti students in Malta and the excellent working relationship it holds with the Cultural Office in Paris.

The MoU focuses on the arrangements that are in place for the Kuwaiti scholarship students at the University of Malta and encourages the development of academic relations with universities and research centres in Kuwait looking at joint research and other academic activities. 

A total of 80 Kuwaiti scholarship students have successfully concluded their studies at the University of Malta since 2009 including 10 students who will be graduating in December. The university currently hosts a further 90 students spread over various years of study, with a further 12 new students who joined this month.