| LC control no. | no2015057166 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | University of Malta (1980- ) |
| Variant(s) | Università taʹ Malta Université de Malte |
| See also | Component of merger: Old University (Malta) Component of merger: New University (Malta) |
| Biography/History note | The University of Malta (1980- ) was originally founded as the College of the Society of Jesus in 1592 in Valletta, Malta. In 1769 it became the University of Malta and in 1937 the Royal University of Malta. In 1976 the name University of Malta was resumed. In 1978, it split into the New University and the Old University. In 1980, the Old and New Universities merged to once again form the University of Malta. |
| Beginning date | 1980-03-28 |
| Associated country | Malta |
| Located | Msida (Malta) Valletta (Malta) Gozo Island (Malta) |
| Address | University of Malta Msida Malta MSD 2080 |
| Field of activity | Education, Higher |
| Found in | Dissertations presented for the degree of Doctor of Law, LL. D. of The University of Malta, 1958-1988, 1988. Its website, January 27, 2015: History page (University of Malta; L-Università taʹ Malta; Msida MSD 2080, Malta) Contact Us page (University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta) The University page (The main campus is situated at Msida. There are two other campuses. One is the Valletta campus) The Campuses page (The Gozo Campus (formerly known as the University of Malta Gozo Centre) was set up in 1992) <http://www.um.edu.mt/> Berg, Warren G., 1924- Historical dictionary of Malta. 1995, viewed through Google Books, April 14, 2015: p. 128 (Then, in the 1978 amendments of the Education Act, the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture, Medicine and Surgery and Dental Surgery were transferred to the College of Arts, Science and Technology (called the Polytechnic)... It was renamed the "New University"; The Faculty of Theology was transferred to the Archbishop's Seminary at Tal Virtu, Rabat. The remaining Faculties of Arts, Science and Laws were given the name of "The Old University." Another amendment in 1980 caused the suppression of the Faculties of Arts and Science, while Law was transferred to the "New University," which then became "The University of Malta.") <https://books.google.com/books?id=ASU_wAe7yMsC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=%22New+University%22+Malta&source=bl&ots=_HdsijEDK-&sig=wgufODmw33zLIL6aPWg6dhUiuqA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-ejFVNiwIovwoATcy4KgCQ&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22New%20University%22%20Malta&f=false> Libraries Australia authorities, April 14, 2015: (The College of the Society of Jesus was founded in 1592 in Valletta, Malta. In 1769 it became the University of Malta and in 1937 the Royal University of Malta. In 1976 the university reverted to its original name of University of Malta. In 1978 the Polytechnic of Malta together with the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture, Medicine and Surgery, and Dental Surgery, transferred from the University of Malta, and formed the New University.The Faculties of Arts, Science and Law remained at the University of Malta, renamed the Old University. On the 28th March 1980 the two universities resumed again the name of University of Malta) <http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35466837> Continuités et ruptures des sources du savoir sur l'Afrique aux 17e et 18e siècles, 2017: page 93 (Université de Malte) |
| Associated language | eng |
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