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L-EDUKAZZJONI GĦANDHA SSIB L-AĦJAR FIL-BNIEDEM | Morgan Parnis

Explore episode Jun 23, 2026

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Qualifications fin-Knights u r-regolazzjoni tas-settur

At 1:18:59 · chapter starts 1:14:49

One of the most pragmatic chapters of the episode, this section exposes the bureaucratic reality of running a private education provider in Malta. The MFHEA — Malta Further and Higher Education Authority — regulates all further and higher education qualifications, and getting a new qualification approved takes roughly 18 months of evidence-gathering, process documentation, and regulatory engagement. Morgan describes this as a legitimate but demanding process, and one that public institutions like the University of Malta are largely insulated from through their self-accrediting status. He explores dual qualifications — where students can graduate with credentials from two institutions simultaneously — and describes Knights College's work with international partners to make its qualifications internationally portable. He is honest about the underdog position: Knights College competes with an institution offering free education, a structural disadvantage that forces constant quality differentiation.

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