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EU Accreditation

GCAS is a college of Woolf, a collegiate higher education institution licensed in Malta, which awards accredited degrees under the European Standards and Guidelines, in line with EU policy on quality assurance in higher education.

Licence renewed Woolf’s licence has been renewed by the MFHEA to 23 December 2029, across all degree levels from undergraduate to doctoral. Read the announcement →

Woolf — An Institution of Higher Education

Woolf is an accredited, degree-granting Higher Education Institution licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA, licence no. 2019-015), within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Its licence has been renewed to 2029.

Woolf’s colleges are internal academic units of one institution. Every GCAS student-researcher enrols directly with Woolf, holds a Woolf student ID, and is awarded their degree by Woolf, as has been the case since GCAS joined. All courses carrying ECTS credits are specifically designated as such.

Accredited Degree Programmes

Undergraduate
Master’s & Professional
Doctoral

What Our Accreditation Means

As a college of Woolf, GCAS offers degrees that meet rigorous European standards and are recognised internationally.

  • Awarded within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
  • Compliant with the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG)
  • ECTS credit system for international transferability
  • Quality assurance aligned with Bologna Process standards
  • Degrees awarded by Woolf, a licensed institution, with the licence renewed to 2029

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