Buoyed by the success achieved after just two years in Malta, Middlesex University is planning to expand its presence here by rolling out more courses and increasing its student population.

The vice-chancellor, Tim Blackman, was in Malta last Friday for the university’s first-ever graduation ceremony since opening its Pembroke campus in 2013. Just three out of the 65 graduates were foreigners.

At the moment, the university is offering four undergraduate and two post-graduate programmes.

“We are not looking for a massive expansion of thousands of students, as our foremost priority is quality. I would say our plan is to increase our intake by several hundred,” Prof. Blackman said.

In preparation for this step, the university is investing in more interactive teaching aids and better video-conferencing facilities for closer collaboration with its central campus in London.

At present there are about 200 students taking the various courses being offered by the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Business School.

“A major attraction is that we offer a British degree, and we strive to ensure that the curricular standard is the same as in London,” he said.