Where is Gibraltar? Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Where is Gibraltar?

• Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory
• Located on the southern end of the Iberian

Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean

• It has an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2)
• Population: 32,000
• GDP: £1.91Bn (2016/17)

The University

• The University of Gibraltar opened its doors on 21st September 2015.
• There are three faculties
• Faculty of Business
• Faculty of Health and Sport Science
• Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
• Three Institutes:
• Institute for Gibraltar and Mediterranean Studies
• Institute for Earth and Life Sciences
• Institute of Continuing Professional Development
• Linked to the UK as a Member State of the EU, Gibraltar has access to

European Funding and the Erasmus+ Programme.

• Gibraltar does not come under the UK universities but we chose to be

aligned with the UK Governance, Academic Framework and Quality Assurance.

• The University of Gibraltar has Research Degree and Research Degree

awarding powers.

Key Areas

Our Campus

Current Research Contribution

• MarCons Cost -

€130,000

• ClimACT -

€90,000

• Erasmus+ -

€80,000

• UE4SD -

€400,000

• MIRAGE Interreg -

€97,000

• SEAPPORTUNITY-

€75,000

• BONN - Biodiversity

Monitoring - SUDEO €80,000

• BIOGLASER - Interreg
• SUDOE €82,000
• Marie Curie -

€220,000

Attained: € 900,000 Submitted: € 1.5m

• Climate Change, Carbon Chemistry and Marine

Science (3)

• Alzheimer's and social care research (2).
• Influence of digital technology in classrooms
• What is Llanito literature - defining Gibraltar

culture and identity through literary work.

• Gibraltar’s water industry –organisational change
• Professional child protection practices.
• Big Data, remittances and its ability to predict

social and natural disasters in EDCs

Research Funding PhD Programme 55% Income - Research

Target Countries: Priority A: Gibraltar, the UK, Australia, the USA, Spain, Morocco, China (incl. Hong Kong) and India. Niche potential: Chile and Costa Rica . Priority B: Malaysia, Nigeria, Vietnam and Turkey. Niche potential: Italy, Greece, France, Tunisia, Canada and Israel

International Recruitment

Future Plans

• Placements for all students every year
• Construction of accommodation premises
• Europa Point Language Centre
• Business School
• Expansion of our current portfolio
• Enhancement of a student experience to include

sports, leisure, faith-based and other social

• fferings

Expectations by 2022:

• 1. University would have made great strides

towards financial independence

• 2. Support development of local economy

directly – Fintech, banking, accountancy, education, health, sports business.

• 3. Supported growth in local economy by

attracting more people to Gibraltar -- service industries will benefit.

Thank You