Established | 2000 |
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Principal | Dr Zahid Parvez |
Location |
Markfield, England, UK 52°40′35″N 1°16′18″W / 52.6765°N 1.2716°WCoordinates: 52°40′35″N 1°16′18″W / 52.6765°N 1.2716°W |
Website | https://www.mihe.ac.uk/ |
The Markfield Institute of Higher Education is an educational institution based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. Specialising in Islamic subjects, the Institute runs part-time and full-time courses, awarding BA and MA degrees validated by Newman University, and PhD degrees validated by the University of Gloucestershire. The Institute is accredited by the British Accreditation Council, reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and registered with the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Currently, the fees are £4,500 a year for UK and EU students, and £7,500 a year for international students.
The Institute was established in 2000 and inaugurated by HRH The Prince of Wales. In 2015, the Institute was shortlisted for The Muslim News Award for Excellence in Education.
The Markfield Institute was established in the 2000, and was inaugurated by HRH Prince Charles. The Institute aims at promoting understanding between Muslim communities in the West and the pluralistic societies they are a part of through the positive contributions of its graduates. The Institute endeavours to “integrate the richness and high standards of traditional Islamic scholarship with the best of Western research techniques, academic rigour and critical inquiry.” Over the years, more than 750 students have graduated from the Institute.
The Markfield Institute is located within the rural village of Markfield in the British Midlands and is easily accessible by car and public transport. The village is situated within both National Forest and Charnwood Forest. It lies very close to the M1 motorway roughly 8 miles north east of Leicester, and 10 miles south east of Loughborough. The Institute is roughly 100 miles from London.