Al-Maktoum College is an exciting and innovative development in teaching and research in the Study of Islam and Muslims.
Al-Maktoum College is an independent research-led place of higher education, offering postgraduate programmes (taught Masters and PhD).
Our Patron and Sponsor is HH Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates, whose vision for multiculturalism is at the heart of Al-Maktoum College.
Al-Maktoum College is not a religious organisation. We are an academic higher education institution examining the fields in the Study of Islam and Muslims.
We are a college that promotes a greater understanding of different religions and cultures in a multicultural context, for the benefit of the wider community and to build bridges between the Muslim and Western worlds at this crucial time.
Multiculturalism is at the centre of our vision and structure. Our multicultural ethos is visibly translated and implemented in our day-to-day operation. Our staff and students come from diverse national, cultural and religious backgrounds including Muslims and non-Muslims. We believe that there is an urgent social need – both locally and internationally – for all elements of society to be engaging within the debates on the study of Islam and Muslims, and to be doing so with each other within the same classroom.
We are also working practically with many areas of contemporary Scottish society and beyond to develop a better picture of a Scotland which is integrated as both ‘one nation and many cultures’.
