Where is ?

• 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 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 55% Income - Research Research Funding PhD Programme Attained: € • Climate Change, Carbon Chemistry and Marine Submitted: € 1.5m 900,000 Science (3) • MarCons Cost - • MIRAGE Interreg - • Alzheimer's and social care research (2). €130,000 €97,000 • Influence of digital technology in classrooms • ClimACT - • SEAPPORTUNITY- €90,000 €75,000 • What is literature - defining Gibraltar culture and identity through literary work. • Erasmus+ - • BONN - Biodiversity €80,000 Monitoring - SUDEO • Gibraltar’s water industry –organisational change €80,000 • UE4SD - • Professional child protection practices. €400,000 • BIOGLASER - Interreg - SUDOE €82,000 • Big Data, remittances and its ability to predict social and natural disasters in EDCs • Marie Curie - €220,000

International Recruitment

Target Countries:

Priority A: Gibraltar, the UK, Australia, the USA, , , 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 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 offerings 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