Partners
Villa College has managed to establish strong partnerships with a number of International partners to provide internationally recognized programmes to its students. The programmes of University of West of England (UWE) being offered at Villa College is one of the most popular programmes and the partnership with UWE one of the most fruitful partnerships with assistance and expertise being provided by UWE to VC regularly. Open University of Malaysia has also been one of the most significant partners to date since 2008. In addition to these, VC maintains strong affiliations with international quality assurance bodies such as ACCA and CIMA to ensure that we abide by international standards in quality assurance.
The University of the West of England
The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol, or simply UWE) is a public university located in and around the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. The present institution received university status in 1992, though alongside the University of Bristol and the University of Bath, it first started as the Merchant Venturers Navigation School in 1595 and Technical College in 1894. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 96% of UWE Bristol graduates are in work or further study 6 months after graduating, with 78% working in professional roles.
Open University of Malaysia
In August 1999, the Minister of Education, Malaysia, invited Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations Sdn Bhd (METEOR), a consortium of 11 public universities in the country, to set up an open university. This led to the establishment of OUM in August 2000 followed by its launch on 26 August 2002 by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. With the motto "University for All", OUM believes in the democratisation of education, giving everyone a chance at self-actualisation and fulfilling their potential.
PADI
Villa College offers several PADI certifications ranging from open water diving to dive master training. The Villa College diving facilities established in the Knowledge Village Campus in Sun Island Resort and Spa are amongst the best in the country. The diving facilities and programmes have international appeal and hence students from Europe are regularly enrolled on these programmes.
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Villa College delivers different levels of the professional accountancy papers of the Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).