Studies for January 2020 semester commenced with the Welcoming and Orientation Session for the new students.The Rector of ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Dr. Ahmed Anwar welcomed the new students and highlighted important points regarding ³Ô¹ÏÍø and higher education.Next, the Vice President of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Association gave information on the activities planned for this year. Furthermore, the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Ambassadors were introduced for 2020 and the Student Ambassadors also addressed the gathering regarding their planned activities and events.The new semester offered the opportunity to join 102 different courses from Certificate level 1 to Master's Degree programmes in different fields, including Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Management, Teaching, Education, Sharia, Law, Islam, Quran, Human Resource Management, Accounting, Public Health, Nursing, ACCA, Research, and Marine Studies.Among these, there are 13 Master's programmes, 6 Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate programmes, 21 Degree programmes, 20 Diploma programmes, 13 Certificate level 4 (Degree Foundation) programmes, 13 Certificate level 3 programmes, 2 Certificate level 2 programmes and 1 Certificate level 1 programme, as well as 8 programmes in Marine Studies.In addition to ³Ô¹ÏÍø's own programmes, these include Master's and Degree programmes from the prestigious university of the UK, University of the West of England.Besides studies commencing at the QI campus in Male', studies will be commencing at all the ³Ô¹ÏÍø atoll campuses and learning centres as well.Students will be able to make payments easily in monthly instalment basis. In addition, the students have the opportunity to study all the Degree Programs offered in ³Ô¹ÏÍø, through the Free First Degree Scheme by the government.