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Arkansas State, American University of Malta Announce Degree Deal

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Arkansas State University and the American University of Malta this week announced a dual-degree and global classroom location for A-State.

The alliance between the two, which begins this fall, creates dual-degree opportunities for students. Arkansas State said that students who opt into the program will receive degrees from both universities.

A-State Chancellor Kelly Damphousse met with American University officials last week in Bormla, in the Republic of Malta. The country, one of the world’s smallest, is on an island about 50 miles south of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. During his visit, Damphousse also met with the country’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and toured future expansion sites for AUM, a liberal arts college founded in 2016.

Two degree programs are currently available for the dual-enrollment plan: business administration and finance. The universities plan to add more programs in the future. Arkansas State students who take part would spend their first year in Jonesboro and attend their sophomore and junior years in Malta. They would finish their senior year in Jonesboro.

International students starting in Malta will take their early courses at AUM and enroll in one online A-State class each semester. They would have the opportunity to take their fourth classes in Jonesboro or online.

The program also allows for A-State faculty members to spend time in Malta for one-week seminars with the AUM online students.

“This week we establish another unique learning partnership for Arkansas State, and it has the potential to broaden opportunities for our students and faculty and to open new pathways for learning,” Damphousse said in a news release. “Our colleagues at American University of Malta share our commitment to student and faculty development and to the sharing of knowledge across the globe.”

AUM President Lewis Walker said the university seeks partnerships to better achieve its mission.

“When we share resources, ideas and risks, we are stronger and wiser,” he said. “Our road ahead is not without challenges. Today, we walk it with greater confidence because we walk it with a new and valued friend in Arkansas State University.”

The Malta alliance joins a roster of Arkansas State international agreements that includes universities in Japan and Queretaro, Mexico.

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