Markfield Institute of Higher Education

The Markfield Institute was established in the 2000, and was inaugurated by Prince Charles. The institute aims at promoting understanding between Muslim communities in the West and the pluralistic societies they are a part of through the positive contributions of its graduates.[6] The institute endeavours to “integrate the richness and high standards of traditional Islamic scholarship with the best of Western research techniques, academic rigour and critical inquiry.”[1] Over the years, more than 750 students have graduated from the Institute.[1]

Markfield Institute student visiting Bradgate Park

The Markfield Institute is located within the rural village of Markfield in the British Midlands and is easily accessible by car and public transport.[8] The village is situated within both National Forest and Charnwood Forest. It lies very close to the M1 motorway roughly 8 miles north west of Leicester, and 10 miles south east of Loughborough. The institute is roughly 100 miles from London.

Notable attractions near the Institute include the Thornton Reservoir and Bradgate Park.[8]

The institute currently offers the following accredited BA and MA degrees:[1]

• BA Islamic studies [9]
• MA Islamic studies [10]
• MA Muslim chaplaincy [11]
• MA Islamic banking, finance and management [12]
• MEd Islamic education [13]
• MA Islam and sustainable development [14]

New PhD applications are currently not being taken.[3]

With Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), the Markfield Institute allows students with prior training in Islamic studies, such as graduates of darul ulooms, to start their undergraduate degrees from the second year, thus allowing such students to complete a BA in two years.[21]

• The Markfield Institute website