University Central Library

The Central Library at the Maldives National University (MNU) provides a diverse and multidisciplinary collection that supports teaching, learning, and research across a wide range of academic fields.

Key subject areas include:

  • Hospitality and tourism
  • F&B including Culinary & patisserie
  • Sharia and Law
  • Education, curriculum development & teaching skills
  • Engineering and architecture
  • Languages and linguistics
  • Arts, culture & history
  • Foreign languages, literature & novels
  • Psychology and sociology
  • Religion and religious studies
  • Business, health, & medical sciences

The library also offers special collections, including

  • Dhivehi language collection: grammar, literature, linguistics, and language usage
  • Maldivian culture collection: cultural heritage of the Maldives, including history, traditions, customs, arts, folklore, and societal development.
  • Islamic studies collection: Islamic theology, jurisprudence, history, and contemporary Islamic thought
  • Arabic materials collection: Arabic language learning and scholarship, grammar, vocabulary, classical texts, modern literature, and reference materials
  • Thesis & dissertation collection: doctoral and postgraduate theses submitted at MNU, and other international universities

Serving as a central knowledge hub, the Central Library supports the academic and research needs of students, faculty, and researchers across the university.

 

The Maldives National University
Rahdhebai Hingun, Machangoalhi
Malé, Maldives
(+960) 3345164

Business School Library

The Business Studies Library at MNU provides a comprehensive collection to support teaching, learning, and research across business and related disciplines.

Key areas include:

  • Management and leadership
  • Strategic and operations management
  • Entrepreneurship and small business management
  • International business
  • Marketing, sales, and advertising
  • Accounting, finance, and taxation
  • Human resource management and organizational behaviour
  • Economics (micro, macro, and managerial)
  • Business analysis, planning, and corporate governance
  • Management information systems (MIS)
  • Cybersecurity & Networking
  • Digital business and e-commerce
  • Business analytics, cybersecurity, and networking
  • Emerging fields such as robotics
  • Business and IT Research: research methods & study design, Data Analysis & Statistics, Data Science, Business Analytics,  ethics & research governance.

The collection covers a broad range of business and technology-related topics, providing essential resources for students, faculty, and researchers.

 

Faculty of Management and Computing
Sosun Magu, Henveiru
Malé, Maldives
(+960) 3345499

Health Sciences Library

The Health Studies Library at MNU offers a specialized collection supporting education, clinical practice, and research in health-related fields.

Core subject areas include:

  • Basic medical sciences: anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology, biochemistry & molecular biology
  • Medical sciences: microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology & toxicology
  • Clinical disciplines: internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, emergency & disaster medicine, radiology
  • Nursing: fundamental and specialized nursing, patient care, education, leadership, and management
  • Pharmacy: clinical pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, drug information & safety
  • Public health: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, community health, and global health
  • Allied health: physiotherapy, medical laboratory science, social work, behavioral health, psychology & counseling
  • Health systems: health policy, management, leadership, and medical ethics & bioethics
  • Health Research: research methods & study design, biostatistics & data analysis, evidence-based practice, clinical & medical research, ethics & research governance

The library also provides access to a wide range of online journals and digital resources across these disciplines, supporting the needs of students, faculty, and researchers.

 

Faculty of Health Sciences
Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu
Malé, Maldives
(+960) 3346502

Maritime Studies Library

The Maritime Studies Library at MNU offers a comprehensive collection of academic and technical resources that support teaching, learning, and research across maritime studies, navigation, marine engineering, and related disciplines, catering to the needs of students, faculty, and researchers.

  • Navigation and nautical sciences (bridge operations)
  • Navigation & plotting, electronic aids, bridge procedures
  • Rules & regulations for preventing collisions at sea (colregs), buoyage systems.
  • Meteorology & oceanography
  • Marine diesel engines, marine auxiliary machinery, marine electrical technology
  • Thermodynamics, applied mechanics & control systems
  • Basic seamanship and practical skills
  • Ship handling & maneuvering
  • Cargo handling
  • Safety & survival
  • Ship construction & stability
  • International conventions, maritime law & insurance
  • Ship management: commercial operation, shipbroking, and chartering. 
  • Reed’s marine engineering and technology series, Nautical Institute publications, Admiralty publications & class societies rules

 

Centre for Maritime Studies
Vilimalé, Maldives
(+960) 3390681

Hithadhoo Campus Library

The Hithadhoo Campus Library at MNU offers a multidiscipline collection of academic and technical resources that support teaching, learning, and research across the courses offered in the campus.

Major areas include

  • Education & Teaching: Child psychology, classroom management techniques, curriculum development, assessment methods, and pedagogical technologies.
  • Business, Management & Accounting: Financial accounting, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
  • Health & Nursing: Fundamentals of nursing, clinical nursing skills, patient care, anatomy/physiology, and midwifery.
  • Information Technology & Engineering: Networking basics, computer architecture, programming languages, cybersecurity, database systems, and information systems.
  • Shari’ah, Law & Islamic Studies: Jurisprudence, Islamic history, Islamic finance/banking, Quranic studies, and Arabic language and literature.
  • Tourism & hospitality: Hospitality services, food and beverage management, management, and culinary arts
  • Textbooks: Primary sources for undergraduate and diploma training.
  • Reference Books

 

Hithadhoo Campus
S. Hithadhoo, Addu City
(+960) 6885053

 

Thinadhoo Campus Library

The Thinadhoo Campus Library at MNU offers a multidiscipline collection of academic and technical resources that support teaching, learning, and research across the courses offered in the campus.

Major areas include

  • Health & Nursing: Fundamentals of nursing, clinical nursing skills, patient care, anatomy/physiology, and midwifery.
  • Information Technology & Engineering: Networking basics, computer architecture, programming languages, cybersecurity, database systems, and information systems.
  • Education & Teaching: Child psychology, classroom management techniques, curriculum development, assessment methods, and pedagogical technologies.
  • Business, Management & Accounting: Financial accounting, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
  • Shari’ah, Law & Islamic Studies: Jurisprudence, Islamic history, Islamic finance/banking, Quranic studies, and Arabic language and literature.
  • Tourism & hospitality: Hospitality services, food and beverage management, management, and culinary arts
  • Textbooks: Primary sources for undergraduate and diploma training.

Reference Books

 

Thinadhoo Campus
Gaafu Dhaalu Thinadhoo, Maldives
(+960) 6842084

Kulhudhuffushi Campus Library

The Kulhudhuffushi Campus Library at MNU provides a multidisciplinary collection of academic and technical resources to support teaching, learning, and research across all programs offered at the campus.

  • Health & nursing: fundamentals of nursing, clinical skills, patient care, anatomy & physiology, and midwifery
  • Education & teaching: child psychology, classroom management, curriculum development, assessment methods, and pedagogical technologies
  • Vocational & engineering: electrical & electronics, welding, and marine engineering
  • Business, management & accounting: financial accounting, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, and entrepreneurship
  • Information technology & engineering: networking, computer architecture, programming, cybersecurity, databases, and information systems
  • Shari’ah, law & islamic studies: jurisprudence, islamic history, islamic finance & banking, quranic studies, and arabic language & literature
  • Tourism & hospitality: hospitality services, food & beverage management, and culinary arts
  • School textbooks supporting teaching and educational programs

Reference materials for academic and research use

 

Kulhudhuffushi Campus
HDh. Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives
(+960) 6527761

Gan Campus Library

The Gan Campus Library at MNU provides a multidisciplinary collection of academic and technical resources to support teaching, learning, and research across all programs offered at the campus.

Major areas include

  • Education & Teaching: Child psychology, classroom management techniques, curriculum development, assessment methods, and pedagogical technologies.
  • Business, Management & Accounting: Financial accounting, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
  • Health & Nursing: Fundamentals of nursing, clinical nursing skills, patient care, anatomy/physiology, and midwifery.
  • Information Technology & Engineering: Networking basics, computer architecture, programming languages, cybersecurity, database systems, and information systems.
  • Shari’ah, Law & Islamic Studies: Jurisprudence, Islamic history, Islamic finance/banking, Quranic studies, and Arabic language and literature.
  • Tourism & hospitality: Hospitality services, food and beverage management, management, and culinary arts
  • Textbooks: Primary sources for undergraduate and diploma training.
  • Reference Books

 

Gan Campus
Laamu Gan, Maldives
(+960)  6800014