page_title: Markfield Institute of Higher Education
section_title: The Markfield Mosque
hierarchical_section_title: Markfield Institute of Higher Education / Facilities / The Markfield Mosque
caption_attribution_description: English: Students playing football at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education
context_page_description: The Markfield Institute of Higher Education is an educational institution based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. Specialising in Islamic subjects, the Institute runs part-time and full-time courses, awarding BA and MA degrees validated by Newman University, and PhD degrees validated by the University of Gloucestershire. The Institute is accredited by the British Accreditation Council, reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and registered with the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
  Currently, the fees are £4,500 a year for UK and EU students, and £7,500 a year for international students.
  The Institute was established in 2000 and inaugurated by the Prince of Wales. In 2015, the Institute was shortlisted for The Muslim News Award for Excellence in Education.
context_section_description: The Markfield Mosque is located on the Institute’s campus. Friday sermons are given by both students and scholars.
  Past sermons have been given by notable scholars like Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad of the Cambridge Muslim College.
caption: Students playing football at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education
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