Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

VER|JONI ELETTRONIKA

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L.N. 117 of 2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and

75 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the

University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by sections 75

and 79 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree

(Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and shall be read and construed as one with the

Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. of 2008, published as Legal

Notice 293 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from March 2009 onwards.

Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Bye-Laws may provide that applicants in possession of a degree obtained at

First Class Honours or Second Class Honours (Upper Division) may also apply,

provided that the Faculty Doctoral Committee

(a) ascertains that the applicant has a very strong background in the area of

study related to the proposed area of research; and

(b) submits a clearly motivated recommendation for acceptance to the Board

of the Faculty for eventual consideration by the Ph.D Committee and

Senate.”

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