under the auspices of the Institute for Sustainable Energy

L.N. 399 of 2012

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree

Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

under the auspices of the Institute for Sustainable Energy

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75

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

promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Institute for Sustainable

Energy in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 5 (b) (v) of the Statute of

the Institute and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the

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

Philosophy under the auspices of the Institute for Sustainable Energy.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of the Institute for Sustainable Energy;

“the Institute” means the Institute for Sustainable Energy;

“the Degree” means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D.; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree

Regulations, 2008.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from September 2011 onwards.

Requirements for Admission

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Institute shall be in possession

of one of the following degrees, obtained in the last ten years prior to registration

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree obtained with at least Second Class Upper

Division, in an area of study related to the proposed area of research;

(b) a Master’s degree, in an area of study related to the proposed area of

research;

(c) qualifications which the Board deems comparable to the degrees indicated

in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this bye-law.

(2) Applicants in possession of one of the degrees indicated in paragraph

(1) of this bye-law obtained more than ten years prior to their application may apply

and are required to produce sufficient proof of their competence to carry out research

at the required level.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together with a

comprehensive research proposal outlining the proposed project, including research

sources and materials, at any time of the year.

(2) Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence in those

skills required by the nature of the proposed research.

Institute Doctoral Committee

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of an Institute

Doctoral Committee composed as follows

a. the Chairman of the Institute or delegate (Chairman)

b. three academic members possessing doctoral qualifications.

Supervision and Students’ Progress

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written report to the

Board, through the Institute Doctoral Committee, every year for all students under

their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies subject to

satisfactory progress reports from their Principal Supervisor. If the report is negative,

the Board shall make recommendations to Senate concerning the continuation of the

student’s doctoral programme.

(1) After at least 12 months of full-time study or 24 months of part-time

study, students are required to submit a report on their research work for consideration

by an ad hoc board appointed by the Board. The ad hoc board shall be composed of

a chairman, who shall be the head of the Institute concerned or his delegate, and two

examiners, one of whom shall be the Principal Supervisor and the other a member of

the Institute.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orally and shall submit

a written report for consideration by the Institute Doctoral Committee in the first

instance. The report shall contain recommendations according to the provisions of

the Principal Regulations.

Students registered at the Institute may be required to participate in the

Institute’s research and teaching programmes.

Thesis Presentation and Format

Students are required to inform the Institute that they will be submitting

their thesis for examination not less than three months before the submission

deadline.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of the Board of

Examiners in accordance with the Principal Regulations.

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the format and

presentation of the thesis for the Degree.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a soft-bound copy of their thesis

for each member of the Board of Examiners, together with a copy in digital format.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be required

to submit to the Institute three hard-bound copies of the thesis and one copy in digital

format within six weeks from the publication of their result. One copy of the thesis

shall be kept in the Library of the Institute and another at the University Library.

Students who do not comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded the Degree.

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 1999 for the degrees of Master of Philosophy – M.Phil

- and Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. - under the auspices of the Institute for Energy

Technology, published as Legal Notices 7 and 9 of 1999, shall be deemed to cease

to be in force as from 1 September 2011, provided that students registered for this

degree before 1 September 2011 shall continue to be governed by the regulations that

were in force at the time of their registration for the degree.

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