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University Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 2013
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
L.N. 301 of 2013
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
University Fees (Amendment) Regulations, 2013
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 126(2) of the
Education Act, the Minister for Education and Employment, with
concurrence of the Minister for Finance, has made the following
regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the University Fees
(Amendment) Regulations, 2013, and these regulations shall be read
and construed as one with the University Fees Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
For regulation 2 of the principal regulations, there shall be
substituted the following
" Scope.
2. These regulations shall apply as
follows
(a)
regulations 4 and 5 apply to
Maltese students enrolled in a given
programme in academic year 2008/2009
or earlier;
(b)
regulations 6, 6A, 7 and 7A
apply to Maltese students commencing a
given programme in academic year
2009/2010 or in any subsequent
academic year thereafter;
(c)
regulation 8 applies to third
country students commencing a given
programme in academic year 2007/2008
or earlier;
(d)
regulation 9 generally
applies to third country students
commencing a given programme in
academic year 2008/2009 or in any
subsequent academic year thereafter,
with variations applicable to Bachelor of
Dental Surgery and Master of Dental
Surgery students;
(e)
regulation 10 applies to
students commencing a foundation
studies programme in academic year
2013/2014 or in any subsequent
academic year thereafter; and
(f)
regulations 11, 12 and 13
apply to students commencing a given
programme in academic year 2009/2010
or in any subsequent academic year
thereafter." .
For regulation 3 of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes
regulation 3 of
substituted the following
the principal
regulations.
" Interpretation.
3. In these regulations, unless the
context otherwise requires -
"the Act" means the Education Act;
"an academic year" means two semesters,
each incorporating fourteen weeks of
teaching, two weeks of recess, and
examination periods of two weeks and of four
weeks at the end of the first and the second
semester respectively. An academic year may
be extended by a summer semester;
"arts based programmes" means such
programmes classified as "arts based
programmes" on the University’s website;
"business related programmes" means
such programmes classified as "business
related programmes" on the University’s
website;
"day programme" means a programme
for the purposes of which more than fifty
percent of the teaching is delivered between
Minflok ir-regolament 4 tar-regolamenti prinċipali, għandu
jidħol dan li ġej
" Drittijiet li
4. Studenti Maltin li bdew program
jiħallsu minn
ta’ filgħaxija part-time fl-Università fis-sena
studenti Maltin
akkdemika 2008/2009 jew qabel u li qed
li bdew
programm fis-
ikomplu l-istudji tagħhom fl-Università kif
sena
akkademika
indikat fil-Kolonna 1 hawn taħt għandhom
2008/9 jew
iħallsu d-drittijiet rispettivi indikati fil-
qabel.
Kolonna 2 hawn taħt
KOLONNA 1
KOLONNA 2
Programmi
Dritt pagabbli
f’kull sena
akkademika
€
1. Programmi li jwasslu għal Grad ta’
1,164.69
Bachelor fl-Informatika
2. Programmi li jwasslu għal First Degree
232.94
3. Grad ta’ Master ta’ riċerka, bl-eċċezzjoni
ta’ Master fil-Filosofija
174.70
4. Grad ta’ Master fil-Filosofija
232.94
Dottorat fil-Filosofija
349.41
".
Dottorat fil-Teoloġija Mqaddsa
349.41
5. Fir-regolament 5 tar-regolamenti prinċipali, minflok il-
kliem "Studenti Maltin li huma rreġistrati għal programmi"
għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "Studenti Maltin li jibdew programm".
6. Ir-regolament 6 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi
emendat kif ġej
(a)
fin-nota marġinali tiegħu, minflok il-kliem
"studenti Maltin għal programmi ta’ studju li jibdew fis-sena
akkademika 2009/10 jew wara", għandhom jidħlu l-kliem
"studenti Malti li jibdew programm ta’ filgħaxija part-time fis-
sena akkademika 2009/10 jew wara";
(b)
il-paragrafu (a) tiegħu għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej
(i) minflok il-kliem "Studenti Maltin li ser
jibdew programm ta’ studji fuq bażi part-time li jsir wara l-
ħinijiet tal-uffiċċju li huwa offrut mill-Università ta’
Malta", għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "Studenti Maltin li
jibdew programm ta’ filgħaxja part-time fl-Università";
(ii) it-Tabella fil-paragrafu (a) għandha tiġi
emendata kif ġej
(I) minflok ir-ringiela "5. Programmi
postgraduate mgħallma li huma business related u li
jwasslu għal Ċertifikat, Diploma jew Grad ta’
Master", għandhu jidħol dan li ġej
" 5.
350 -
450 -
575 -
700 -
800 -
900 - 1,000 -
Programmi
1,100
1,100
1,100
1,400
1,400
1,400 1,500
postgraduate
mgħallma li
huma
business
related u li
jwasslu għal
Ċertifikat,
Diploma jew
Grad ta’
";
Master
(II) minflok ir-ringiela "Dottorati", għandu
jidħol dan li ġej
" Programmi
";
ta’ Dottorat
(III) minflok ir-ringiela "9. Dottorati relatati
ma’ l-Arti u Business li jwasslu għal Ph.D., D.Mus. u
S.Th.D.", għandu jidħol dan li ġej
" 9.
Programmi
ta’ Dottorat li
huma fuq bażi
tal-arti jew
business
";
related
u
(IV) minflok ir-ringiela "10. Dottorati fuq
bażi ta’ xjenza li jwasslu għal Ph.D.", għandu jidħol
dan li ġej
" 10.
1,000
Programmi
ta’ Dottorat li
huma fuq bażi
";
ta’ xjenza
(ii) minflok il-kliem "id-drittijiet pagabbli ikunu
stabbiliti fuq bażi pro rata", għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "id-
drittijiet pagabbli għal kull semestru ikunu stabbiliti fuq
bażi pro rata"; u
(ċ)
il-paragrafi (b) and (ċ) tiegħu għandhom jiġu
mħassra u l-paragrafu (a) tiegħu kif emendat għandu jiġi
enumerat mill-ġdid bħala r-regolament 6.
Minnufih wara ir-regolament 6 tar-regolamenti prinċipali,
għandu jiżdied dan ir-regolament 6A ġdid li ġej
" Drittijiet li
6A. Bl-esklużjoni tal-programmi ta’
jitħallsu minn
filgħodu, studenti Maltin li fis-sena
studenti li
akkademika 2009/2010 jew f’xi sena
jibdew
programm full-
akkademika wara dik jibdew programm
time li jiġi
offrut b’mod
postgraduate full-time fl-Università li jiġi
predominanti
offrut b’mod predominanti wara is-sigħat tal-
wara s-sigħat
tal-16.00.
00 hrs and 17.00 hrs;
"Doctoral
programme"
means
a
programme leading to a Ph.D, D.Mus, S.Th.D
or to any other Doctorate. For the purposes of
these regulations, "Doctoral programme"
excludes any reference to programmes
leading to a "Doctor of Medicine and
Surgery" or "Doctor of Laws" qualification;
"ECTS credits" shall have the same
meaning assigned to it in Schedule 2 of the
General
Regulations
for
University
Undergraduate Awards;
"evening
programme"
means
a
programme for the purposes of which
teaching is delivered predominantly after
00 hrs;
"an individual study-unit" means a unit of
study normally assigned a minimum of four
ECTS credits at undergraduate level and five
ECTS credits at postgraduate level;
"Malta Qualifications Framework" has
the same meaning assigned to it by article 63
of the Act;
"Maltese student" includes any person
having equal access to education in Malta in
terms of applicable European Union
legislation;
"programme" shall have the meaning
assigned to it in article 63 of the Act;
"programmes leading to a Certificate,
Diploma or Master’s Degree" in the context
of "taught postgraduate programmes leading
to a Certificate, Diploma,
or Master’s
Degree" means as follows
(a)
programmes leading to a
Certificate: all programmes leading to a
postgraduate certificate;
(b)
programmes leading to a
Diploma: all programmes leading to a
postgraduate diploma;
(c)
programmes leading to a
Master’s Degree: all programmes
leading to a master’s degree and
comprising between 90 and 120 ECTS
credits whereby the minimum number of
ECTS credits assigned to taught study-
units amounts to 60;
"research postgraduate programmes
leading to a Master’s Degree" comprise
between 90 and 120 ECTS credits whereby
the minimum number of ECTS credits
assigned to research amounts to 60;
"science based programmes" means such
programmes classified as "science based
programmes" on the University’s website;
"third country student" means a student
not entitled equal access to education in terms
of applicable European Union legislation;
"the University" tmeans the University of
Malta established under the Act.".
4. For regulation 4 of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes
regulation 4 of
substituted the following
the principal
regulations.
" Fees payable
4. Maltese students commencing a
by Maltese
part-time evening programme at the
students
University in academic year 2008/2009 or
commencing a
programme in
earlier and who are continuing their studies at
academic year
2008/2009 or
the University as listed in Column 1
earlier.
hereunder shall pay the respective annual fees
per academic year as provided in Column 2
hereunder
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
Programmes
Annual Fee
€
1. Programmes leading to a Bachelor’s
Degree in Information Technology
1,164.69
2. Programmes leading to a First Degree
232.94
3. Master’s degree by research other than
Master of Philosophy
174.70
4. Master of Philosophy
232.94
5. Doctor of Philosophy
349.41
".
6. Doctor of Sacred Theology
349.41
5. In regulation 5 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends
"Maltese students registered for programmes" there shall be regulation
the principal
substituted the words "Maltese students commencing a programme". regulations.
6. Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
regulation 6 of
as follows
the principal
regulations.
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words
"commencing a programme", there shall be substituted the
words "commencing a part-time evening programme";
(b)
paragraph (a) thereof shall be amended as follows
(i) for the words "students commencing a part-
time programme of studies held predominantly outside
office hours at the University of Malta", there shall be
substituted the words "students commencing a part-time
evening programme at the University";
(ii) the Table of paragraph (a) shall be amended
as follows
(I) for row "5. All business related taught
postgraduate programmes leading to a Certificate,
Diploma or Master’s Degree", there shall be
substituted the following
" 5.
All
350 -
450 -
575 -
700 -
800 -
900 - 1,000 -
business
1,100
1,100
1,100
1,400
1,400
1,400 1,500
related taught
postgraduate
programmes
leading to a
Certificate,
Diploma or
Master’s
";
Degree
(II) for the row "Doctoral Degrees", there
shall be substituted the following
" Doctoral
";
Programmes
(III) for row "9. Arts and business related
Doctoral Degrees leading to a Ph.D., D.Mus. and
S.Th.D", there shall be substituted the following
" 9.
Arts and
business
related
Doctoral
";
programmes
and
(IV) for row "10. Science based Doctoral
Degrees leading to a Ph.D", there shall be substituted
the following
" 10.
Science
1,000
based Doctoral
";
programmes
(ii) for the words "the semester fee will be
established on a pro-rata basis", there shall be substituted
the words "the fee per semester shall be established on a
pro-rata basis"; and
(c)
paragraphs (b) and (c) thereof shall be deleted and
paragraph (a) thereof as amended shall be renumbered as
regulation 6.
7. Immediately after regulation 6 of the principal regulations, Adds new
regulation 6A to
there shall be added the following new regulation 6A
the principal
regulations.
" Fees payable
6A. With the exclusion of day
by Maltese
programmes, Maltese students commencing a
students
full-time postgraduate programme at the
commencing a
full-time
University held predominantly after 16.00 hrs
programme
held
in academic year 2009/10 or any subsequent
predominantly
academic year thereafter, shall pay twice the
after 16.00hrs.
amounts established in regulation 6.".
8. For regulation 7 of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes
regulation 7 of
substituted the following
the principal
regulations.
" Fees payable
7. Maltese students commencing a
by Maltese
full-time or part-time day programme at the
students
University leading to a Postgraduate
commencing a
day programme
Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s
in academic
year 2009/2010
or Doctoral Degree in academic year 2009/10
or later.
or any subsequent academic year thereafter,
shall pay an annual fee per academic year as
indicated hereunder
Programmes
Annual Fee
€
(a) Postgraduate
Certificate,
Postgraduate Diploma and
Master’s Degree programmes
(b) Doctoral programmes
Provided that the above fees are
subject to the exclusions provided for in
article 126(2)(b) of the Act, and do not apply
to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education
and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology.".
9. Immediately after regulation 7 of the principal regulations, Adds new
regulation 7A to
there shall be added the following new regulation 7A
the principal
regulations.
" Fees for
7A. Maltese students commencing
extension of
either a part-time or a full-time programme at
studies.
the University in academic year 2009/2010 or
in any subsequent academic year thereafter
and who are granted an extension of studies
shall pay an annual fee for each academic
year as indicated hereunder
Annual Fee
Programmes
€
1. All postgraduate programmes
leading to a Master’s Degree
2. Doctoral programmes
Provided that the above fees are
subject to the exclusions provided for in
article 126(2)(b) of the Act, and do not apply
to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education
and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology.".
10. Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows
(a)
in the marginal note thereof, for the words "non-
European Union students", there shall be substituted the words
"Third country students";
(b)
paragraph (a) thereof shall be amended as follows
(i) for the words "Non-European Union students
enrolled in a full-time programme", there shall be
substituted the words "Third country students commencing
a full-time programme" and for the words "respective fees
per academic year (two semesters) as indicated hereunder
in Columns 2 to 5", there shall be subsituted the words
"respective annual fees payable for each academic year as
provided in Columns 2 to 5 hereunder"; and
(ii) for the Table in paragraph (a), there shall be
substituted the following new Table;
"
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN
Programmes
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
€
Doctoral
programmes
6,500
6,500
6,500
6,500
plus an
";
examination fee of
1,860
1,860
1,860
1,860
and
(c)
in paragraph (b) thereof, for the words "non-
European Union students", there shall be substituted the words
"Third country students".
11. For regulation 9 of the principal regulations, there shall be
substituted the following
" Fees payable
9. (a)
Third Country students
by Third
commencing a full-time programme, as listed
Country
in Column 1 hereunder, at the University in
students.
academic year 2008/2009 or in any
subsequent academic year thereafter shall pay
the respective annual fees for each academic
year as provided in Columns 2 to 6 hereunder
COLUMN 1
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN COLUMN 5 COLUMN
Programmes
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
€
€
1. Sixth Form
programmes at the
5,000
5,500
5,500
5,900
5,900
Junior College of
the University
2. Medical
15,000
15,500
15,500
16,000
16,000
Foundation studies
3. (i) Arts based
and business
related
undergraduate
programmes
7,500
8,000
8,000
8,500
8,500
leading to a
Certificate,
Diploma or
Degree
(ii) Arts based and
business related
preparatory
7,500
8,000
8,000
8,500
8,500
programme for
Master’s Degree
4. (i) Science
based
undergraduate
programmes
leading to a
Certificate,
Diploma or
9,600
10,200
10,200
10,800
10,800
Degree (except the
Degree of Doctor
of Medicine and
Surgery, and the
Degree of
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery)
(ii) Science based
preparatory
9,600
10,200
10,200
10,800
10,800
programme for
Master’s Degree
5. Programmes
leading to the
Degree of Doctor
24,000
25,000
25,000
26,000
26,000
of Medicine and
Surgery
COLUMN 1
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN COLUMN 5 COLUMN
Programmes
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
€
€
6. Arts based and
Business related
postgraduate
programmes
leading to a
Certificate,
Diploma, the
Degree of Doctor
of Laws, or
9,600
10,200
10,200
10,800
10,800
Master’s Degree
(with the
exception of
programmes
leading to the
Executive Master
in Business
Administration
(MBA))
7. (i) Programme
leading to the
Executive Master
12,800
13,600
13,600
14,400
14,400
in Business
Administration
(MBA)
(ii) Preparatory
programme for the
7,500
8,000
8,000
8,500
8,500
MBA
8. Science based
postgraduate
programmes
leading to a
Certificate,
11,800
12,600
12,600
13,400
13,400
Diploma or
Degree (except the
Degree of Master
of Dental Surgery)
9. Doctoral
9,900
10,500
10,500
11,000
11,000
programmes
12. M.Mus.
6,600
7,000
7,000
7,400
7,400
programme
Provided that Third country
students attending their studies on a part-time
basis at the University shall pay half the
amounts established in this sub-regulation.
(b) Third
country
students
commencing a full-time programme leading
to the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery
at the University between academic year
2008/2009 and academic year 2011/2012
shall pay the respective annual fees for each
academic year as provided in Columns 2 to 6
hereunder
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN COLUMN 5 COLUMN
COLUMN 1
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
€
€
Programme
leading to the
Degree of
22,000
23,000
23,000
24,000
24,000
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
(c)
Third
country
students
commencing a full-time programme leading
to the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery
or Master of Dental Surgery at the University
in academic year 2012/2013 or in any
subsequent academic year thereafter shall pay
the respective annual fees for each academic
year as provided in Columns 2 to 5 hereunder
COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4
COLUMN 5
COLUMN 1
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
€
Programme leading
to the Degree of
Bachelor of Dental
25,000
25,000
26,000
26,000
Surgery or Master of
".
Dental Surgery
12. For regulation 10 of the principal regulations, there shall Substitutes
regulation 10 of
be substituted the following
the principal
regulations.
" Fees payable
10. Students commencing a full-time
for Foundation
programme at the University as listed in
Studies
Column 1 hereunder in academic year 2013/
Programme.
2014 or in any subsequent academic year
thereafter shall pay the respective fees per
academic year (two semesters) as provided in
Columns 2 to 5 hereunder
COLUMN 1
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN 4
Programmes
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
€
€
€
Foundation Studies
5,600
6,000
6,000
programme
Additional study-
units
shall
be
".
offered at a fee of
13. In regulation 12 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends
"number of ECTS for the particular study-unit", there shall be regulation
12 of
the principal
substituted the words "number of ECTS credits for the particular regulations.
study-unit".
14. In regulation 13 of the principal regulations, for the words
"or with a partner of international repute as well as fees", there shall
be substituted the words "or with a partner of international repute, or
where a significant portion of the programme is delivered by foreign
academics, as well as fees".
€1.08