Master of Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course

L.N. 307 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Regulations of 2014 to amend the Regulations of 2014 for the Selection of

Applicants for Admission to the

Master of Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course

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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of

Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by sections 75(3) and 79(b) of the

said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Regulations of 2014 to amend

the Regulations of 2014 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Master

of Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course and shall be read and construed as one

with the Regulations for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Master of

Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course, 2014, published as Legal Notice 102 of

2014, hereinafter referred to as the “principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 1 October 2014 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“4. The number of students shall be limited to nine Maltese and other E.U.

nationals and three third country nationals.”

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“6. If there are more than nine eligible applicants of Maltese and other

E.U. states nationality, the best nine applicants shall be selected by the University

Admissions Board, after seeking the advice of the Admissions Committee of the

Faculty of Dental Surgery, in accordance with the criteria for selection as specified in

regulation 7.”

Amendment to regulation 7 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) of regulation 7 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“(3) The Faculty Admissions Committee shall call for an interview and/or

examination not less than 15 applicants from those placed in the upper categories,

provided that if one applicant in a category is called for an interview, all applicants

falling in the same category shall be called. The Interviewing Board/s shall be

composed of the Dean or his delegate, three other members appointed by the Board,

one of whom shall be from outside the Faculty of Dental Surgery.

(4) The Faculty Admissions Committee shall reserve the right to hold a

second interview if two or more applicants place in the same position during the first

interview and preclude the selection of nine applicants.

(5) The Faculty Admissions Committee shall place the applicants in a final

order of merit after considering their aptitude, motivation, communication skills

and overall academic background. The Committee shall submit a detailed report

including its final recommendation regarding selection of the nine applicants to the

University Admissions Board. The Faculty Admissions Committee may be assisted

by any experts it deems necessary when conducting the selection interviews.

(6) The three places reserved for third country nationals in terms of regulation

4 of these regulations shall be filled on the recommendation of the Faculty Admissions

Committee that may first consider eligible applicants recommended in terms of

agreements the University may enter into with foreign institutions or governments.”

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