under the auspices of the International School for Foundation Studies

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L.N. 275 of 2018

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Foundation Studies Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2018

under the auspices of the International School for Foundation Studies

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 articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Foundation Studies

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 and shall be read and construed as one with

the Certificate in Foundation Studies Course Regulations, 2014, published as Legal

Notice 352 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2018 or later.

Amendment to regulation 3 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) Senate, on the advice of the Board, may limit the number of students

that may be admitted to the Course in any or all of the subject areas, according to the

relevant selection criteria.”

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“6.

(1) The programmes of study aim to bridge differences between the

Maltese educational system and other systems. They shall consist of a number of

study-units to which up to 65 ECTS credits are assigned and shall be offered in the

following subject areas

Humanities;

Business Studies;

Science, Engineering and ICT; and

Medical, Dental and Health Sciences.”

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