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Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
L.N. 276 of 2020
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Certificate in Foundation Studies
Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
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, 2020 and shall be read and construed as one with
the Certificate in Foundation Studies Course Regulations, 2000, 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 2020 or later.
Amendment to regulation 3 of the principal regulations
The following paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be added after paragraph (1)
of regulation 3 of the principal regulations
“(2) At the discretion of the Board, applicants shall be required to pass an
interview and/or a written test.
(3) EU, non-EU and Maltese dual citizens who previously studied abroad
and then join higher secondary schools in Malta for more than one year shall not be
admitted to the Course.”
Paragraph (2) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be
renumbered as paragraph (4).
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 (in areas of study approved by the Board);
Science (in areas of study approved by the Board);
Engineering and ICT;
Medical and Dental Sciences; and
Health Sciences (in areas of study approved by the Board).”
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