under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

L.N. 24 of 2021

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Human Language Science and

Technology - M.Sc. (HLST) - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology

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 Erasmus Mundus Master of Science

in Human Language Science and Technology - M.Sc. (HLST) – Degree Course

(Amendment) Regulations, 2021 and shall be read and construed as one with the

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Human Language Science and Technology -

M.Sc. (HLST) - Degree Course Regulations, 2014, under the auspices of the Faculty

of Information and Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 119 of

2008, hereinafter referred to as the “principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2021 or later.

Amendment to the title of the principal regulations

For the title of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Human Language Science and Technology -

M.Sc. (HLST) - Degree Course Regulations, 2021, under the auspices of the Faculty

of Information and Communication Technology and the Institute of Linguistics and

Language Technology”

Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations

For regulation 1 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Citation and Interpretation

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Erasmus Mundus Master of

Science in Human Language Science and Technology - M.Sc. (HLST) - Degree

Course Regulations, 2021.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Boards” means the Board of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology and the Board of the Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology;

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for

the Course, on the recommendations of the Boards, which shall be responsible for the

academic administration and organisation of the Course;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Erasmus

Mundus Master of Science in Human Language Science and Technology - M.Sc.

(HLST);

“the Degree” means the degree of Master of Science in Human Language

Science and Technology - M.Sc. (HLST);

“the Partner Universities” means the following institutions

Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (Coordinating University)

University of Trento, Italy

University of Malta, Malta

University of Lorraine, France

Charles University, Prague, Czechia

University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

University of Melbourne, Australia

University of the Basque Country

“this University” means the University of Malta.

(3) This Degree is an Erasmus Mundus Master degree of this University and

this shall be taken to mean that the Course is taught at this University in collaboration

with Partner Universities within the framework of a double degree programme.”

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) The Board of Studies may allow students to extend their studies by not

more than six months.”

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) The Board of Studies, in agreement with the Partner Universities, shall

draw up a programme of studies for the Course which shall include all the study-

units, the credits assigned to each study-unit, which study-units are compulsory,

concurrent or pre-requisites for other study-units, and the methods of teaching and

assessment. The programme shall also include guidelines on the production of the

dissertation and its assessment. The programme of studies shall be published prior to

commencement of the Course, following the approval of the Boards and Senate.”

Amendment to regulation 12 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 12 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“(2) The Board of Studies shall compute the global final result taking

into account all components of the Course and shall also establish the Degree

classification.”

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