Statute for the Doctoral School (Amendment)

L.N. 351 of 2022

EDUCATION ACT

Statute for the Doctoral School (Amendment)

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74(5) and 75(6)

of the Education Act, the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated the

following statute made by the Council of the University of Malta in virtue of the

powers conferred upon it by articles 72(h), 75(2), 77(c)(d) and 136(3) of the said Act

Citation

This statute may be cited as the Statute for the Doctoral School (Amendment)

and shall be read and construed as one with the Statute for the Doctoral School,

published as Legal Notice 293 of 2017, hereinafter referred to as “the principal statute.

Applicability

This statute shall be applicable from 15 March 2021 onwards.

Amendment to paragraph (3)(a) of article 10 of the principal statute

For paragraph (3)(a) of article 10 of the principal statute shall be substituted

the following

“(3)(a) The Professional Development Committee shall consist of the

following

(i)

Chair: Pro-Rector responsible for research and knowledge transfer;

(ii)

Vice-Chair: Director of the School;

(iii)

Pro-Rector responsible for academic affairs;

(iv)

Registrar, who shall also act as secretary;

(v)

Director responsible for research support services

(vi)

Director responsible for corporate research and knowledge transfer;

(vii)

two academic members appointed by Senate;

(viii)

a specialist in continuous professional development appointed by

Senate;

(ix)

up to two representatives of students registered on doctoral degree

programmes.”

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