Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

L.N. 306 of 2023

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

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 Admissions (Amendment)

Regulations, 2023 and shall be read and construed as one with the Admissions

Regulations, 2016, published as Legal Notice 71 of 2016, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for admission to University courses

commencing in October 2024, or later.

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

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

substituted the following

“(c) will have reached the age of 23 by the first semester of the Course for

which they applied, hereinafter referred to as “Adult Learners”, and are judged to

be eligible for admission by the Admissions Board on the basis of an assessment to

determine whether such applicants are able to achieve the same academic standards

as applicants admitted in terms of regulation 12; or”

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

substituted the following

“(f) are eligible to follow a Foundation Studies Course in order to seek

admission to an undergraduate course relevant to the same subject area; or”

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