STATUTE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA SEMICONDUCTORS COMPETENCE CENTRE

COMPETENCE CENTRE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.763

STATUTE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

SEMICONDUCTORS COMPETENCE CENTRE

4th February, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE 30 of 2026.

This statute may be cited as the Statute for the University

of Malta Semiconductors Competence Centre.

This Statute shall be applicable from 1 January 2025.

In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires

“the Board” shall mean the Board of the University of Malta

Semiconductors Competence Centre;

“the Centre” shall mean the University of Malta Semiconductors

Competence Centre; and

“the MCC” shall mean the Malta Competence Centre in

Semiconductors.

The University Semiconductors Competence Centre is

hereby established as an institution of the University of Malta.

The aims of the Centre shall be

(a)

to officially partner with the Malta Competence

Centre in Semiconductors (MCC) on behalf of the

University of Malta, and manage the related

activities and developments;

(b)

to support the growth and development of fabless

chip design activity in Malta;

(c)

to offer support in the University’s areas of

specialisations in the field of semiconductors to

stakeholders, including start-ups and SMEs, both

locally and abroad;

(d)

to address skill shortages in the area of fabless chip

design, by providing lectures and practical training

in, among others

(i)

integrated circuit design, simulation and

layout

(ii)

multiphysics numerical

simulation

for

MEMS prototyping

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(iii)

system-level modelling of MEMS/MOEMS

(iv)

3D virtual fabrication prototyping

for

semiconductors and MEMS

(v)

multiphysics numerical simulation

for

packaging of semiconductors

(vi)

heterogeneous integration.

(e)

to support interested stakeholders in developing

semiconductor solutions through a Design and Test

Training Laboratory at the University;

(f)

to facilitate access to the European design platform

and to pilot lines, through the MCC;

(g)

to provide access to industry, from start-ups to

large-scale enterprises, to relevant specialised

laboratory equipment at the University;

(h)

to provide support to SMEs and medium-sized

companies in writing research proposals in the field

of semiconductors;

(i)

to facilitate access of local stakeholders to the

European Network of Competence Centres in

Semiconductors;

(j)

to support the MCC in awareness raising, promoting

services, promoting success stories in the area of

chip design.

The Centre shall be governed by a Board that will consist

Governance

of the following

(i)

Chair: Rector or Pro-Rector for Research and

Knowledge Transfer as his delegate;

(ii)

Vice-Chair: Director of the Centre;

(iii)

Chair of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and

Business Incubation;

(iv)

a representative from the academic staff of the

Board of the Faculty of Information and

Communication Technology;

(v)

a person appointed by the Council of the University;

(vi)

a person appointed by the Senate of the University;

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(vii) a Malta Enterprise representative.

The Registrar or his/her delegate shall act as Secretary to the

Board.

All members of the Board, other than those appointed

ex officio and the representative of the academic staff shall be

appointed for a period of one year, renewable for up to four years. A

retiring member will be eligible for re-appointment.

The functions of the Board shall be

(a)

to govern the affairs of the Centre, subject to the

provisions of these statutes and of such regulations,

policies or directions as may from time to time be

approved by the Council and the Senate;

(b)

to decide the policy of the Centre, to supervise its

activities and administration, and without prejudice

to the generality of the foregoing, the Board may

(i)

approve business plans and annual estimates

of revenue and expenditure of the Centre for

consideration and approval by the Council;

(ii)

with the written concurrence of the Rector,

to enter into agreements with third parties for

funding of the Centre or of particular

activities;

(iii)

to publish an annual report;

(iv)

to enrol the Centre in associations or

institutions sharing similar aims and

interests;

(v)

to require from the Centre the production of

reports on academic matters, including the

curricula of the conversion and training

courses (micro-credentials) for upskilling,

qualifications for admission to these courses,

examinations (where applicable), and

certificates of attendance or qualification as

approved by Senate;

(vi)

to recommend to the Council the creation or

removal of academic and administrative

posts in the Centre.

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Subject to the availability of external funding, the Centre

Appointment of

Director and Staff

shall have a Director and Staff

(a)

the Director of the Centre shall be appointed

according to the procedure for the appointment of

Directors of Institutes, Centres and Schools as

approved by the Council of the University, for a

duration of one year, with the possibility of renewal

annually subject to established performance criteria,

the needs of the Centre and the needs of the

University, for a total period not exceeding four (4)

years; and

(b)

the staff of the Centre shall be appointed by the

University for definite periods of contract,

according to relevant practice.

The duties of the Vice-Chair/Director shall include

Duties of the

Director

(a)

general responsibility for the running of the Centre

in terms of the aims listed in 5(a) to (j) outlined

above;

(b)

as stipulated in the Manual of Conduct and

Procedures of the Collective Agreement for

Academic Staff of the University of Malta and

Academic Staff of the Junior College; and

(c)

any other duties which shall be assigned to the

Director from time to time, provided that such

duties shall be congruent with the objectives and

functions of the Centre.

The Director of Finance of the University shall be the

The Treasurer

Treasurer of the Centre.