Tag: students
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Presidential pardon granted to students and lecturer in FreeHour hacking case
Three students and a lecturer charged with hacking the FreeHour student app have been granted a presidential pardon, more than two years after they reported vulnerabilities to the company. Students Michael Debono, Giorgio Grigolo, and Luke Bjorn Scerri, along with lecturer Mark Joseph Vella, had pleaded not guilty. The Office of the Prime Minister said…
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Scam-like university refuses to refund fees after student fails to obtain a Visa
A foreigner who tried to get a study-visa to Malta is complaining on Malta’s expat social media group that a self-described university in Malta has refused to refund him the fees that he paid for a course after he was refused a visa. The so called university describes itself as “The International Institute of Malta”…
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Students protest in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia: teachers calling for a general strike
Yesterday evening, students in Belgrade gathered to protest once again the lack of rule-of-law and the government’s capture of state institutions. Protests also took place in Novi Sad where the train-station tragedy that ignited the protests took place. Protests had also been ongoing previously after the incumbent ruling-party rigged the general elections. Students are demanding…
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Protests continue in Serbia for justice over the Novi Sad tragedy
During the weekend, students in Belgrade, Serbia have continued their protests in favour of rule-of-law and the independence of the judiciary in front of the Constitutional Court. Protesters are demanding justice for the 14 victims who were killed following the rooftop collapse of a train-station in Novi Sad. Protests were also held in Kragujevac and…
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Massive protest in Belgrade in favour of rule-of-law and against the Vucic government
Yesterday, up to 100,000 people gathered in Belgrade for protests organiaed by students, rallying in support of the rule-of-law and against the incumbent government. Many demonstrators are also in favour of Serbia joining the European Union. Protests erupted in Serbia earlier in November following a tragic incident in Novi Sad, where the roof of a…
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Still no resolution in MCAST industrial dispute
There is still no resolution to the ongoing industrial dispute declared by the MCAST’s administration over the collective agreement of educators. The Malta Union of Teachers responded with industrial action that includes no gradings for examinations this year. Students are requesting the MCAST administration and the Ministry of Education to come with a resolution with…
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Yesterday’s protests at MCAST Colleges
Yesterday, there were various students protests held simultaneously at the both the main MCAST Campus in Kordin and at Mosta’s MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts. MCAST students were protesting the current deadlock in the collecting agreement negotiations between the Ministry of Eduction and the Malta Union of Teachers. Teachers were protesting in solidarity with…
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MCAST students to protest in solidarity with their lecturers today
Following the breakdown in negotiations between the MCAST Administration and the Ministry of Education with MCAST lecturers over their collective agreement, MCAST students have been voicing their support for their lecturers. Today, MCAST students will be holding a protest in support of their lecturers. The protest will be held at 11.45 AM on the main…
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MCAST students to protest in solidarity with MCAST lecturers
MCAST students are organising a protest in support of their MCAST lecturers and they were also spotted yesterday supporting the lecturers’ protest. It is rather unusual to see local students supporting their educators in industrial disputes. However, the ongoing dispute between MCAST and its administration took a bizarre turn when the MCAST Principal advised the…
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Up to 39 people reportedly killed yesterday in Bangladesh student protests
Up to 32 people, mostly students protesting new employment quota restrictions, were killed in protests in Bangladesh yesterday. Other press reports state that more than 100 have been killed during the week, mostly by police violence and brutality. Online videos of police brutality against students are circulating online. Meanwhile, the government has shut down the…
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My full support and solidarity to the MCAST lecturer
Having ADHD, ADD, autism or any other mental condition doesn’t give you the legitimacy to disrespect your superiors in the classroom. I would like to show my full support and solidarity to the MCAST lecturer who was filmed during an alteration with a student and is being challenged by a student with the police. The…
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It’s nice seeing students demanding more book shops
Book shops have been a dying breed ever since Amazon and printed educational books were replaced with free online resources. Amazon has taken a massive market share in bookselling and online educational resources have replaced a lucrative source of income from bookshops resulting in an ever-growing number of bookshop closures. The bookshops that survive, most…
