Tag: UOM
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Alex Borg conquers University as students greet him with big cheers
The Malta University Debating Union held its traditional political leaders’ debate of the general election campaign at Sir Temi Å»ammit Hall at the University of Malta. Political party leaders had the opportunity to pitch their election campaigns to university students in what is, so far, the first and only debate between political party leaders during…
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Where did all the money go? ; 11 Million Euro deficit in UOM funds
The reported €11 million deficit at the University of Malta has prompted pressing questions about financial management, oversight, and long-term sustainability at the country’s foremost higher education institution. As a publicly funded university, UOM carries a responsibility not only to deliver academic excellence but also to ensure rigorous stewardship of taxpayer money. A deficit of…
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More context about the rankings of the University of Malta
Some academics genuinely commented on this article in a state of delusion, insisting that ranking 1,600th globally as a university is actually a good result. The University of Malta even brags about this figure by saying that it comes in the 7th place in the world, probably assuming that it is the equivalent of a…
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The case for the privatisation of the University of Malta
Last week, we received a letter by a lawyer threatening us to delete an article on behalf of his client. The lawyer, also happens to be a professor at the University of Malta. This story reminded me about the state of the University of Malta because it is unusual, to say the least, that a…
