‘Left in the dark’: KSU condemn lack of clarity ahead of scholastic year

With academic institutions of various levels set to start in the coming weeks, University of Malta student council KSU has published a statement on the ‘lack of clarity on the upcoming academic year’.

Supported by the majority of University student organisations and student representatives, KSU called upon the Health Authorities and Ministry for Education to publish clear and comprehensive guidelines for the university, going on to state that students were left in the dark throughout various phases of the pandemic.

Uncertainty on whether or not hybrid learning will be utilised, along with the lack of clarification and risk of missing 2 weeks of lectures has triggered a call to the authorities from the council, going on to shed a light on other pressing university issues such as parking, rental contracts for Gozitan and international students and other issues of campus life which are affected by the lack of clarity.

You can read the full statement below:

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫In light of the fact that the upcoming academic year…

Posted by KSU – Kunsill Studenti Universitarji on Tuesday, 7 September 2021

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