Earlier today, students took the entrance of Campus Hub to protest the “exorbitant” parking prices at the student facility, which recently made the rounds on various social media and student communities.
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After hundreds of students took to social media to protest the initially-tripled parking prices, which amounted to as much as €12 for up to 24 hours of parking, the private company took a U-turn on the decision. The updated fee was changed to €3 per day for parking upon proof of student registration, with University Employees, Campus Hub employees and others taking to the comments to voice their concerns also.
The event was organised by GħSL, MMSA, SACES, ESO, UESA, BETAPSI, Extinction Rebellion, Moviment Graffitti, ICTSA, MKSA, SDM, The Third Eye, ESA, PULSE, SĦS, MHSA, JCA, ASCS, KSU, HOASA, and hosted multiple speakers, who came together to ultimately safeguard student interests.
To an audience of hundreds, one speaker stated “it is totally clear that Campus Hub being centred around student accommodation was an excuse”, whilst another claimed that “University intently neglected those Gozitans which have to rent a place in Malta and those foreign students coming from lower income families, so no conditions were imposed to safeguard students’ interests.”
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