The scope of the proposed University of Malta Act is to create a
better mechanism that continues to guarantee free access to higher quality
education and to provide a stronger vehicle for institutional freedom. It is vital to set up all the
necessary legal principles and structures to implement local policy defined in Further and Higher Education
Strategy 2020 and the Framework for the Education
Strategy for Malta 2015-2024.
The proposed University of Malta Act advocates good governance
based on the following core principles:
· Autonomy as the best vehicle to ensure the
quality of the educational provision and of
the international reputation of the institution;
· Academic freedom, high-quality
teaching, scholarship and research;
· The University functioning as the critic and conscience of society;
· Student participation and the protection of the collective
student interest;
· Student employability and the strategic planning of
education to nurture the knowledge and skills needed to meet the present and
future social and economic challenges;
· Government transparency, the
publication of accurate and transparent information on public funding for
higher education that is publicly accessible;
· Institutional accountability,
recognition that accountability for funding derived directly from public funds
requires the higher education providers to be clear about what is received and
how public funds are used by the University for the benefit of society;
· Ethical values reflected in the way the higher
institution operates;
· Equality of opportunity and
diversity throughout the
institution for students and staff;
· Access to higher education should be made available to all who
qualify and can benefit from it.