Gozo University Group (GUG) on the new investment in education
The government recently announced plans for a new university in the south of Malta. Investing in education is a general notion that of course GUG supports. However, GUG is disappointed that youths have not been consulted about the new university that is being planned.
This follows several announced developments in education, with the nursing school and medical school in Gozo. While several academics are concerned about the problems this may cause to the current main educational institutions, GUG hopes that these are minimal, especially in the case of the medical school in Gozo that is a great opportunity for the Island, and one that GUG supports.
GUG believes that the next step is to invest further in the Gozo Campus of the University of Malta. This campus currently caters for a limited number of courses offered on a part-time basis. However, it has the potential to be further developed into a campus that is active also during the day, with niche courses that are not offered at the University of Malta; niche courses that can be aimed at both foreign and Maltese students.
This would result in further jobs in Gozo and a potential for increased income for the University of Malta, the highest national educational institution.
GUG Statement with The Third Eye
GUG’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Denis Muscat, explained that GUG agrees with Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU), that there should be better communication between the government and KSU, and also with the organisations.
