The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) have issued the following Press Release in relation to the KSU Transport Fund:
The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) in conjunction with Malta Public Transport are very pleased to announce the launch of the KSU Transport Fund for this year; a€10,000 fund established to incentivise and strengthen the use of public transport as an alternative means of transport to and from University Campus, rather than the use of private cars. This was launched on campus this morning, by KSU President Becky Micallef, Vice President Andrew Borg Wirth and Malta Public Transport General Manager Konrad Pule’ and Commercial Director Daniel Grech.
This €10,000 fund is part of the holistic vision KSU has adopted for the future of transport at the University of Malta, aimed at not only encouraging those that come by bus to continue to do so, but primarily to incentives those students that come by car to opt for an alternative means of transport.
Our ultimate goal is to rebalance public space and to help create destinations that are accessible to people and not to traffic,” stated Malta Public Transport General Manager Konrad Pule. “We are setting high standards to reduce environmental impact and to create an environment which is healthier, more efficient, and less polluted. Such sponsorships not only help users directly, but help institutions like the university deal with traffic congestion and promote an environmentally friendly mode of transport” added Pule.
This year, the fund will be a 50% discount applicable on the 3 months of travel. The maximum a student can be charged on their tallinja card in a month, is €21. For this reason, all those students who (a) agree to forfeit and return their KSU parking permit to KSU until the end of the second semester, being June 2016, or (b) do not currently hold a KSU parking permit, and who agree to forfeit their right to apply for a KSU car park permit until June 2016, will be given a 50% discount on this amount – for 3 months. Malta Public transport will therefore be topping up the tallinja card of each student who makes use of this fund, with €10.50 every month for 3 months.
This is a pledge towards the greater culture shift which KSU has been pushing for in recent years. Benefiting from this fund is simple. As of today, Monday 7th March 2016, students, who would have already applied for a tallinja card, can simply apply through the KSU website. Only when the permit has been forfeited will students’ details be forwarded for processing.