Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) unfortunately feels like the students haven’t been listened to regarding the UĦM Directive. Any information has failed to be released besides a meeting regarding the final financial package which is scheduled to take place tomorrow. KSU says it seems that the first week of exams will be postponed to after the final week of exams.
Even if the involving parties are able to reach an agreement in tomorrow’s meeting, the Ministry of Finance must still approve the financial package. As KSU states, there are a number of consequences that come from this situation and KSU is working hard to reach solutions by continuously informing the parties about the students’ experience getting worse. KSU reiterates that things should be resolved urgently, given that the education sector is made out to be of utmost importance to all parties involved.
KSU has already released a statement endorsed by a number of organisations and student representatives which has unfortunately been ignored. For this reason, KSU is launching a petition and asking all students to support in order to hopefully reach an agreement that safeguards students, the upcoming exams and the lecturers’ salaries.
Furthermore, if no agreement is reached, KSU will have no choice but to proceed with the ‘radical action’. KSU has announced that there will also be a student rally to raise awareness of the “students’ rights” that have been blatantly ignored. Even if they manage to come to an agreement on January 16, students partaking in practical or clinical sessions have unfortunately already experienced delays since their examination instructions haven’t been published.
The Third Eye stands with KSU and all students of University of Malta.