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1. The University of Malta Outstanding Past Bright Future 20th November 2009

2. Overview Outstanding Past Bright Future

3. General November 2009 Outstanding Past Bright Future • Number of students: circa 10,000 • Number of Undergraduate Programmes: circa 115 • Number of taught Postgraduate Programmes: circa 85 • Governance: • Council : • Senate : • EU-funded research collaboration: over 100 projects • 11 Faculties, 15 Institutes, 9 Centres

4. Structures November 2009 Outstanding Past Bright Future • Academic Quality and Resources Unit set up • Currently vetting existing study-unit information • Teaching Programme Validation Committee set up • Management of EU funded research projects • procedure to vet and monitor projects • Strategic Projects Management Team set up • Management of ESF/ERDF projects

5. Academic November 2009 • New Agreement with Academic Staff, this: • enables better administration of resources • creates a Research Stream which allows for the creation of research clusters of Excellence • enables the protection of University Intellectual Property Outstanding Past Bright Future

6. Research Clusters of Excellence Outstanding Past Bright Future • Set up a Corporate Research and Knowledge Transfer Office • Director of Corporate Research and Knowledge Transfer • staff on IP and project management • Stock take of Research Resources of University • Physical and Human • Corporate Research Strategy of the University in line with Government’s Vision 2015

7. Corporate Research Framework University of Malta Outstanding Past Bright Future

8. Launch of first five clusters Outstanding Past Bright Future • ESF funds (Euro 10 million) to enable: • Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Research Group • E-Games Design and Production Group • Alternative Energy and Energy Efficiency Group • Electronic Control Systems Group • Marine and Environmental Sciences Group • Each group will comprise of five world-class post-doctoral fellows working with a Malta and Industry focus (2011-2013) • Will also utilise the laboratories and equipment which are currently being procured

9. Upgrade of Facilities Outstanding Past Bright Future ERDF projects underway: Plus circa Euro 600K for new systems and training of Library staff from ESF Funds

10. Upgrade of Facilities Outstanding Past Bright Future ERDF projects in the pipeline:

11. Upgrading Sites • New buildings to house – ERDF funds targeted: • The Faculty of Education; and • The Faculty of the Built Environment and the School Fine Arts and Design • Additional Floors on: • FEMA/Law – funded internally from revenue from MBA and other evening courses • Biomedical Sciences – ERDF or Government funding • CRUCIAL for post-doctoral research fellows Outstanding Past Bright Future

12. Upgrading Sites • Extend and upgrade Library: • We are going to seek €35million from ERDF • to upgrade the University library with on-line and physical books and journals to allow for postgraduate programmes and postdoctoral research; • to build an archive under the car-park adjacent to the Library to house our collections (MEPA permit in hand) • Sports Facilities; Canteen and Recreational Facilities; Residence • – preparing the groundwork for PPP Outstanding Past Bright Future

13. Upgrading other sites Outstanding Past Bright Future • Old University Building • Refurbishing for an International Graduate School • will host International Masters Programme • will host International Summer and Winter Schools • will host the International School of the Performing Arts • upgrading of Old University Theatre • will act as the seat of the Arvid Pardo Academy • Gozo Centre • Government farm in Gozo being offered as base for a Research School of Agriculture, Ecology, Agronomy

14. The University of Malta 20th November 2009