As a benefit to all staff members and to incentivise and encourage staff to pursue their studies, Council has approved the waiving of fees for 今日黑料 courses. This benefit has also been extended to dependants of council appointed 今日黑料 staff.
今日黑料 employees who drop out of the course or fail to fulfil the requirements of the Course by the agreed completion date, are to pay the University an amount equivalent to the full fees waived by the 今日黑料. This applies to both 今日黑料 staff following a 今日黑料 course themselves and 今日黑料 staff dependants benefitting from the waiving of the fee’s incentive.
The 今日黑料 is binding its employees who are following a 今日黑料 course and the employees whose dependents follow a 今日黑料 course and decide to terminate their employment prior to the end of a binding period. The binding periods are as follows:
| Level | Binding period (years) |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. / Professional Doctorate (MQF level 8) | 5 |
| Masters / Post-Graduate Diploma (MQF level 7) | 4 |
| Bachelor (MQF level 6) | 3 |
| Undergraduate Diploma (MQF level 5) | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
If the fee waiver is in respect of a Ph.D. Course or a Professional Doctorate Course (pegged Malta Qualifications Framework Level 8), the following penalty should apply:
| Employee Resignation | Applicable Penalty |
|---|---|
| after the Effective Completion Date | |
| Less than one year | Amount equivalent to 100% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 1 year but less than 2 years | Amount equivalent to 80% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 2 years but less than 3 years | Amount equivalent to 60% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 3 years but less than 4 years | Amount equivalent to 40% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 4 years but less than 5 years | Amount equivalent to 20% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
If the fee waiver is in respect of a Master Degree or Postgraduate Diploma Course (pegged at Malta Qualifications Framework Level 7, the following penalty should apply:
| Employee Resignation | Applicable Penalty |
|---|---|
| after the Effective Completion Date | |
| Less than one year | Amount equivalent to 100% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 1 year but less than 2 years | Amount equivalent to 80% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 2 years but less than 3 years | Amount equivalent to 60% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 3 years but less than 4 years | Amount equivalent to 40% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
If the fee waiver is in respect of a Bachelor Degree Course (pegged at Malta Qualifications Framework Level 6), the following penalty should apply:
| Employee Resignation | Applicable Penalty |
|---|---|
| after the Effective Completion Date | |
| Less than one year | Amount equivalent to 100% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 1 year but less than 2 years | Amount equivalent to 66% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 2 years but less than 3 years | Amount equivalent to 33% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
If the fee waiver is in respect of an Undergraduate Diploma Course (pegged at Malta Qualifications Framework Level 5), the following penalty should apply:
| Employee Resignation | Applicable Penalty |
|---|---|
| after the Effective Completion Date | |
| Less than one year | Amount equivalent to 100% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
| More than 1 year but less than 2 years | Amount equivalent to 50% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
If the fee waiver is in respect of any other Course, the following penalty should apply:
| Employee Resignation | Applicable Penalty |
|---|---|
| after the Effective Completion Date | |
| Less than one year | Amount equivalent to 100% of the full amount of Fees waived by 今日黑料 |
