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Courses at Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) are externally audited each year and regularly updated to reflect the latest best practices, the college said. Replying to a statement issued on Thursday by the Union Periti u Inġienera tas-Settur Pubbliku, in which the union said that the engineering profession should not be downgraded by being associated with courses which do not require the same level of effort, commitment and attainment, MCAST “strongly” objected “to this misinformed statement” that clearly shows “no understanding” of the quality standards at...

The engineering profession should not be downgraded by being associated with courses which do not require the same level of effort, commitment and attainment, the Union Periti u Inġinera tas-Settur Pubbliku said. It was replying to another statement by the government on Wednesday saying that the academic standard of engineering courses offered by MCAST is to be revised to ensure it matches that offered by the University of Malta. It said it had no intention of lowering standards in the profession.  The government issued its statement after a court provisionally upheld a request for an in...