Students at Barts Medical School rise to 59
newsare.net
The student population at Barts Medical School in Gozo has risen to 59, but at this rate the target mentioned by the Prime Minister of having 300 after five years will not be met. Compared to last April when the figure stood at 40, the total suggests that thStudents at Barts Medical School rise to 59
The student population at Barts Medical School in Gozo has risen to 59, but at this rate the target mentioned by the Prime Minister of having 300 after five years will not be met. Compared to last April when the figure stood at 40, the total suggests that the intake in the second year was of just 19 students. However, the details seem to be shrouded under a veil of secrecy as the government has repeatedly refused to divulge any data, even when the matter was raised in Parliament. Two weeks ago, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo declined to reply to questions filed by Gozitan MP Chris Said on the number of students, their nationalities and if any of them had the course expenses covered by a scholarship. In his reply, Mr Bartolo, referred the MP to a reply given to a similar question made last February, in which it was stated that such information could not be divulged as it was “commercially sensitive”. In contrast, a spokesman for Barts in London had no issues whatsoever to disclose the number of students at their medical school in Gozo for the second time this year. While earlier this year he had said that the figure stood at 40, a few days ago he noted that this had risen to... Read more