AUM students, staff told about 'surprise' inspectors' visit a day earlier

The American University of Malta got the green light from the local education authorities after a spot check on Friday found that all was in line with the conditions of the licence granted by the National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE). The spot check at the AUM premises in Cospicua was meant to be a surprise visit, but the Times of Malta is informed that AUM staff and students were given 24-hours’ notice by AUM officials that NCFHE inspectors were to visit the following day. READ: Education Commission says it is monitoring the American University of Malta Two NCFHE officials carried out the ‘surprise’ visit, and less than an hour after leaving the NCFHE issued a press statement saying the AUM was respecting all the conditions of its licence. Sources close to the campus said that during the visit, the two officials met students and staff, and discussed various issues, including the lack of resources and other problems currently facing the Jordanian-led educational facility. “We were surprised to learn that less than an hour after the inspectors left, the NCFHE issued a statement that all was well at the AUM,” one student said. “At first we thought it was a...