Gan Frangisk Abela Junior College

Gan Frangisk Abela Junior College is a further education college in Msida, Malta, which prepares students for the Matriculation Certificate. It was established in 1995 by the University of Malta.

Students may choose from a range of subjects and must take two subjects at Advanced Level, three at Intermediate Level, as well as Systems of Knowledge. Since the College forms part of the University of Malta, students are able to become familiar with the University campus. College and university students collaborate on cultural projects such as concerts, drama, sport, student exchanges, debates and seminars.

The College Board

The College is governed by a Board composed of:
* The Rector of the University of Malta, or his delegate as Chairman
* The Principal
* The Vice Principal
* The Five Area Co-ordinators
* Two members representing the Academic staff
* Two members representing the students
* Two members appointed by the Minister of Education
* Three members appointed by the Senate of the University from the Humanities area, the Sciences area and a student representative on Senate
* The Head of the Academic division of MATSEC.
* students

tudent associations at the Junior College

Besides having two representatives on the College Board, the students have their own elected Council, the KSJC (Kunsill Studenti Junior College) which organises various activities in conjunction with the College Administration. Student initiatives such as participation in Young Enterprise, are encouraged as the programme is geared to the development of an all-round personality so as to foster an enterprising spirit. In fact, College students who formed the company "InPact" won the 2000 Young Enterprise Competition. Participation in extracurricular College activities contributes towards the development of a College ethos.

Pulse - Għaqda Studenti Universali

Pulse is sole representative of Social-Democrat students in Malta. It extends to the University of Malta, the Junior College and other post-secondary schools with a structure that accommodates members from these diverse environments. Pulse works upon three major sectors that include: Student Representation by means of internal structures and also by means of external representatives elected on several boards and councils, Student Services by means of its activities and facilities, and Student Policies through its documents and positions that are taken from time to time. Pulse got its name from their logo, that of a hearbeat graph.

Pulse's structure is made up of the Annual General Meeting, the Executive made up of 9 members, a University Representative Academic Board, a Junior College Committee, and a Committee for post secondaries that will be launched officially in April 2001. It is also made up of several commissions set-up by the executive from time to time to address specific issues.

Pulse currently has a majority of representatives on the Junior College Student Council and a majority of members on the Editorial Board of the Student Newspaper The Voice. Pulse has also applied to be a member of the National Youth Council and to be a member of IUSY (International Union of Socialist Youths) and ECOSY (European Community Socialist Youths).

DM - Maltese Christian Democrat Students

SDM was founded by a group of University students in 1974. Its origins were as a student organization in the troubled political period of the time. One of the main aims of the founders was that, during a period when freedom of expression was not always respected, the University students and those students in other Post-Secondary Institutions be given the opportunity to express their opinions, to have a voice, not only in political issues connected to the education system, but also in national politics.

External links

* [http://jc.um.edu.mt/ Junior College]
* [http://www.um.edu.mt/ University of Malta]