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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.23
STATUTE I 09 - INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE 
STATUTE
24th April, 1992
LEGAL NOTICE 41 of 1992.
Citation.
Welfare Statute.
Institute of Social 
Welfare.
1. There is hereby established the Institute of Social Welfare
at the University of Malta.
Aims of the 
Institute.
2. The aims of the Institute shall be:
(i) to organise interdisciplinary research and social
welfare programmes;
(ii) to set up diploma, degree and post-graduate courses in
the field of social welfare with particular emphasis on
social work education;
(iii) to undertake any other activities in the field of social
welfare and community studies in co-operation with
governmental and non-governmental agencies; and
(iv) to service Faculties and other Institutes in the field of
social sciences.
Board.
3.1 The Board shall consist of the following:
Chairperson: Rector or his nominated deputy;
Vice-Chairperson: Director of the Institute;
the Director of Social and Family Welfare;
one member nominated by the Minister responsible for
social development for three years;
one member elected by registered/accredited social
workers in Malta, for three years;
a person appointed by the Council of the University.
for three years;
two persons appointed by the Senate of the University.
for three years;
the Heads of the Department of Sociology, Economics,
and Psychology, unless already appointed to the
Board;
up to two scholars or practitioners in the social work
profession, to be appointed by co-option. Of these at
least one shall be co-opted from among those working
with non-governmental agencies;
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two student representatives elected by and from among
the students of the Institute.
3.2 The functions of the Board shall be the following:
( a ) to determine the policy of the Institute with regard to
the objectives stated above;
( b ) to ensure the proper financial administration of the
Institute;
( c ) to ensure the collaboration with other bodies, local and
foreign, necessary for achieving the aims of the
Institute.
Director and staff. 4. The Institute shall have a Director and staff.
4.1 The Director shall be appointed by the Council of the
University for a period of three years following a call for
applications.
4.2 Academic and other members of staff shall be appointed by
the Council on the recommendations of the Board: provided that
the Board may itself appoint non-academic staff for periods not
exceeding one year.
Treasurer of the 
Insitute.
5. The Finance Officer of the University of Malta will be the
Treasurer of the Insitute. The Director will prepare the annual
budget of the Institute and submit it to the Board for approval. The
Director will also submit a financial statement and an annual report
on the activities of the Institute.
Amendments. 6. Amendments to this Statute may be proposed by the Board
for the approval of the Council of the University.
