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Meet Gaby, our Events Officer who also forms part of the Outgoing team within IAESTE Malta! 💙

Gaby joined the team in October 2022 and is responsible for organising the best events possible for our interns and the team! Her favourite event so far has been our escape room event with IAESTE Malta Interns.

Gaby's controversial opinion:
White Chocolate > Milk Chocolate > Dark Chocolate 🍫

If you're interested in finding out more about our internships abroad, or if you want to get involved with IAESTE Malta, please don't hesitate to contact us or visit our website. We can't wait to hear from you! 🌍

https://forms.gle/azhdKLD817a9D6Jr5

Please fill in the TRANSPORT SURVEY above as it tackles the issues students face when using public transport. ⬆️🚌

This initiative is in full collaboration with;
ESA Earth Systems Association
GħSL - Malta Law Students' Society
S-Cubed - Science Students' Society
UESA - University Engineering Students’ Association
Extinction Rebellion Malta
University of Malta Futsal
Malta Pharmaceutical Students' Association- MPSA
SPS - Students’ Philosophical Society
MHSA - Malta Health Students' Association
ASCS
MMSA - Malta Medical Students' Association
Betapsi Malta
The Third Eye
KNŻ - Kunsill Nazzjonali taż-Żgħażagħ
IAESTE.Malta
ESO - European Studies Organisation
GUG

Joint statement:

Statement Regarding Public Transport System for Students
While recognising Malta Public Transport’s incentives to increase the number of people to use public transport, the recent uproar in reaction to Campus Hub raising their parking prices reflects a transport system that strengthens students’ dependency on private means of transport.
Currently, the public transport system does not meet students’ and staffs’ essential need for connectivity to and from the University of Malta. Despite the headache of getting personal cars to the university, the current bus schedule is deemed unusable for a significant number of students.
A bus system with infrequent buses, inconvenient routes, unreliable schedules and departing times from campus that do not reflect student hours renders it inefficient for students. This issue is only amplified during peak hours when buses are unable to meet with the influx of passengers– the time at which students would be most likely to use public transport.
Ultimately, most students opt out of using public transport immediately after obtaining their driving license in preference of a quicker more efficient system. This includes students who wish to partake in better environmental practices but deem that their transportation needs cannot be met by public transportation.
In a world where sustainability is of utmost importance, a better means of connectivity to and from the university through public transport is essential.
Following a successful collaboration in organising clean ups over the Maltese islands in commemoration of World Beach Clean-up Day, we look forward to working together and are open to engaging in discussions with all relevant stakeholders in ensuring a better and more sustainable future.

Transport in Malta S-Cubed is conducting a survey in order to determine how the university students in Malta feel about the current transport situation.