Chicago – The Malting Pot

US Embassy: “The Prime Minister’s Office extended an invitation to the Ambassador”

·May 29, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The US Embassy in Malta has reached out to me to clarify some issues regarding the extent of their involvement in the (fake) AUM case. The reply I have received is quite generic, but it does provide some more interesting insights into this case. The US Embassy to Malta tweeted…

Glasgwegian Higher Educational Institutions provide syllabi for MCAST – so is MCAST British now?

·May 22, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The (fake) American University of Malta will be run using courses purchased from Chicago's DePaul University, hence the 'American' in the name. Would it surprise you to know that the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology will be updating its syllabi, teaching and learning resources for its courses through…

UPDATED – This is what DePaul University’s PRO told me about AUM

·May 8, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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I sent an email to DePaul University's newsroom requesting further information regarding the (fake) American University of Malta and here is the reply I received. I decided to contact DePaul University on the Monday after the big news announcement was made in the local media. At the time, I was…

US Ambassador to Malta supports the abusive construction of AUM on public land

·May 7, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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It has just occurred to me that Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, US Ambassador to Malta, was present at the press conference relating to the signing of this 'American University of Malta'. Even though this new university has nothing to do with Chicago's DePaul University, the presence of the American ambassador is pandering…

American University of Malta – Is there any respect for the public?

·May 6, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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As expected, the agreement between the Maltese government and the Jordanian Investor from a construction company prominently active in Saudi Arabia has been signed. Even though the Prime Minister said that it would 'consider' alternative sites for this university, the outside development zone (ODZ) earmarked for this project will most…

Is Chicago’s DePaul University aware it will be destroying Malta’s environment?

·May 4, 2015
·Antoine Borg Micallef
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The government of Malta has just announced a €115 million foreign direct investment for the construction of a new educational facility, the creatively dubbed American University of Malta. This project will be signed by Jordanian investors tomorrow (Tuesday 5th May 2015) and will be backed by DePaul University of Chicago.…