The number of applicants for courses at the University and the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology has already exceeded last year’s total by 1,000.
The Education Ministry said applications for University courses went up by 18.5 per cent while those for Mcast rose by 8.73 per cent .
The University received 3,160 applications for first degree courses, an increase of 320 submissions, and 1,228 applications for Masters or other courses.