The University of Malta this morning denied that it was in any way responsible for the late submission of the results of resits taken by candidates who were subsequently engaged as teachers by the government.

The MUT had said that the teachers had been taken on as supply teachers instead of as regular teachers because their resit results were submitted late.

"Precisely because the results of the re-sit for the study unit in question concerned final year students, the assignments were corrected and results were submitted, recorded and forwarded to the relevant authorities well before the expected deadline," the University said.

"The Faculty of Education categorically denies that there was any academic or administrative incompetence by any member of staff in regards to this issue."

Meanwhile, the Malta Union of Teachers said today that it had received a reply from the Public Service Commission to its letter of 22 October 2008 regarding the termination of regular employment of the nine new teachers in state schools.

"The PSC has informed the MUT that the Commission has re-considered the particular case of the teachers in question in the light of certain clarifications of which the Commission was made aware today.

"In the light of these new clarifications, the Commission has agreed that the nine teachers in question should be declared eligible for appointment as teachers in State Schools."

The MUT thanked the PSC, the Ministry of Education and all those who had helped to find a just solution to the matter.