Lack of funds at the university was causing problems and not enough capable tutors were being attracted to teach at the institution, law graduate Frederick Ellul complained.

Speaking during yesterday's graduation ceremony, he said the situation was such that sometimes one could not even find paper in the library photocopier.

The government, the university and students should work together to help the university find its feet and become self-sustainable, he said.

Students had to understand they were lucky not only because tuition in Malta was free - a luxury in European countries - but because they also received a stipend for studying.

Mr Ellul spoke about the lack of student participation in university activities. There was big apathy at university and a lack of interest prevailed during each activity that was organised.

Students, he said, should participate more in university life. After all, students did not go to university just to graduate but also to continue forming their character.

The following students graduated yesterday:

Diploma in Religious Studies
Alessandra Crespo, Vanessa Degiorgio, Lorraine Fabri, Patrick Falzon Gough, Jonathan Ferris, Sharon Micallef, Clementine Pisani, Joseph Sammut.

Diploma in Probation Services
Krystle Attard, Chantal Avellino, Sylvan Borg, Amanda Caruana, Sharon Debono, Graziella Muscat, Antonella Spagnol.

Diploma in Criminology
Raymond Cassar, Silvio Magro.

Diploma in Baroque Architecture
Caroline Bartoli, Philip Bonnici, Peter Paul Bugeja, Anthony Calleja, Joseph Camilleri, Maria Grazia Cassar, Stanley Cauchi, Joseph Magro, Victor Mercieca, Emanuel Mizzi, Winston Muscat, Emanuel Portelli, Joseph Scerri, George Sciberras, Carmel Spiteri, Joseph Spiteri, Astrid Vella, Nyal Xuereb, John Zammit.

Diploma in Public Administration
Carmel Abela, Stefan Agius, Stephen Borg, Joseph Brincat, Laurence Buhagiar, Tanya Camilleri Haber, Joseph Caruana, Sharon-Ann Cassar Debarro, Michael Cini, Joanne Darmanin, Robert Degabriele, Ray Degiorgio, Ramon Francalanza, Victor Grech, Sandra Hyzler, Carmelo Muscat, Mary Portelli, Claude Sammut, Duncan Sapiano, Emanuel Schembri, Rita Spiteri, Anna Vella, Josanne Vella, Lorraine Vella, Joseph Xiberras, Carmel Zammit.

Diploma of Legal Procurator
Nadine Farrugia, Lorraine Sciberras, Quentin Tanti, Caroline Zerafa.

Diploma of Notary Public
Jonathan Abela Fiorentino, Edward Attard, Kevan Azzopardi, Samuel Azzopardi, Nicolette Balani, Leonard Bonello, Amanda Borg, Keith Anthony Borg, Maria Clara Borg, Caroline Brincat, Lara Bugeja*, Roberta Buhagiar, Gabrielle Buttigieg, Anjelica Camilleri Demarco, Kevin Camilleri Xuereb, Annalisa Caruana, Malcolm Cassar, Clarissa Cefai, Maurizio Cordina, Rita Criminale, William Cuschieri, Kevin Cutajar, Noel Cutajar, Johann Debono, Trevor Degiorgio, Andrew Ellul, Christian Falzon Scerri, Diane Farrugia, Chantelle Marie Fava, Paul Felice, Abigail Galea, Alexianne Galea, George Galea, Priscilla Galea, Sabrina Galea, Alison Gatt, Allan Gatt, John Ludovic Gauci, Larry John Gauci, Paul Gonzi, Daniela Grech, Marisa Grech, Sandra Grech, Jason Grima, Michelle Grima, Isabella Grixti, Anthony Hili, Kurt Hyzler, Polina Jelezniak*, Simon Manicolo, Amanda Lisa Mercieca, Alexander Micallef, Francesca Micallef, Vincent Micallef, Joe Mifsud, Rachel Mifsud, Ken Mifsud Bonnici, Berta Pisani Bencini, Lorraine Pulis, Enzo Joseph Refalo, Jeanine Rizzo, Mariella Said, Michela Sammut, Abigail Schembri, Alexander Schembri, Alexander Sciberras, Gabrielle Sciberras, Louiselle Spiteri, Maria Spiteri, Mario Spiteri, Tania Spiteri, Ingrid Spiteri Bailey, Michael Stellini, Josette Sultana, Nicholas Trapani Galea Feriol, Alexandra Vella, Charlene Vella, Donald Vella, Geoffrey Vella, Nicole Vella, Nicolai Xuereb, Rosette Xuereb, David Zahra, Antonia Zammit, Christian Zammit, Clare Zammit, Claudio Zammit, Silvana Zammit, Aaron Zammit Apap, Alexia Joy Zrinzo.

Bachelor of Arts in Legal & Humanistic Studies Sponsor: Prof. I. Refalo
Sam Abela, Claudia Agius, Andrew Arrigo, Christopher Attard, Kathleen Attard, Matthew Attard, Maria Azzopardi, Margot Ann Bajada, Christine Bezzina, Phyllis Bezzina, Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone, Christian Bonett, Andre Borg, Daniela Borg, Patricia Borg, Roberta Borg, Letizia Borg Cristiano, Charlene Briffa, Roberta Buhagiar, Giannella Busuttil, Lorna Buttigieg, Vanessa Buttigieg, Gianluca Caruana Curran, Maxilene Cassar, Ramona Cassar, Louella Cilia, Marouska Cilia, David Ciliberti, Danielle Cordina, Anne-Marie Cuschieri, Edward Dalmas, Melanie Darmanin, Alistair Degaetano, Marie Antoinette Deguara, Sylvana Demicoli, Rachel Desira, John Ellul Sullivan, Oriella Fabri, Astrid Falzon, Jean-Paul Farrugia, Josephine Farrugia Muscat, Ines Fenech, Josephine Formosa, Junelle Galea, Krystle Galea, Elizabeth Ganado, David Gatt, Maria Sarah Gatt, Anthony Ghirlando*, Graziella Grech, Marina Grech, Vanessa Grech, Anthony Grima*, Danielle Grima, Linda Lice*, Charlene Magri, Rachel Ann Mamo, Josef Masini Vento, Paula Meilak, Roderick Mifsud, Alexandra Mizzi, Antonella Navarro, Christine Pace, Trudy Pisani, Amanda Poole, Lorraine Poole, Sarah Porsella Flores, Frank Psaila, Kristina Pullicino, Elizabeth Mary Quintano, Roberta Rapa, Elaine Rizzo, Lara Saguna, Konrad Scerri*, Maria Sciberras, Mark Simiana, André Spiteri, Robert Sultana, Amanda Vella, Christine Vella, Dorianne Vella+, Luca Vella, Allison Zammit, Robert Zammit, Alessia Zammit Mckeon.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Theology & Human Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Maria Caruana, Pierre Rapinette.

Bachelor of Arts in Theology & Human Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Malcolm Aguis, Wayne Azzopardi, Glenn Buhagiar, Antonio Casingena, Emanuel Casingena, Mariella Chetcuti, Christine Ebejer, Jonathan Farrugia, Nicolina Farrugia, Victor Paul Farrugia, Daniel Galea, M'Louise Laferla, Joanna Micallef, Romina Muscat, Ivan Scicluna, Dolores Vella.

Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Maurice Aquilina, Mario George Cassar, Isabel Pisani, Edward Wright.

Bachelor of Sacred Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Andre Azzopardi, Andrew Borg, Leslie Gatt*, Reuben Micallef, Hayden Williams*.

Doctor of Laws
Sponsor: Prof. I. Refalo
Karol Aquilina, Arthur Azzopardi*, Daniel Bianchi, Owen Bonnici, Vanessa Bonnici, Nadia-Helena Borg, Justin Borg Barthet*, David Borg Carbott, Erika Briffa, Mario Bugeja, Patrick Buhagiar, Natasha Buontempo D'Aniens, Marco Buttigieg, Graziella Calleja Mercieca, Robert Camenzuli, Adrian Camilleri. Claire Camilleri, Malcolm Camilleri, Maria Camilleri, Simona Camilleri, David Camilleri Podesta*, Josette Cauchi, Angelo Chetcuti, Ian Crockford, Pauline Debono, Reuben Debono, Maria Elena Despott, Christian Ellul, Frederick Ellul, Malcolm Falzon, Graziella Farrugia,
Phyllis Farrugia, Anita Fenech, Diane Fenech, Justin Fenech, Speranza Fenech, Tiziana Filletti, Alison Fiorentino, Sharon Fiorentino, Franco Galea, Aaron Galea Cavallazzi, Charmaine Grech, Jean Paul Grech, Keith Grech, Simone Grech, Edwina Licari, Simon Lungaro, David Mallia, Gillian Mamo, Celia Mifsud, Margaret Mifsud, Nadia Maria Mifsud, Naomi Mugliett, Angie Muscat, Brian Muscat, Roberta Muscat, Adrian Muscat Azzopardi, Mark Portelli, Michael Psaila, Bertrand Sciriha, Joseph Smith La Rosa, Mario Vincenzo Spiteri, Sarah Sultana, Philippa Taylor-East, Frank Benjamin Testa, Nicholas Valenzia, Alison Vassallo, Chantal Vassallo*, Pamela Vassallo, Sarah Vassallo, Jonathan Vella, Veronica Vella, Flavio Vigna, Eric Wadge, Josepha Xuereb, Claude-Anne Zammit, Ian Zammit, Mark Zammit, Stephania Zerafa.

Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Technology for Masonry Buildings
Anthony Abela, Mireille Fsadni, Xingtao Wang.

Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Annette Attard, Philippines Cabahug, Mary Grace Dalli, Daniel Gamez Trevino, Gerald Koh, David Nwogu, Praveen Pai, Raul Pena Tijerina, Mario Scicluna.

Master of Arts in Law
Sponsor: Prof. I. Refalo
Moira Mifsud.

Master of Arts in Financial Services
Sponsor: Prof. I. Refalo
Burton Baldacchino, Mark Bencini, Arianne Borg, Annelise Borg Chircop, Clare Bugeja, Coralie Buttigieg, Victoria Buttigieg, Marvic Debarro, James Farrugia, Donatienne Gatt, Adrian Giordano Imbroll, Gregory Inglott, Philip Magri, Alexander Mamo, Stephen Mifsud, Wayne Pisani, Eleanor Scerri, Karl Schranz, Angela Sciberras, Ruth Spiteri Longhurst, Rachel Zahra.

Master of Gerontology & Geriatrics
Sponsor: Prof. J. Troisi
Marcette Cassar, Eugene Galea, Cynthia Scerri.

Master of Arts in Baroque Studies
Sponsor: Prof. D. De Lucca
Joseph Briffa, Gina Lenferna De La Motte, Nazzareno Saliba, Sandro Sciberras.

Master of Arts in Islands & Small States Studies
Sponsor: Prof. L. Briguglio
Elaine Gatt.

Master of Science in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings
Sponsor: Prof. A. Torpiano
Marie Musumeci, Robert Musumeci.

Master of Arts in Theology & Human Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Albert Galea*.

Licentiate in Sacred Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. G. Grima
Mario Attard, John Berry*, Jurgen Cucciardi, Renald Lofreda, Ivan Scicluna.

Magister Juris in European & Comparative Law
Karl Briffa, Andria Buhagiar, Roberta Calleja, Carla Camilleri, Mireille Caruana, Audrey Gatt, Josette Grech, Charmaine Mary Hili*, Cecilie Horn, Cedric Mifsud, Ivan Sammut, Mark Sammut Ciappara, Dulcie Tabone.

Master of Philosophy
Sponsor: Prof. A. Torpiano
Roberta De Angelis

* In absentia

+ concurrent with Diploma of Legal Procurator