The opening ceremony of the new academic year will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Atriju Vassalli.

Freshmen will be addressed by the Rector and the president of the KSU. Mass will follow.

The University is the highest teaching institution of the State and is open to all those who have the requisite qualifications. There are some 9,000 students including 700 foreign students.

Associated with the University is the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies while the campus is also home to the IMO International Maritime Law Institute and the International Ocean Institute Malta Operational Centre. The University of the Third Age was inaugurated in 1993 and enjoys a large membership.

The University has identified a number of fields as priority areas: relations with industry and the strengthening of the Engineering departments; the further development of information technology, computer science and artificial intelligence; the University's contribution to the improvement of primary and secondary education and the forging of inter-university links to stimulate a burgeoning of international educational exchange.

Through its European Unit, University of Malta students participate in programmes such as Erasmus, Leonardo and Comenius.

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