An educational system should not just focus on the academic aspect but encourage social, cultural and physical development, a graduating law student said yesterday.
Speaking during the graduation ceremony at the University's Sir Temi Zammit Hall, Kris Scicluna said the four ingredients were essential to the individual's development.
Mr Scicluna said that students should push themselves to go beyond their graduation certificate and motivate themselves to meet new challenges that might develop along the way.
While praising the quality and dedication of the law lecturers, Mr Scicluna said the law course contained too much theoretical material, lacking essential practical elements.
It would not go amiss, he said, if the course focused more on providing practical skills to students earlier on in their studies, preparing them better for legal work by the time they graduate.
He suggested that exams should be less dependent on memory work and standard format essays and instead focus on case studies that necessitated the application of the legal knowhow acquired as part of the course and which challenged a student's intellect and ability. The aim of the course was to produce lawyers not robots, Mr Scicluna noted.
Meanwhile, Stephanie Cassar, who graduated in architecture, maintained that the high level of education achieved by the University will only continue being possible through continuous investment in new technologies and human potential.
Ms Cassar emphasised that her course made her amply aware of Malta's challenges: the limited amount of land available and the scarcity of building materials compared to other countries. The architecture course also made students aware of improvements that could be made in areas such as energy efficiency, sustainable development and safeguarding the environment.
The following students received diploma and undergraduate certificates yesterday.
Diploma in Diplomatic Studies
Victor Aquilina, Darren Azzopardi, Doreen Borg Zammit, Robert Henry Bugeja, Mary Grace Gerada, Peter Paul Muscat, Luciano Pace Parascandalo, Mariella Stivala, Joseph Tanti and Emanuel Zahra.
Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive Education
Karen Agius, Maria Anastasi, Joan Aquilina, Patricia Attard, Adelaide Azzopardi, Antonia-Shirley Azzopardi, Doris Azzopardi, Joanne Baldacchino, Romina Baldacchino, Lorraine Bellizzi, Maria Carmela Bellizzi, Doreen Bezzina, Eve Ann Bezzina, Marion Bonnici, Romina Bonnici Bennett, Carmen Borg, Caroline Borg, Charmaine Borg, Dorothy Borg, Geraldine Borg, Mary Ann Borg, Bernardina Bugeja, Pauline Buhagiar, Juanita Busuttil, Claire Buttigieg, Christine Camilleri, Elizabeth Jane Camilleri, Marie Louise Camilleri, Yana Camilleri Ostler, Maria Cassar, Rachel Cassar, Shirley Cassar, Rita Chetcuti, Antonia Ciantar, Roberta Cini*, Anny Mary Cirillo, Ritianne Cortis, Emanuela Cuschieri, Rosemarie Dalli, Manolita Debattista, Anna Marie Degiovanni, Marisa Deguara, Helen Demajo, Judith Dimech, Joan Falzon, Alexandra Farrugia, Anna Farrugia, Gail Farrugia, Rita Farrugia, Demis Fenech, Antonia Galea, Josephine Galea, Carmen Gauci, Kirsten Gauci, Maria Rosaria Gauci, Monica Ghigo, Sarah Jane Gialanze, Simone Gianino, Stella Diana Grech, Lara Jane Grillo, Elaine Grima, Maria Elena Jones, Monica Kirkby, Pauline Mallia Milanes, Miriam Mercieca, Alberta Micallef, Corinne Micallef, Irene Mary Micallef, Joanna Micallef, Rosalie Micallef, Therese Micallef, Mary Rose Pace, Monique Parnis, Sarah-Jane Perini, Graziella Pulis, Catherine Sacco, Alexandra Said, Ingrid Sammut, Graham George Sansone, Christabel Sciberras, Sharon Scicluna Cilia, Angel Grace Spiteri, Gabriella Maria Spiteri, Marie Antoinette Sultana, Maria Dolores Tanti, Anna Maria Theuma, Eileen Thomas, Alexia Vassallo, Anna Maria Vassallo, Daniela Vella, Emma Vella, Glen Vella, Lorraine Vella, Lynn Vella and Sandro Zammit.
Diploma of Notary Public
Mark Abela, Jonathan Abela Floridia*, Angelle Agius, Alyssa Attard, Nadine Attard, Paula Attard, Trudy Attard, Petra Attard Montalto, Roberta Avellino, Annalies Azzopardi, Charmaine Azzopardi, Daniel Mark Azzopardi, Darren Azzopardi, Rachel Azzopardi, Ramona Azzopardi, Geraldine Ann Baldacchino, Maxine Balzan Demajo, Katrin Bartolo, Clint Bennetti, Andrea Luca Bonello, Marie Chantelle Bonnici, Adrian Borg, Elizabeth Borg, Karen Borg, Paul Borg, Therisa Borg, Lisa Marie Brooke, Alistair Bugeja, George C. Bugeja, Caroline Busuttil Naudi, Lara C. Buttigieg, Katia Cachia, Nadine Cachia, Mario Calleja, Abigail Camilleri, Alicia Camilleri, Anthony Fisher Camilleri, Christine Camilleri, Lara Camilleri, Nadia Camilleri, Olivia Camilleri, Yanika Camilleri, Jeanette Carabott, Abigail Marie Caruana, Charlene Caruana, Claudia Cassar, Daniela Cassar, Rosette Cassar, Stephanie Cassar, Kurt Etienne Catania, Stephanie Chetcuti, Adriana Ciantar, Melanie Ciappara, Jean Noel Cutajar, Anna Debono, Dorita Debono, Karl Debono, Loredana Debono, Marouska Debono, Caroline Dimech, Marilyn Dimech, Nathaniel Farrugia, Ingrid Fenech, Andrea Fenech Gonzaga, Andrew Formosa, Luke Frendo, Anna Marie Gaffiero Muscat Drago, Rachel Galea, Stephanie Galea, Francesca Galea Cavallazzi, Jessica Gauci, Rakele Gauci, Sihon Gauci, Maria Grech, Andrew Grima, Clifton Grima, Krystyna Grima, Ruth Antoinette Grima, Cheryl Incorvaia, Maria Micallef, Nicholas Micallef, Yana Christina Mifsud, Corazon Mizzi, Anndrea Moran, Denise Muscat, Rachael Samantha Muscat, Henry Naudi, Tara Navarro, Maxilene Pace, Sharon Pace Gouder, Jonathan Pisani, Robert Anthony Piscopo, Andre Portelli, Tiziana Maria Refalo, Sarah Rutter Giappone, Stephanie Saliba, Josianne Sammut, Alexia Sceberras Trigona, Kris Scicluna, Maria Scicluna, Lucio Sciriha, Ann Marie Spiteri, Roberta Spiteri, Elaine Sultana, Francesco Sultana, Graziella Tanti, Jonathan Thompson, Christian Tonna, Mariella Tonna, Stephanie Vassallo, Alexandra Vella, Amanda Vella, John Mary Vella, Anthia Ann Zammit, Francesca Zarb, Matthew Zarb, Michelle Zarb* and Omar Zerafa.
Diploma in Baroque Architecture
Marcelle Agius, Alan Azzopardi, Joseph Azzopardi, Joseph Bonello, Jonathan Caruana, Carmel Cassar, Raymond Cutajar, Denis A. Darmanin, Ivor Robinich, Anita Schembri and Domenic Tabone.
Diploma in Religious Studies
Emelita Bunquin*.
Bachelor in Conservation & Restoration Studies (Hons)
Sponsor: Prof. Joann Cassar
Elizabeth Apap Bologna, Ruby Jean Cutajar*, Abdallah Badidou Hadj Amar and Joanne Zarb.
Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Hons)
Sponsor: Prof. Alex Torpiano
Arielle Abdilla, Dmitry Angelov, Charles Azzopardi, Veronica Bonavia, Susanna Bonello, Charlene Bonnici, Stephanie Borg, Matthew Bugeja, Katia Calleja, Daniel John Camilleri, Omar Caruana, Stephanie Cassar (robing), Johanna Cefai, Paula Curmi, Manuel De Gabriele, Francesca Dimech, Anthea Ellul, Elaine Stephania Farrugia, Janice Fiorentino, Robert Mallia*, Katia Mangani, Daniel Josè Micallef, Annmarie Mifsud, Nicola Ann Muscat, Christina Said, Alexine Sammut, Justin James Schembri, Cornelia Tabone, Alessandro Valentino, Peter Valentino*, Diane Marie Vassallo, Roberta Claire Vassallo, Christian Zammit, and Jean Luke Zarb.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Criminology
Sponsor: Dr Jacqueline Azzopardi
Roderick Agius, Federica Aquilina, Annette Arnaud, Lara Azzopardi, Erica Bartolo, Odelsie Bayliss, Joan Bonnici, Maria Booker, Alberta Borg, Daryl Borg, Sylvana Briffa, Marika Brincat, Nakita Marie Bugeja, Alexia Marie Camilleri, Kathleen Camilleri, Keith Caruana, Jessica Cassar, Victoria Martha Cassar, Deborah Farrugia, Lucienne Farrugia, Veronica Anne Farrugia, Matthew Fleri Soler, Marilyn Formosa, Charlene Gatt, Tracey Gatt, Stephanie Gauci, Gordon Grech, Jessica Grima, Saviour Lia, Suzanne Micallef, Joseph Mizzi, Abigail Bernice Muscat, Mario Portelli, Ritianne Stellini, Graziella Vella, Jonathan Vella, Denise Xerri (robing), Joseph Xerri and Clayton Redeemer Xuereb.
Bachelor of European Studies (Hons)
Sponsor: Prof. Peter G. Xuereb
Anthony Attard, Sarah Attard, Josephine Borg, Laura Borg, Elizabeth Bugeja, Stefan Buhagiar, Clayton Buttigieg, Chanel Camilleri, Moira Caruana, Abraham James Cassar, Yves Cordina, Albert Delia, Maria Falzon, Lisa Gafa, Olivia Gippner*, Lisa Giusti, Lara Schranz, Daniela Scicluna, Amanda Sciortino, Victoria Marie Seguna, Diane Seychell, Ivana Sterbova, Ruth Vella and Ian Zerafa.
Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Human Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. Emanuel Agius
Dillon Bugeja, Gilbert Buhagiar, Robin Camilleri, Roderick Camilleri, Alessandra Dee Crespo, Mario Dimech, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick, Marisabelle Grixti, Michele La Ferla, Cristian Anthony Muscat, Diane Muscat, Joseph Carmel Pellicano, George Schembri and Michael Anthony Zammit.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. Emanuel Agius
Anthony Agius, Jonathan Apap, Chantelle Bonnici, Rita Ciantar, Mary Lourdes Fava, Lilian Galea, Maria Gauci, Marvic Gauci, Patricia Mifsud, Rita Petrocochino (robing), Em-manuel Scerri, Joseph Mario Vella and Debbie Zammit.
Bachelor of Sacred Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. Emanuel Agius
Deo Debono, Nicholas Joseph Doublet, Keith Scicluna, Luke Seguna, Andrea Zaffarese and Ronnie Zammit.
Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings
David-Paul Grima.
*in absentia