Higher education institutions were facing increasing global competition but this could be turned into an opportunity for the University to develop into an educational body of high repute, the head of a university department said yesterday.
Simon Fabri, who heads the department of systems and control engineering, highlighted the importance of facing up to modern challenges and aiming high to achieve excellence and success.
An issue of utmost concern to European politicians was that of global competition, he said.
It was recognised that for Europe to face global economic challenges and maintain international competitiveness, its citizens had to be given practical and realistic opportunities. This enabled them to upgrade their education, acquire knowledge and learn new skills and technologies beyond primary, secondary and tertiary education.
The realities of today's cutthroat global competition demanded that a substantial portion of such graduates have the skills and qualifications that enabled them to pursue high level research and stimulate innovation.
Prof. Fabri encouraged students to always guide their actions and endeavours by clear outcomes and objectives, and to strive for high standards and quality in their activities.
He urged them to keep their mind open to learning at all stages of life and to use their skills and creativity to contribute towards innovative solutions for the good of society at large.
The graduates
Diploma in Health Science
Gorianne Abdilla, Carmelo Agius, Marisianne Attard, Joseph Borg, Amy Bugeja, Charlotte Camilleri, George Camilleri, Jasmine Camilleri, Joseph Camilleri, Bernardette Cassar, Josef Cassar, Joseph Cassar, Claudia D'agostino, Stephen Delia, Lorraine Falzon, Ritienne Farrugia, Christopher Fava, Antonia Formosa, Joanne Galea, Daniel Grima, Marie Angele Magro, Sarah Mercieca, Christian Micallef, Daniela Micallef, Elaina Marie Micallef, Joanne Mifsud, Kristine Saliba, Melissa Spiteri, David Tanti, Johanna Tanti, Alisia Turner, Iona Vella, Vanessa Vella Zarb, Elaine Zammit, Marvic Zammit and Maria Zerafa.
Bachelor of Science in Communication Therapy (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Stephanie Ciappara.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Keith Desira.
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Graziella Abdilla, Helenia Marie Azzopardi, Denise Borg, Jessica Cefai, Kenneth Farrugia*, Norman Galea, Stephanie Meli, Lisa Rizzo, Charlene Tonna, Francesca Vella.
Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Angelo Abela, Mario Cassar, Carmen Farrugia, Antonio Magro, Robert Mallia, Josephine Mifsud, Bernardette Piscopo, Stefan Said*, Therese Saliba, Cleophe Schembri, Conrad Spiteri, Roger Spiteri, Mary Vella and Noel Vidal.
Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Nicole Borg Cunen, Carina Marie Debattista, Katrina Farrugia, Karina Frendo, Jeanette Gauci, Claire Ingolotti, Diana Teuma, Roxanne Vella and Lori Anne Zammit.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Jessica Abdilla, Glorianne Aquilina, Reginald Aquilina, Alexandra Azzopardi, Angelique Azzopardi, Lara Azzopardi Agius, Maria Bajada, Charmaine Borg, Dorianne Borg, Niomi Briffa, Danielle Busuttil, Maryanne Buttigieg, Louise Cachia, Carmen Camilleri, Katyana Camilleri, Silvanne Camilleri, Cyrita Cappello, Doreen Cardona, Graziella Caruana, Janice Caruana, Marie Caruana, Sonia Chetcuti, Michelle Cilia, Robert Philip Cilia, Colette Crisp, Josephine Curmi, Christopher Cutajar*, Ingrid Cutajar, Maureen Farrugia, Odette Giordmaina, M'Claire Grech (robing), Maria Vanessa Mc Ewen, Lorraine Micallef, Bernice Mizzi, Rachel Mizzi, Jennifer Muscat, Tonio Pace, Mark Pullicino, Francesca Saveria Said Battistino, Jacqueline Sammut, Daniela Smith, Christianne Spiteri, Kenneth Sultana, Mario Tabone, Rennie Tanti, Chantelle Testa, Maria Vella, Miriam Wubbels, Anna Zammit, Emanuel Zammit and Stacey Ann Zammit.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Benjamin Aquilina, Henriette Baldacchino, Charmaine Camilleri, Ema Marie Camilleri, Antoine Cauchi, Abigail Grech, Elizabeth Grech, Rachel Mifsud, Daniela Muscat, Daphne Portelli, Lauren Tanti, Mary Grace Tonna, Josephine Vella, Kelly Zammit and Rawan Zouari.
Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Samuel Aquilina, Sean Chetcuti, Andrew Cole, Daniela D'Amato, Christopher Fenech, Maria Grech, Maxine Jo Portelli, Julian Rizzo Naudi, Karen Ryan, Edwina Pia Vella, Sandro Vella, Lorna Xuereb and Johann Zarb.
Bachelor of Science in Podiatry (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Dalia Aboulezz, Frances Camilleri Attard, Annalise Cassar, Josef Cefai, Marilyn Cremona, Malise Grima, David Meilak, Charlene Joan Sant, Andrea Celeste Scalpello and Angelo Zammit.
Bachelor of Science in Radiography (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr S. Buttigieg
Shanel Attard, Mario Joseph Blackman, Gianella Dolores Bonnici, Roberto Bugeja, Erica Lauren Buttigieg, Rosanne Caruana, Anna Cassar, Felicity Cassar Torreggiani, Helga Depasquale, Eliza Gera, Christian Grech, Ingrid Grech, Pauline Ruth Longo Galea, Justin Mifsud, Leonie Lauren Pace Vincenti, Tiziana Pirotta, Mary Claire Portelli, Marlene Schembri, Max Vassallo, Paul Joe Xerxen, Daniella Zammit and Melanie Zammit.
Postqualification Diploma in Health Science
Doriette Agius, Stephen Azzopardi, Mark Bonanno, Fleur Marie Borg, Nathalie Craus, Elizabeth Cumbo, Mario Farrugia, Linda Galea Debono, Agatha Grima, Tony Sammut, Carmen Scerri and Norbert Zammit.
Postqualification Diploma in Creativity and Innovation
Ann Marie Grima Pulo.
Diploma in Criminology
Charlene Gatt, Darryl Marc Gauci*, and Melanie Zahra.
Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive Education
Mary Anne Agius*, Bernadette Apap, Anna Attard, Elena Attard, Marie Claire Attard, Richard Attard, Rose Marie Attard, Anabelle Axiaq, Joseph Bajada, Marie Georgette Bajada, Mary Rose Bajada, Elaine Bonello, Alison Borg, John Bugeja, Marie Bugeja*, Genevieve Buttigieg, Irene Buttigieg, Lorietta Buttigieg, Stephanie Calleja, Josephine Camilleri, Maria Stella Caruana, Isabelle Cassar, Catherine Cauchi, Edel Cauchi, Therry Ciangura, Dorianne Cini, Charmaine Cordina, Maria Cordina, Alison Marie Curmi, Natasha Farrugia, Jolene Formosa, Josephine Formosa, Lisa Marie Galea*, Maria Gauci, Eric Joseph Grech, Frances Grech, Jennifer Grech, Deborah Grima, Maria Grima, Sonia Hili, Angelique Mercieca, Joeanne Mercieca Pace, Johnny Mizzi, Liliana Mizzi, Maria Mizzi, Maria Roberta Muscat, Suzanne Muscat, Sonya Pace, Leanne Piscopo, Mary Louise Piscopo, Alison Portelli, Erika Rapa, Annabel Said, Maria Assunta Said, Francis Saliba, Joanne Sciberras, Carmen Scicluna, Lorraine Sultana, Natasha Sultana, Nicole Sultana, Antoinette Tabone, Christian Tabone, Mary Rose Teuma, Josephine Anna Thewma, Sue Ellen Vella, Charlene Xuereb, Vicky Ann Xuereb and Marthese Zammit.
Bachelor in Conservation and Restoration Studies (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. J. Cassar
Amy Sciberras (robing).
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. G. Laferla
Simone Bartolo, Sonia Bonnici, Doriella Cassar, Jeffrey Cassar, Ambra Cauchi, Corinne Elbourne, Steven Ellul, Charyl Fava, Judith Fenech, Ritienne Fenech, Claire Galea, Rachel Ann Galea, Ruth Gatt, Erika Griscti, Suzanne Griscti, Daniela Marie Hili, Sarah Marie Hili, Mark Magro, Stephanie Liane Magro, Stephanie Mallia, Deborah Mercieca, Alfie Palmier, Fabienne Sant Portanier, Karen Sapiano, Roberta Scalpello (robing), Maria Eliza Scerri, Analise Schembri and Jasmine Vella.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Sponsor: Dr S. Camilleri
Maria Abela, Michael Brincat, Darien Cini, Daniela Santucci, Neil Schembri and Andrew Vella.
Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. A. Torpiano
Mary Grace Bartolo Tanti, Vittorio Bonavia, Audrey Anne Bonnici, Julian Borg, Karl Borg, Bernard Brincat, Emil Burulyanov, Elisa Camilleri, Mark Anthony Cardona, Katja Cassar, Robert Cassar, Franceska Catania, Tiziana Cilia, Edward Coppini, Deborah Claire Crockford, Dylan Cutajar Davis, Rosianne Dalli, Amanda Desira, Gareth Dimech, Robert Joseph Ellul Sciberras, Charlie Farrugia, Alessandra Fiott, Duncan Formosa, Karl Francalanza, Alain Frendo, Maria Roberta Galea, Matthew Gauci, Robert Gauci, Maria Grima, Adrian Mangion, Kleaven Maniscalco, Justine Grace Mercieca, Stephen Micallef, Christopher Mintoff, Angelina Muscat, Mark Muscat (robing), Sarah Muscat, Andrew Psaila, Jonathan Saliba, Katya Marie Sammut, Angela Denise Sciberras, Marc Vincent Spiteri, Francesca Stivala, Tiziana Tedesco Triccas, Giancarlo Torpiano, Christine Vassallo, Maria Vella, Robert C Vella, Clayton Zammit and Jason Zammit.
Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Anthony Agius Decelis, Marcon Ali*, Colette Berman and Cynthia Buttigieg.
Postgraduate Diploma in Probation Services
Annette Arnaud, Odelsie Bayliss, Charisse Boffa, Victoria Martha Cassar, Deborah Farrugia, Matthew Fleri Soler, Stephanie Gauci, Gordon Grech, Saviour Lia, Maria Mifsud, Joseph Mizzi, Abigail Bernice Muscat and Audrey-Anne Sacco.
Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings
Edward Said.
* in absentia