Every child in Malta should receive a whole education, to an extent that it became an integral part of Maltese life, and be made to discover the beauty of learning, philosophy student David Schembri said at a graduation ceremony yesterday.
He suggested that the University should allow students of the arts to take their own direction with their studies as was done in the US with programmes in which students had opportunities to attend lectures for different subjects and decide for themselves which direction their studies take.
"Such a modular model of study could be a blessing for our country, especially in times when intellectual versatility and individual ability are needed more and more. I believe we are at a period where arts courses need to be reviewed and their levels elevated so as to give them the esteem they deserve along with science and technology," he added.
He said that although he appreciated that the recently-introduced DegreePlus programme - which gives students credits for activities that are not part of the formal curriculum - was a step in the right direction, the fact remained that, for many students, the University was just a place where notes were transferred from lecturers' mouths to their notepapers. "I don't know what the ideal University is like but I'm pretty sure it isn't like this!"
The graduates
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. D. Fenech
Anthropology
Francesca Arrigo, Gabriella May Formosa and Gareth Galea.
Archaeology
Joseph Azzopardi, Christina Busuttil, Christopher Busuttil, Sabrina Camilleri, Michelle Padovani, Ella Samut-Tagliaferro and Bertrand Zammit.
Classics
Joseph Anthony Debono
English
Ritianne Agius, James Borg, Sarah Borg, Angela Cachia, Alana Calleja, Anna Camilleri, Stefania Cassar, Daniel Cini, Elizabeth Galea, Rachel Ann Galea, Christina Goggi, Scott Grech, Britta Lowack, Sarah Micallef, Maria Muscat, Carla Said, Maria Roseanne Spiteri, Maria Theuma, Christine Tong, Daryl Vella, Mary Vella, Rachel Zammit and Reuben Zammit*.
French
Bernice Farrugia, Isaac John Gatt, Ramona Gravino and Sephora Marie Mifsud.
Geography
Desiree Attard, Dario Azzopardi, Emanuel Azzopardi, Luke Bonnici, Mark Borg, Talitha Borg, Nadine Borg Bonaci, Adriana Calleja, Paul Caruana Galizia*, Emma Cassar, James Cauchi, Katya Dingli, Stephanie Farrugia, Elaine Fenech, Christopher Gatt, Amity Gauci, Gianluca Grech, Ryan Mercieca, Marie Louise Pace, Jonathan Portelli, Janice Scicluna, Daniel Sultana*, Gwyneth Tanti, Mariella Xuereb and Vanessa Zerafa.
History
Carmel Agius, Vanessa Attard, Jurgen Calleja, Mark Camilleri, Iona Caruana, Melvin Caruana, Jennifer Cefai, Charlene Debrincat, Daniel Meilak, Claudia Meli, Christine Micallef, Kurt Mifsud, Giorgio Peresso, Mark Anthony Portelli, Maureen Rapa, Jonathan Mario Saliba and Bernardette Vella.*
History of Art
Marika Azzopardi, Marilyn Debono, Lawrence Pavia and Nathan Portelli.
International Relations
Sammy Bishtawi, Deborah Maria Borg, Christopher Martin Busuttil Leaver, John Camilleri, Malcolm Cutajar, Frankie Formosa, Yaneka Gauci, Charlene Grima, Mariya Hansen, Magdalena Jarzyna, Ekaterina Mihaylova, Diandra Pace, Christopher Pecorella, Jean Carl Portanier, Vesela Romanska, Alison Schembri, Maya Schembri, Maria Spiteri, Chantelle Tabone, Davinia Vella and Qingzi Zhang.
Italian
Charlene Agius, Matthew Agius, Elaine Borg, Monique Cauchi, Rosianne Cutajar, Olivia Debrincat, Michelle Marie Drago, Joanna Farrugia, Jeanelle Gerada, Monica Micallef, Andrew Pisani, Christian Ludwig Sciberras, Emmanuel Sultana, Loredana Theuma and Emily Visanich.
Maltese
Sherilyn Azzopardi, Donna Borg, Anthony Briffa, Tiziana Bugeja, Maria Cachia, Rosabelle Carabott, Tiziana Caruana, Ilona Cassar, Beverley Ann Chetcuti, Donatella Cilia, Leanne Coppini, Massimiliana De Martino, Caroline Delia, Aurele Gafa', Ritienne Gialanze, Mariana Grech, Leeann Marie Grima, Charlene Micallef, Maria Muscat, Emanuel Psaila, Josepha Marie Spiteri, Charmaine Tanti, Maria Tanti, Joanne Trevisan, Rachel Vella and Anton Mariano Zerafa.
Linguistics
Maris Camilleri (Robing).
Music Studies
Sharon Gauci*.
Near Eastern Studies
Sammuela Galea*.
Philosophy
Aida Maria Cassola, Mariana Karla Dalli, Bernice Delia, Maria Ellul, Joseph Grima, Erika Mifsud and David Schembri.
Social Studies
Leanne Gomez Blanco.
Diploma in Archives and Records Management
Ivan Ellul.
Sociology
Diana Aquilina, Ruth Attard, Christine Borg, Amanda Camilleri, Jessica Camilleri, Roberta Cassar, Vanessa Christine Demanuele, Stephanie Ellul Natalie Haber, Christian Charles Henry Kemp, Graziella Micallef Sharon Micallef Maria Mifsud, Kevin Pulis, Maria Saliba Thorne, William Sciberras, Frances J. Spiteri, Godwin Spiteri Axiak, Ann Marie Vella, Jon Vercellono and Tiziana Zarb.
Diploma in Library and Information Studies
Anton Abela, Claire Abela, Claire Azzopardi, Emmanuel Azzopardi*, Charlene Bajada, Margaret Bugeja, Alfred Buhagiar, Aaron Busuttil, Peter Paul Cachia, Dolores Castorina, Cynthia Farrugia, Josue Galea, Marlene Gatt, Keith Scicluna and Michelle Vella.
Diploma in Agriculture
Ritianne Bonanno, Franklin Buhagiar, Andrew John Cassar, John Chance, Manuel Fenech, Thomas Galea, Darryl Grech, Maria Valerie Muscat, Gareth Carl Sammut, Christian Schembri, Carmelo Spiteri, Dennis Vella, Juliette Vella and Ruth Vella Tonna.
Bachelor of Communications
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. S. Chircop
Mark Abdilla, Thea Agius, Abigail Barbara, Adam George Barbara, Amy Bonett, Adrian Borg, Elizabeth Bowell, Paula Bugeja, Greta Busuttil, David Cachia Marsh, Claire Camilleri, Dana Caruana, Ruth Castillo, Annabelle Cauchi, Daniela Cordina, Karl Engerer, Chantal Fenech, Yana Grech, Aneliya Lachkova, Lin Li*, Ziyang Lu*, Sara Mansueto, Krista Micallef Trigona, Nadine Mizzi, Graziella Monique Muscat, Nicole Navarro, Christianne Pace, Mandy Psaila, Maria Psaila, Rosemarie Sacco, Katya Scicluna, Stephanie Stellini, Samantha Tabone, Cher Tonna, Maria Vladimirova*, Ying Xu Yao*, Rodianne Zammit, Wei Zheng and Qi Zhou*.
Bachelor of Communications (Honours)
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. S. Chircop
Helena Abela, Louisa Attard, Malcolm Bonello*, Sarah Carabott*, Dylan Paul Farrell, Daniela Grech, Rebecca Grech, Christian Peregin and Christiane Stelberg.
Bachelor of European Studies (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. P. G. Xuereb
Francesca Abela, Ilaria Aquilina, Maxine Bellissimo, Ian Borg, Ivan Borg, Mark Anthony Borg, Claire Bugeja Desain, Daniel Buhagiar (Robing), Emma Calleja, Daniela Maria Callus, Francine Caruana, Bernardette Cassar, Rachel Cassar, Amber Marie Darmanin, Bernice Ebejer, Mandy Falzon, Rebecca Farmer, Kristina Farrugia, Leah Gatt, Christabel Grech, Simon Grech, Paul Pace, Geraldine Powell, Estelle Sant, Nicole Sarsero, Chirelle Sciberras, Robert Southward, Daniela Sultana, Malcolm Luke Vassallo, Victoria Vassallo and Sarah Zammit.
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mediterranean Agro-Ecosystems Management
Sponsor: Dr. G. Attard
Neil Camilleri.
Bachelor of Arts
Sponsor: Prof. D. Fenech
Dulcie Frances Abela, Karen Aquilina, Celia Attard, Jurgen Attard, Angelle Azzopardi, Leanne Bartolo, Gaylin Marie Bilocca, Loredana Bonello, Melvin Cachia, Maxine Calleja Urry, David Carabott, Bianca Andrea Caruana, Robert Joseph Caruana, Franica Cassar, Aidan Celeste, Chantelle Cilia, Roberta Debono, Jean-Claude Dimech, Gregory Michael Ellul, Monica Farrugia, Nikola Farrugia, Anna Galea, Luke Galea, Ana Georgieva, Christine Ghigo, Elton Grech, Emil Kardalev, Melvin Mifsud, Julie Mizzi Conway, George Muscat, Giosue' Pianciamore, Bertram Portelli, Duncan Sant, Olympia Sant Mifsud, Maria Christine Schembri, Chantelle Sciberras, Ana Stanislavova Georgieva, Ann Maree Vella, Chantelle Vella, Aimee Anne Vella Bonnici and Charlene Jo Zammit.
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy
Lydia Gabcova, Bernadette George-Martial, Nikolina Ivancevic, Philip Johnson, Lilia Ramjeawan, Francella Maureen Strickland and Acquino Vimal.
Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting
Dorothy Bezzina, Emmanuel Cachia, Mark Coppini*, Josette Schembri, Rodianne Spiteri and Alexia Stafrace.
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation
Roderick Agius, Daniel Azzopardi, Sylvana Briffa, Lucienne Farrugia, Miriam Gauci*, Karen Mamo, Josianne Micallef, Simon Pace, Elaine Tabone and Flavio Vassallo.
* In Absentia