Being loaded with rhetoric and theory-based, University courses needed to be more hands-on, a graduate said yesterday.
Warren Sammut, who graduated in tourism studies, called on the University authorities to increase working opportunities for students to apply what they were learning.
“The University should not hold back from working with companies and corporations that are ready to provide resources and ideas so that research can be immediately applied in the industry,” Mr Sammut said.
Such collaboration would strengthen the University, “consolidate its importance and of the different faculties” and give students new opportunities and the economy a boost, he said.
Mr Sammut also urged students to become more involved in lectures, which, he said, should become less informal and transformed into a “stimulating discussion”.
The graduates yesterday were:
Diploma in Marketing
Duncan Abdilla, Robert Abela, Oliver Agius, David Bonnici, Lara Camilleri, Roberta Church, Eliza Farrugia, Roberta Girard, Gilbert Grixti, Therese Ann Mallia, Ilwana Pace, Massimo Portelli, Lorraine Sultana, Jeannine Vassallo and Jackie Vella.
Diploma in Political Studies
Franklin Aquilina, Yvonne Arqueros, Josef Azzopardi, David Camilleri, Anna Marie Curmi, Fabrizio Emanuel Ellul, Victor Laiviera, Deborah Meilak, Dana Rossi Eyre, Alan Scicluna and Generoso Seychell.
Diploma in Baroque Architecture
Adriano Micallef
Diploma in Sport and Leisure Studies
Mark Abela, Malcolm Bartolo, Martin Bayliss, Glenn Busuttil, Nathalie Camilleri, Charles Degiorgio, Marika Farrugia, Marlene Farrugia, Marcelle Gatt, Etienne Mercieca , Charmaine Mifsud, Emily Saliba, Kenneth Scerri, Daniel Sciberras and David Vella.
Diploma in Design Foundation Studies
Tiziana Agius, Martina Aleksandrova, Heba Msma Al Qallaf, Aishah Al Shatti, Sulaiman Alrashed, Daniel Attard, Jonathan Avellino, Christopher Azzopardi, Peter Baldacchino, Justine Bartolo, Andrea Bianco, Jeankarl Bondin, Daniel Bonello, Samuel Bonello, Gabriel Borg, Martha Borg, Clive Borg Bonaci, Charlo Briguglio, Dale Francis Bugeja, David Buhagiar, Malcolm Vincent Cachia, Andrew Caligari, Kyle Michael Calleja, Alana Jane Camilleri, Joseph Caruana, Roxanne Caruana, Jonathon Cassar, Mark Cassar, Steve Cassar, Claire Cauchi, Karl Chetcuti, Samuel Anthony Cremona, Sacha Joseph Cutajar, Jake Joseph Dalli, Sergio De Gabriele, Francesco Debattista, Cheryl Dimech, Aidan Falzon, Clara Farrugia, Rene’ Fava, Luigi Fenech, Mark Frendo, Matthew Gatt, Diane Gauci, Katrina Gauci, Paula Grech, Ryan Noel Grech, Wayne Grech, Alessandro Antonio Grech La Rosa, Etienne Lia, Olaf Magri, Mark Mallia, Sean Mallia, Russell Marmara’, Jomarie Mayo, Denise Anne Micallef, Justin Mizzi, Maris Mizzi, Robert Mizzi, Karl Muscat, Matthew Muscat, Kristine Pace, Robert Pace, Luke Pellicano, Timothy Portelli, Stacy Rapa, Ryan Saliba, Antoniette Schembri, Luke Sciberras, Albert Spiteri, Malcolm Joseph Tong, Nadine Turscherl, Angelo Ursino, Julian Vassallo, Jonathan Vella, Kyle Vella, Mark Vella, Neal Angelo Vella, Victor Joseph Vella, Mark Zahra and Andrea Zerafa.
Bachelor in Conservation and Restoration Studies (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. Alex Torpiano
Lisa Camilleri (Robing), Angela Bugeja and Valentina Lupo.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Tourism Studies
Sponsor: Dr Nadia Thuema
Joseph Borg (Robing), Daniela Attard, Stefan Attard, David Bache, Daniel Borg, Anisia Gauci, Francesca Grech, Viktoriya Kyurcheva, Antonella Louisa Micallef, Angele Carol Mifsud, Warren Sammut, Terrence Seychell, Veronique Vella and Sarah Zammit.
Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies
Sponsor: Dr Nadia Thuema
Alan James Brincat, Carla Dimech and Analise Gauci.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy or Work
Sponsor: Dr Saviour Gauci
Social Work
Martina Testa (Robing), Marylyn Agius, Justine Axiak, Leanne Balzan, Ritienne Bonello, Sandro Brincat, Tracey Calleja, Sylvana Camilleri, Tiziana Camilleri, Denise Chetcuti, Jennifer Debono, Emanuel Galea, Marie Lourdes Gatt, Hannah Grech, Joanne Grima, Maria Micallef, Katya Muscat, Lucianne Psaila, Alexia Sammut, Graziella Vella, Matthew Vella, Romina Vella, Vanessa Vella and Duncan Veneziani.
Social Policy
Stephania Borg, Rebecca Libreri, Kathleen Micallef, Neil Portelli and Maria Theresa Schembri.
Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings
David Mifsud.
Diploma in Health Science
Chantelle Agius, Jessica Attard, Marouska Bondin, Katherina Bugeja, Roberta Bugeja, James Buhagiar, Ann Caffari, Svetlana Camilleri, Claire Cassar, Luana Ciantar, Roberto Corso, Carol Ann Delia, Maria Desira, Jessica Dimech, Sarah Jane Ebejer, Stephanie Ellul, Andy Falzon, Kevin Falzon, Audrienne Fenech, Kelly Galea, Theodora Galea, Doriana Gambin, Analise Gatt, Joanne Gauci, Bernice Grech, Letizia Grech, Maria Rita Grech, Graziella Grima, Claire Marie Mangion, Rachele Manunta, Elysia Elle Mercieca, Noella Mifsud, Andrew Mizzi, Dehnia Pace, Ruth Penza, Maeve Portelli, Lucy Richardson, Carol Sacco, Joseph Sacco, Oriana Sciortino, Roderick Spiteri, Anabel Tabone, Moira Tabone, Stephanie Vella, Alexei Zammit, Anthony Zammit, Emanuel Zammit, Mary Grace Zammit and Roberta Zammit.
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. Angela Xuereb Anastasi
Nursing
Andrea Zammit (Robing), Kevin Agius, Karl Aquilina, Raelene Aquilina, Rishenda Attard, Maria Axiak, Mariella Barbara, Sandra Bonnici, Christina Marie Borg, Alexis Borg Sapiano, Decoda Buttigieg, Antoine Camilleri, Josianne Camilleri, Maria Camilleri, Maria Cassar, Vanessa Cauchi, Margaux Chetcuti, Josianne Cremona, Sabrina Decelis, Andrea Dimech, Cheryl Marie Grech, Lara Grech, Sara Marie Micallef, Mireille Mifsud, Louisa Mintoff, Antonella Muscat, Charlene Muscat, Carissa Pace, David Pace, Abigail Pullicino, Kimberley Said, Erika Anne-Marie Saliba, Roberta Schembri, Denise Sultana, Amanda Vella and Cheryl Zammit.
Medical Laboratory Science
Lara Azzopardi, Shawn Baldacchino, Charlene Busuttil, Christine Marie Camilleri, Marvic Cordina, Aaron Farrugia, Marlene Farrugia, Sabrina Goodlip, Jeanesse Scerri, Mark Joseph Sultana, Cristina Xerri, Diane Zammit and Yvette Zarb.
Mental Health Nursing
Emmanuela Bonnici, Redenta Bugeja, Rita Caruana, Stephen Demicoli, Maria Carmela Farrugia, Mark Farrugia, Veneranda Fenech, Glenville Galea, Joseph Pace, Ronald Pavia, Paul Sceberras, Christopher Siegersma, Anthony Vella and Louise Vella.
Midwifery
Diana Cassar, Csilla Czeilinger, Jessica Dalli, Francesca Farrugia, Naomi Gatt, Cinzia Scerri, Kimberly Tabone, Daniela Vella and Deborah Vella.
Occupational Therapy
Sheryl Ann Bartoli, Graziella Bugeja, Jessica Calleja, Annette Cassar, Marilyn Cini, Samantha Scerri and Terry Ann Vella.
Physiotherapy
Nathalie Borg, Diane Camenzuli, Anna Marie Camilleri, James Dalli, Christina Desira, Claire Falzon, Carmel Farrugia, Dana Marie Mckeon, Noella Micallef, Stephanie Pellicano, Enrica Spiteri, Erica Tabone Ferro and Stephen Zrinzo.
Radiography
Nicholas James Agius, Francesca Marie Bezzina, Marion Borg, Eleanor Buhagiar, Warren Busuttil, Gail Camilleri, Sarah Chetcuti, Andrea Cristina, Charlene Farrugia, Tiziana Flores, Melanie Grech, Loraine Mizzi, Cinzia Sciortino, Cheryl Vella and Deborah Vella.
Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
Dalia Aboulezz, Matthew Mario Borg, Katyana Camilleri, Annalise Cassar, Jessica Ghigo, Charmaine Muscat, Shylene Taliana, Johann Zarb and Sharon Zerafa.
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing
Joyce De Bono
Postgraduate Certificate in Radiography
Erika Brincat, Mary Ann Causon and Rosalie Frendo.