Tenor Joseph Calleja is to be awarded an honorary degree by the university in recognition of his achievement as one of the world’s leading opera singers and as Malta’s cultural ambassador in the music world.
In a statement this evening, the university said that at its meeting today, the council approved the senate’s recommendation to award Mr Calleja the degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa.
The proposal was first made by the university’s Honoris Causa Committee and was unanimously approved.
The degree ceremony will be held at the Jesuits’ Church in Valletta on November 2.