A newly graduated Ph.D. student has called on the university to cut down on red tape and continue striving to remain competitive.
The university should “take stock of unnecessary bureaucratic exercises hampering progress and dampening the enthusiasm of valid contributors,” Noel Buttigieg said yesterday in a graduation ceremony at Valletta’s Jesuit Church.
Similarly, some members of the academic staff also had to embrace change and “pull down their ivory towers”.
Dr Buttigieg challenged universities to act as the forerunners in teaching and research innovation. On an international level, the University of Malta had to remain competitive, broadening the scope of the courses offered, while furthering opportunities for both academic staff and students.
Dr Buttigieg pointed out that dynamic student and faculty exchange programmes had become “an interesting characteristic” of Malta’s 400-year-old university. He encouraged faculties, institutes and centres to continue pursuing such opportunities.
However, he did admit that these programmes came at a cost and therefore the university required support from the authorities.
Lecturer George Vital Zammit also addressed the students.
Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
Master in Accountancy
Sponsor: Professor Joseph Falzon
Jessica Abela, Lorraine Abela, Justine Agius, David Apap, Justine Marstel Apap, Janise Aquilina, Raissa Arpa, Lorica Attard, Maria Attard, Maria Attard, Ian Azzopardi, Justin Baldacchino, Sandro Bonanno, Graziella Bonavia, Maria Bonello, Joanne Borg, Kimberly Ann Borg, Keith Brincat, Stephanie Bugeja, Ryan Joe Callus, Anastasia Camilleri, Christine Camilleri, Paul Camilleri, Ruben Camilleri, Jocline Caruana, Lara Caruana, Yanika Caruana, Owen Cassar, William James Cassar, Francesca Ciantar, Amanda Cortis, Marisa Cortis, Jean Claude Cremona, Ian Carl Cutajar, Alessia Debono, Clayton Degiorgio, Dario Deguara, Dorian Demanuele, Ilenia Diacono, Brady Farrugia, Clayton Farrugia, Dorianne Farrugia, Kurt Farrugia, Nadine Marie Farrugia, Christian Fenech, Jasmine Fenech, Ryan Finch, Sean Galea*, Yanika Gatt, Christina Gauci, Vanessa Gauci, Christabelle Grech, Raisa Grima, Valentina Maggi, Sheryl Ann Magri, Marjana Mallia, Alicia Mamo, Annaliza Muscat, Antoinette Frances Muscat, Elizabeth Muscat, Lara Muscat, Daniel Portelli, Rebecca Portelli, Chantiane Said, Lilianne Saliba, Braden Sammut, Sabrina Sammut, Daniel Anthony Sciberras, Charlotte Scicluna, Karl Scicluna, Analise Seisun, Paul Spiteri, Daniel Theuma, Aloisia Vassallo, Jessica Vella, Margaret Anne Vella, Paul Vella, Georges Xuereb, Joanna Xuereb, Josianne Zahra and Jessica Zarb.
Master of Arts in Public Policy
Sponsor: Professor Joseph Falzon
Simon Vassallo.
Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture
Master of Arts in Tourism
Sponsor: Professor Andrew Jones
Denise Buhagiar*, Cherie Cutajar Davis, Janice Grech and Pasi Petri Toroi*.
Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Master of Science
Sponsor: Professor Maria Attard
Johann Attard, Anna Lisa Farrugia, Annalise Grech, Duncan Mifsud and Elaine Pace.
School of Performing Arts
Master of Music
Sponsor: Professor Joanne Butterworth
Michelle Scicluna.
Master in Performance Studies (Dance)
Sponsor: Professor Joanne Butterworth
Astarti Athanasiadou*, Marisha Bonnici, Christina Maria Cauchi and Dorian Mallia.
Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture
Doctor of Philosophy
Sponsor: Professor Andrew Jones
Noel Buttigieg.
* In absentia