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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Valentine’s Day is like any other
Valentine’s Day is really a day like any other. I don’t wait for Valentine’s Day to show my feelings towards my boyfriend, nor do I wait for this to surprise him with a gift. But just as there’s a day to...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Breaking the silence
A seminar for medical students entitled ‘Breaking the silence’ dealing with sign language, people with hearing impairment and other communication difficulties will be held on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital by the Malta Medical Students’...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Law students welcome changes, but want more
The Law Students’ Society welcomed the recent changes to the University’s Law course and thanked the relevant authorities who helped bring them about. One of the reforms is a complete revision of the course’s entry requirements, which in recent y...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Epilepsy conference
This year’s Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association conference on Saturday at the Dolmen Resort Hotel will focus on efforts to overcome the stigma associated with epilepsy, which affects 3,000 people in Malta. The conference is being held in co...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Celebrating Kuwait
On the occasion of Kuwait’s national day, Kuwaiti students at University are organising various activities on Thursday and Friday in the Quadrangle to celebrate Kuwait’s culture and history The event will include food tasting, Kuwaiti musi...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Introductory course on marine biology
‘Introduction to marine biology’ is a new course organised by the University’s Department of Biology open to students not reading Biology at degree level as well as to the public. The course, comprising seven two-hour sessions and two fi...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
EU simulation exercise
Four students from the University’s Institute for European Studies (from left Tobias Roth, LauraMuscat, Vivienne Bajada and Jean-Paul Gatt recently took part in a three-day simulation of a European Council meeting organised at the University of E...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Poetry writing course
A new poetry eight-session writing course in Maltese entitled ‘Ritmi Mqallba: Kors prattiku intensiv ta’ kitba tal-poeżija’ will be offered to all University students for the first time as part of the Degreeplus programme as from February 29....
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Bridging the gap between medical science, humanities
The Humanities and Medical Science (HUMS) programme was recently inaugurated to encourage and coordinate scholarly interest in the relationships between the Humanities, Medicine and the Sciences. Scholars of the humanities, social sciences...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
‘Same Difference’ taster
An activity entitled ‘Same Difference’ was recently held at the University’s Junior College by SOS Malta during which staff and students had the opportunity to interact with migrants who have refugee, humanitarian or subsidiary status and sample...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Voluntary work experiences
The Chaplaincy, in collaboration with Inygo, is offering the following summer experiences abroad: • Ethiopia (July 31 to August 21): This experience consists of voluntary work among very poor people living at the Mother Teresa Home...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Students react to ACTA
I do not agree with Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The authorities should instead put their efforts into shutting down child pornography websites. This has been talked about for decades, but even now all I need to do is type...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
What do students think about Malta’s Eurovision song contest?
I am not the biggest of fans of the Eurovision song festival, but I enjoy watching it and I believe it is a great opportunity for local artists to showcase their talents. Competition adds to the tension of the whole show and also quenches...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Conference on cultural dialogue between Russia and the West
Malta will host the 15th international conference on ‘Russia and the West: Dialogue of Cultures’ between April 21 and 27. Issues to be discussed during the conference include mutual perception issues, international...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Upcoming events organised by the Chaplaincy
Till today – Chaplaincy goes to Rome/Assisi.February 16 at 8 p.m. – DVD Night: Not Without My Daughter.February 17 to 20 – Chaplaincy goes Monastic, to Mt Melleray Abbey, Ireland.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
DVD Night at the Chaplaincy
During the upcoming DVD Night at the Chaplaincy, the film Not Without My Daughter will be screened. Sally Field (above) portrays an American woman who finds herself trapped in Iran by her strictly Islamic husband, and decides to flee the country,...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Do students think cannabis should be legalised?
I do not agree cannabis should be legalised, as it would lead to more drug abuse and health problems. The only advantage of it being legalised is that it may benefit certain people suffering from headaches and other chronic pain. The media...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Annual conference on sustainable energy
The annual conference of the University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy will take place on February 21 at the Dolmen Resort Hotel and Spa. Besides a number of high-quality papers regarding energy efficiency in buildings and industry, re...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Żejtun critical literacy project
The University’s Department of Education Studies is conducting a critical literacy project in Żejtun, whereby participants meet to discuss current affairs, and after further reflection at home, express their analysis by writing poems and other fo...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Postgraduate symposium on ‘Desire, literature, culture’
The University’s Department of English has issued a call for abstracts for its 2012 international postgraduate symposium entitled ‘Desire, Literature, Culture’ which will take place on March 29 and 30 at the University’s Valletta campus. Anyone p...
