For Malta to keep up with the strides ahead being made in science and technology, investment was needed, especially by the private sector, a student argued yesterday.

Karl Agius, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in biology and chemistry, was speaking during a graduation ceremony.

Science, technology and engineering were growing exponentially and for Malta to stay abreast it needed to invest continuously in training. "For this to happen," he said, "further investment has to be made, not just by the state but by the private sector too. More investment for research and innovation is needed. The University is already giving big importance to these fields because they can lead to socio-economic growth."

Jean Pierre Pirotta, who received a post-graduate certificate in education, urged his fellow graduates, the "future leaders of this country" in their respective fields, to learn to recognise the contemporary change in values and to make life choices to give exemplary conduct to all humanity.

He said: "Tonight's graduation places a big responsibility on each and every one of us. We are obliged to pass on the values we have gained from this education system to those that are to follow in our footsteps. We want the school students of today to be the men and women of Malta tomorrow - citizens geared towards the economic and social progress of this country."

The graduates

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. V. Sollars
Stephanie Marie Abela, Andrew Agius, Kim Agius, Laura Sue Armeni, Angelica Attard, Janice Attard, Samaria Attard, Bernardette Azzopardi, Justin Azzopardi, Ian Mario Azzopardi Meli, Luana Baldacchino, Stephanie Bartolo, M'christine Bezzina, Valentina Bezzina, Francesca Bianco, Charlene Borg, Maria Brincat, Tara Brownrigg, Maria Stephanie Bugeja, Rose Marie Bugeja, Justine Buttigieg, Mark Buttigieg, Rachel Calleja, Stephanie Camilleri, Irene Cassar, Elona Ceco, Beppe Coleiro, Christina Cremona, Charlotte Cuschieri, Enrique Cuschieri (Robing), Mary Leanne Cutajar, Lucienne Debattista, Marija Demanuele, Lyndsay Desira, Matthew Michael Done*, Greta Ellul Sullivan, Ilaria Maria Falzon, Michelle Falzon, Lara Farrugia, Ruth Farrugia, Yanica Fenech, Marvic Friggieri, Geraldine Galea, Shirley Galea, Maria Lisa Gilson, Deborah Grech, Sasha Grech, Emma Hogg, Sarah Magri, Caroline Manduca, Sarah Mercieca, Marjorie Muchayi, Christina Pace, Marija Piscopo, Sara Portelli, Victoria Purchase, Philippa Rizzo Naudi, Alexandra Rota, Stephanie Satariano, Stephanie Savona Ventura, Alia Sidiqi, Glorianne Spiteri, Josette Stensen, Chantelle Vella, Krysta Vella, Sarah Vella, Benjamin Thomas Vincenti and Rania Zouari.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Albert Agius, Angelique Attard, Charlene Attard, Lionel Attard, Mary Grace Attard, Nicola Attard, Pierre Attard, James Axiaq, Jesabelle Azzopardi, Louis Mario Azzopardi, Marilyn Azzopardi, Shari-Marja Azzopardi, Maria Baldacchino, Rodienne Bartolo Delmar, Melissa Bonello, Sharon Bonello, Amanda Bonnici, Chantelle Bonnici, Deborah Bonnici, Greta Anne Bonnici, Marthese Borda, Ingrid Borg, Jurgen Borg, Mandy Borg, Marilyn Borg, Therese Borg, Manrico Bugeja, Maria Cachia, Marco A. Calleja, Pawlina Calleja Casha, Annabelle Callus, Christopher Camilleri, Isabelle Camilleri, Madeline Camilleri, Mario Noel Camilleri, Rosemarie Camilleri, Sabrina Camilleri, Steven James Camilleri, Clinton Cassar, Graziella Cassar, Maureen Cassar, Denise Cauchi, Miranda Pia Cauchi, Michael A Chiara Monte*, Stephanie Chircop, James Cuschieri, Ann Marie Cutajar, Miriam Cutajar, Samuel Cutajar, Joanne D'Anastasi, Lydia Debono, Charmaine Debrincat, Olivia Deguara, Maria Desira, Elizabeth Ebejer, Dwayne Ellul, Theana Ellul, Michelle Ellul-Micallef, Sharon Fabri, Christian Falzon, Dorianne Falzon, Elaine Falzon, Antoinette Farrugia, Charmaine Farrugia, Christiana Farrugia, Marija Farrugia, Simon Farrugia, Andrew Formosa, Juniper Francalanza, Claire Galea, Jessica Galea, Johanna Galea, Lilian Galea, Patrizia Galea, Denise Galea Pirotta, Francesca Gaspar, Marie Claire Gatt, Brian Gauci, Christine Marie Gauci, Sarah Gauci, Malcolm Grech, Maria Grech, Nadianne Grech, Marisabelle Grixti, Edward Herrera, Marie Claire Jones, Denise Kenely, Phyllisienne Mallia, Mark Eman Mangani, Eman Mangion, Christian Mercieca, Nadia Mercieca, Martina Micallef, Nevisse Adriana Micallef, Roberta Micallef, Stephen Micallef, Marianna Micallef Grimaud, Carmen Mifsud, Glenn Mifsud, Maria Cristina Mifsud, Lara Mompalao, Daniela Pace, Stephanie Pace, Ylenia Peresso, Jean Pierre Pirotta, Annalise Pullicino, Heather May Richard, Josianne Sacco, Charlene Said, Saviour Said, Nicholette Saliba, Emmanuel Scerri, Bernice Marie Schembri, Edward Schembri, Justin Schembri, Mark George Schembri, Luisiana Sciberras, Marion Victoria Seychell, Audrey Spiteri, Dorianne Spiteri, Loraine Spiteri, Sara Spiteri, Steven Spiteri, Doris Spiteri Axiak, Marilyn Sultana, Amanda Tanti, Elaine Theuma, Maria Vassallo, Christian Vella, Joseph Mario Vella, Lara Vella, Oriana Marie Vella, Rodianne Vella, Danett Xuereb, Matthew Xuereb, Jackline Emile Iskander Yousif, Ann Marie Zammit, Debbie Zammit, Fallon Zammit and Vincienne Zammit.

Diploma in Information Technology
Derek Pace Kiomall

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours)
Sponsor: Dr E. A. Cachia
Mark Abela, Ian Agius, Christian Aquilina, Ian James Azzopardi, Thomas Azzopardi Carbonese, Ingram Bondin (Robing), James Borg, Peter Paul Borg, Zachary Borg, Jonathan Brincat, Matthew Cachia, Robert Camilleri, Karl Cassar, Mark Cassar, Daniel D'agostino, Andre' D'Amato, Mark Desira, Christopher Ebejer, Kevin Falzon, Christopher Farrugia, Jason Farrugia, Liam Farrugia, Jean Paul Galea, Alison Galea Valletta, Andrew Gauci, Mario Gauci, Olivia Ann Grech, Lincoln Grixti, Reuben Hayman, Adrian Kind, Fikre Leguesse, Dylan Lentini, Keith Lia, John Meilak, Daniel Micallef, Malcolm Micallef, Mandy Minuti, Matthew Pace, Jean Luc Portelli, Alexander Riolo, Christopher Sammut Nurminen, Reuben Sant, Armand Sciberras, James Scicluna, Elaine Vassallo, Luke Joseph Vella Critien, Paul Zammit and Clive Luke Zerafa.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Sponsor: Dr E. A. Cachia
Clayton Azzopardi

Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. C. V. Sammut
Daniela Abela, Karl Agius, Lydon Ancilleri, Manuel Attard*, Elaine Azzopardi, Jonathan Azzopardi, Annelyse Bartolo, Christopher Bonello, David Stephen Borg, Deborah Anne Borg, Francesca Borg, Malcolm Borg, Nigel Borg, Kristina Busuttil, Maria Cardona, Joseph Caruana, Audrey Caruana Mifsud, Kurt Catania, Joshua Cortis, Simone Cutajar, Nicola Darmanin, Daniel Debrincat, Alexandra Fiott, Christina Fiott, Ingrid Marie Gatt, Mariette Gatt, Maria Christina Gauci, Claire Grima, Denise Grima, Yonas Leguesse, Alistair Mallia, Giulia Micallef, Matthew Mifsud, Steve Mizzi, Alison Muscat, Jonathan Pace, Giannella Pisani, Joseph Piscopo, Kenneth Psaila, Chantelle Said, Karl Saliba, Justine Schembri, Matthew Schembri, Nadine Sciortino, John Sultana, Alan Tua (Robing), Giulia Vassallo Eminyan, Beppe Vella, Josianne May Williams*, Annabelle Zammit, Dane Zammit, Edwin Zammit, Marie-José Zammit, Mark Anthony Zammit and Christine Zerafa.

Bachelor of Science
Sponsor: Prof. C. V. Sammut
Ramona Camilleri, Julian Cardona, Elaine Galea, Adrian Pace, Angelique Tabone and Tristan Tilney.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. R. Ghirlando

Electrical Engineering
Analiza Abdilla, Edward Apap, James Apap, Nicholas Aquilina, Carl Azzopardi, David Balzan, Emanuel Balzan, Roderick Bartolo, Andrew Joseph Bezzina, Graziella Bonnici, Mario Busuttil, Samuel Buttigieg, James Camilleri, Charlene Caruana, Daniel Paul Cremona, Michelle Cutajar, Steve Dimech, John Ellul, Robert Facciol, Kenneth Fonk, Anna Marie Galea, Christine Gatt, George Gauci, Melvin Gauci, Steven Grima, Josef Lia, Mark Alan Mckeon, Brian Micallef, Jeffrey Micallef, David Muscat, Daniel Parascandalo, Chris Saliba, Michael Sapienza, Jean Paul Satariano, Edward Sciberras (Robing), Sylvana Scicluna, Sarah Tabone, Conrad Testa, Clifton Vella, Jean Marie Vella, David Xuereb, Shuo Yang, Steve Zahra, Karl Zammit, Tonio Zammit and Tingting Zhu.

Mechanical Engineering
Robert Agius, Claire Apap, Damien Azzopardi, Astrid Borg, Christopher Borg, David Calleja, Andrew Camilleri, Josef Camilleri, Daniel Anthony Ciliberti, Thomas Consoli, Jonathan Cutajar, Ilan Dalli, Clayton D'amato, Luke Desira, Clive Ebejer, Francelle Farrugia, Graziella Fenech, Ian Fenech, Lawrence Fenech, Roberta Galea, Keith Genuis, Amanda Grima, Kristian Lanzon, Darren Charles Mifsud, Adrian Saliba, Maxine Scicluna, Clive Seychell, Andre Spiteri, Gilbert Spiteri, Jeremy Spiteri, Matthew Spiteri, Ramon Vella and Samuel Zerafa.

* In Absentia