Graduate Raycine Portelli said in her speech yesterday that in the last three years, she and her fellow students went through a number of experiences in which they matured, three years in which they laughed and cried together.
On their first day at University, she said, all students were shy as they still had to settle in the university system; however, they all worked together and were now receiving the degree they had striven for.
Together with her fellow students, she said she learnt a lot of skills spanning diverse subjects. The class was also the last one taking final exams on the second and third years, meaning that they had to sit for exams relating to almost 15 high-level topics. That tough experience, said the speaker, made her and her fellow students able to handle pressure.
She praised the careers convention organised yearly by the University Students Council (KSU) which brings together highly reputable firms that recruit students. This meant that university did not only take care of its students’ education, but to a certain extent protects their future.
Ms Portelli also praised student’s organisations that work towards improving the students’ life at university and promoting teamwork.
On a more personal note she recalled her experience as a sales representative during the last two years of her course, when she juggled between her job and her studies. She said work was the best way in which she put into practice what she was learning in her Accounts and Economics course and that it helped her build a strong character.
Chris Grech recalled the days when together with his colleagues he used to rush from one lecture room to another in order to find a place in the overcrowded rooms during his first year at university. He also recalled the times when they had to sit on the floor and chatted away rather than paid attention to the lecturer. The days students spent in the sun at the quadrangle and those discussing group assignments were over, he said as almost each student entered the world of employment.
Looking back to the five years he spent at university, Mr Grech, said the level of education was excellent, however he criticised the lack of practical work which always came second far behind theory.
He also appealed to all those that formulate exam questions to test the students’ intellect rather than their ability using a calculator or reproduce by memory answers learnt by working past papers.
Below are the students who graduated yesterday
Diploma In Commerce
Georgianne Azzopardi, Karmenu Azzopardi, Marvic Bajada, Mary Carmen Bajada, Sue-Ellen Bugeja, Dennis Cini, Simone Cini, Lawrence Formosa, Joseph Mizzi, Michelle Mizzi, Diana Vella, John Mark Vella, Maureen Zerafa.
Diploma In Management Studies
Arlette Abdilla, Ramona Jane Abdilla Lauro, Joseph Jason Abela, Christopher Agius, Colette Agius, Josianne Bongailas Grima, Adrian Borg, Lucienne Borg, Marika Borg, Matthew Borg, Elton Buckingham, Josef Bugeja, Dennis Buttigieg, Dorothy Camilleri, Joseph Camilleri, Redianne Camilleri, Marco Carabott, Georgette Caruana, Oliver Joseph Cassar, Valerie Cassar, Andrew Cauchi, Dorianne Ciantar, Mariella Cutajar, Matthew Debattista*, Mark Debono, Bernice Demarco, Joe Falzon, Vanya Falzon, Stephanie Fenech, Angelo Gauci, Emanuel Govè, Chris Grixti, Audrey Harrison, Alexander Lanzon, Alexandra Mamo, Mario Micallef, Charline Mifsud, Daniela Mifsud , Etienne Marc Mifsud, Josianne Mifsud, Ranier Mifsud Munro, Fabio Montebello, Maria Montebello, Sharon Josephine Montebello, Liliana Muscat, Saviour Pace, Andrew Portelli, Greta Rapinett, Angela Ruggier, Frankie Ruggier, Frankie Sammut, Wilfred Sammut, Sylvan Sapiano, Godfrey Scerri, Amanda Schembri, Mark Schembri, Marika Sciberras, Stefan Spiteri, Kyra Stagno Navarra, Neville Sultana, Clint E Taliana, Alda Angela Vella, Zelda Zerafa.
Bachelor Of European Studies (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. P.G. Xuereb
Victor Mary Abela, Annalise Aquilina, Paul Aquilina, Nicholas Attard, Reinhard Amante Attard, Alia Bitar Rosso, Maria Victoria Borg, Joseph Borg Camilleri, Bjorn Callus, Marcon Caruana, Lavinia Cassar , Marsim Cassar, Diana Cutajar, Denise Demicoli, Alexandra Ellul, Cyrus Engerer, Monique Falzon* (Robing), Christina Maria Farrugia, Lara Anne Fenech, Rodianne Fenech, Annalisa Ferriggi, Kurt Formosa, Karolina Lesniewska, Christian Mallia, Abigail Mamo, Stefania Mangion, Andrew Meli, Milan Pajic, Dagmar Pallmar, Ylenia Rosso, Adriana Scicluna*, Mariella Scicluna,
Anton Spiteri Shaw, Charlene Tonna, John Vella, Claire Zarb.
Bachelor Of European Studies
Sponsor: Prof. P.G. Xuereb
Melissa Speigner.
Bachelor Of Accountancy (Honours)
Sponsor: Prof. D. Darmanin
Lorraine Abela, Charlene Agius, Anna Maria Aquilina, Stephanie Ann Aquilina, Lindsay Axiaq, Dario Azzopardi, Jana Azzopardi, Stephanie Azzopardi, Jonathan Bajada, Herman Baldacchino, Noel Bezzina, Lara Bonavia, Lorna Bonello, Mark Adrian Bonello, Michael Bonnici, Claudia Borg, Danica Borg, Louana Borg ,Christian Briffa , Rachelle Briffa, Charlene Brincat, Dorianne Bugeja, Stephanie Bugeja,David Busuttil (Robing) , Claire Buttigieg, Stephanie Camilleri, Daniel Caruana, Frank Cassar, Graziella Cassar , Justin Chircop, Charisse Cuschieri, James Cuschieri, Marie Angele Cutajar, Glenn Deguara, Diane Difesa, Andrew Ellul, Christian Ellul, Francesca Ellul Castaldi, Loredana Falzon, Analisa Farrugia, Andrew J Farrugia, Keith Farrugia, Oriana Fenech, Etienne Formosa, Frank Roderick Galea, Natalie Galea, Emmanuel Gauci, Glenda Gouder, Christopher Grech, Doreen Grech, Keith Victor Grech Kevin Victor Grech, Sandro Charles Grech, Antoinette Magri, Jurgen Karl Meli, Stephanie Meli, Dorita Micallef, Clayton Joseph Mifsud, Elsie Mifsud, Audrey Polidano, Antoine Sacco, Angelo Said, Josepha Saliba, Malcolm Saliba, Claudia Schembri, James Sciriha, Stephanie Seychell, David Spiteri, Jonathan Karl Spiteri, Louise Spiteri, Sharon Spiteri, Marie Claire Tabone, Alexander Tanti, Norbert Paul Vella, Stephanie Zahra, Christian Zammit, Frankie Zammit, Marion Zammit, Yvonne Zammit.
Postgraduate Diploma In Business Administration
Rossano Cuschieri, Guoshuai Qu.
Bachelor Of Commerce
Sponsor: Prof. D. Darmanin
Ann Abela, Roxanne Abela, Joseph Agius, Denislav Antonov, Amanda Aquilina, Doreen Attard, Mark Attard, Jana Marie Azzopardi, Victoria Azzopardi, Pauline Margaret Bajada, Clive Barbara, Maria Bartolo*, Robert Bianco, Alexandra Bombina, Annalise Borg, Charmaine Borg, Christina Borg, Daniel Borg, Elise Borg, Eliza Marie Borg, Francis Borg, Gabriel Borg, Mandy Borg, Roderick Borg, Benjamin Briffa, Aaron Bugeja, Roderick Bugeja, Nicolette Buhagiar, Alexia Busuttil, Denise Cachia, Maria Camilleri, Violet Camilleri, Analise Caruana, Chantelle Caruana, Charlene Caruana, Charmaine Caruana, Donnalise Caruana, Maria Caruana, Shirley Caruana, Stephen Caruana, Chantelle Marie Cassar, Christina Cassar, Marita Cassar, Shawn Cassar, Stephanie Cassar, Marvic Cauchi, Marlene Cauchi, Felix Cefai, Erindi Çela*, Min Chen, Alexandra Chernyshova*, Christina Chircop, Karl Coppola, Keith Michael Cordina, Renzo Cordina, Dorianne Cortis, Graziella Costa, Glenn Cremona, Liliana Curmi, Christian Cutajar, David Cutajar, Glenn Cutajar Ghigo, Kevin D'ugo, Chantelle Dalli, Mark Dalli, Janice Darmanin, Yun Deng*, Clara Desira, Marvic Falzon, Stephania Falzon, Mathew Farrugia, Mark Anthony Fenech, Sarah Anne Fenech, Charlene Fiteni, Susan Fiteni, Matthew , Francalanza, Astrid Marie Frendo, Carmen Gafa, Kristian Galea, Glen Gauci, Jie Geng, Cheryl Grech, Maria Dolores Grech Calafato, Christine Grima, Christopher Grima, Diane Grima, Ivan Grima, Noel Grima, Yiyang He, Xiaobo Jiang, Ying Jin*, Marsida Kllogjri, Zhanhui Kou, Shaomin Leng*, Jun Li, Qiandou Li, Qiushi Li, Yiyu Li, Bo Liu, Yu Liu, Jie Ma*, Mauro Magri, Andrew Magro, Fiobian Manicolo, Christian Mercieca, Elaine Micallef, Carmen Ann Mifsud, Daniela Mifsud, Dorianne Mifsud, Stefano Mifsud, Anne Marie Mizzi, Maria Mizzi , Silvio Mizzi, Jean Paul Muscat, Dorianne Pace, Elaine Petroni, Raycine Portelli, Kevin Psaila, Gillian Pullicino, George Sacco, Monique Jane Saliba, David Sammut, Marlon Sammut, Ruth Sammut, Claire Sant, Abigail Scerri, Karen Scicluna, Luana Marie Scicluna, Jun Shen, Yun Shen, Xiaojun Sheng, Rui Shi, Wenting Song*, Zehao Song, Annette Spiteri, Antonella Spiteri, Cathriona Spiteri ,Nicola Spiteri , Stephan Strijbosch, Jessica Sullivan, Jiaying Sun*, Amanda Tabone, Marlene Tabone, Ao Tang, Stefan Tanti, Geoffrey Trevisan, Christian Luke Vassallo, Claire Vella, Diane Vella, John Vella, Jonathan Vella, Chao Wang, Jingxin Wag, Li Wang, Shen Shen Wang*, Yibo Wang*, Alistair Xerri, Yan Xi,Vicky Xuereb , Fang Yang, Keith Zammit, Maria Zammit, Marion Zammit, Jonathan Zarb, Noel Zarb, Fang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Yan Zhuang*.
Bachelor Of Arts (Hons) In Social Policy/Work
Sponsor: Prof. D. Darmanin
Christine Marie Abela, Joseph Antoncich, Donna Calleja, Svetlana Camilleri, Stephanie Camilleri Galea, Lorraine Caruana, Stephania Caruana, Lisa Marie Cilia, Amanda Curmi, Ruth Cutajar, Joanne Farrugia, Stephen Farrugia, Laura
Fenech, Jonathan Formosa , Deborah Gauci, Lorraine Gauci, Denise Grech, Francine Magrin, Claire Mallia, Maria Mamo, Clayton Mercieca, Vincienne Mifsud, Ruth Navarro, Donatella Olivari, Angie Pace (Robing), Melanie Parnis, Daniela , Pisani, Graziana Sciberras, Catriona Ann Spiteri, Melanie Sultana, Christina White, Anna Maria Xuereb, Davinia Paula Xuereb, Melissa Lora Xuereb, Jennifer Zerafa.
Ba (Hons) In Social Work /Administration
Sponsor: Prof. D. Darmanin
Jessica Boffa, George Tabone, Andrew Luke Vella.
* in absentia