BOV appointed Education Partner of the Degreeplus Programme of the University

University of Malta Rector Professor Juanito Camilleri and Igino Xuereb, Chief Officer Operations of Bank of Valletta announced the appointment of BOV as the official Education Partner of the Degreeplus programme last week.

The Degreeplus programme is the first of its kind in many ways, as Prof. Albert Caruana, chairperson of the Degreeplus Committee explained. "This programme sets out to provide students with the opportunity to boost their academic studies with additional practical skills and experiences that enrich their character and employability," he said. The tag line "More than you'd credit!" puts across the salient message of this programme, which is that of projecting the Degreeplus activities as an opportunity to obtain a more holistic approach to education in a fun environment.

For the first year 2007/2008, the programme is targeting first year students, but eventually it will be made available to all students. Among the units on offer, there is "Entrepreneurship", which focuses on inspiring participants to be the leaders of tomorrow, "Voluntary work", which requires students to undertake 20 hours of social work, "Information and Communication Technology" that seeks to provide a basic understanding of computers, and "Language Development for Professional Purposes" that seeks to enhance students' language competence.

"To date, 640 students have enrolled for the first two semesters in the five streams on offer, which augurs very well for the future of this programme," said university rector Prof. Camilleri. There are 220 registrations for Entrepreneurship, 112 for Voluntary Work, 60 for Information and Communication Technology, 129 for Culture and Heritage, and 119 for Languages.