The Commissioner for Education within the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman notes with satisfaction that all those who had successfully passed their June and September examinations this year and who were eligible for graduation from the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) have now duly graduated.

"This was achieved, without any impairment to the integrity of the examination process or to the value of the subsequent award, through the hard work and dedication of both the administrative and academic staff of MCAST," the Commissioner said.

The Commissioner made the statement after in October, he had raised concerns that the situation at MCAST, regarding the industrial dispute over ongoing collective agreement negotiations, risked impacting the graduation of students.