In just one month’s time from now, around 4,000 students who successfully completed a Bachelor’s or Diploma course in the last two years will be getting the chance to celebrate their graduation. The events which commemorate years of hard work and study will be returning on the 15th of November, all with special arrangements for the student’s guests. These students were unable to celebrate properly due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic but as the epidemiological context changes, the students are being given the deserved opportunity. 

The University of Malta will be bringing together students who finished either undergraduate, Masters or doctoral level courses. Over 26,000 students have completed undergraduate level in the past two years, and they will graduate in 26 ceremonies between mid-November and early December. Those who finished their Masters or Doctoral level courses will graduate in March and April. 

Each graduate will be given three invitations for guests, who must all be vaccinated to attend the ceremony. These guests, explained rector Alfred Vella, will be inside two tents specially set up on campus with live proceedings on screen. Each tent is set to hold 300 guests. Students will be convening in the gymnasium, still adhering to social distancing as mandated by health authorities. Even hand-shaking will be avoided during the ceremony to ensure no spread of the virus and yet still giving the students the reward they rightfully deserve.  

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