Graduation Day - Speech

(Address the audience)
Minister of Education – Dr. Luois Galea, Rector of University of Malta – Juanito Camilleri, staff, students, families and students’ relatives, friends and guests and last but not least all fellow graduates of Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy of 2007- thank you.

(Express my current feelings)
Before I start, I want to share with you that I’m actually really nervous standing here. My throat is quite parched, my hands are shaking and my right kneecap is shaking in a rather concerning manner. So, you re going to have to bear with my nerves, and I ask you to keep your fingers crossed that my kneecap lasts for at least the duration of this speech.

(We feel honoured)
I want to begin by giving you a taste of how a student feels during the graduation after spending whole years continuously studying and working hard not to fall behind. We feel honoured and that we had done the right thing in choosing to keep studying at the university. Most of us already have a secured job which we enjoy doing.

(Role of our faculty)
We feel grateful to the University of Malta. The Council and Senate are conscious of the University’s public role. It strives to create courses that are relevant and timely response to the needs of the country.
Our faculty deals mainly with the business area. During these recent years, more and more firms have extended their business, while new ones are being hatched. Thanks to our faculty, all firms are encountered by a supply of professional economists, accountants, managers, and others who can help them develop a successful business. Moreover, we are helped financially to counter the expenses that arise at each scholastic year.

(Thank our families and friends)
Collectively, we would like to thank our parents, family and friends for their support over these last few years. Without this support, we don’t believe we could have made it.   We would particularly like to thank them all for their patience.
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