AUM Supports the Cospicua Regatta Club 

The American University of Malta is again an official sponsor of the Cospicua Regatta Club after agreeing to provide financial support to the local sport organisation. To mark this support, President Dr. Michel Najjar, Vice President Dr. Oussama Jadayel and Project Manager Eng. Raeid Ebaid visited the Cospicua Regatta premises to meet the committee and members of the club.

During the visit, the AUM administration was provided with a tour around the premises, whilst meeting different members of the club. The members of the club showed their genuine appreciation towards the university, for supporting the club during the past years.

The American University of Malta and the Cospicua Regatta Club mutually expressed interest in further collaboration towards the Traditional Regatta sport. Both entities are to explore ways how to collaborate in future projects to ensure the sustainability of this traditional sport in the future.

The President of the American University of Malta, Dr Michel Najjar expressed that the American University of Malta is a proud supporter of the community NGOs, events, and the Maltese traditional and historical heritage.

“We are proud to serve from Malta. The country is full of rich history, tradition, and beauty. As major stakeholders in the community, we feel that we need to support the community as much as possible. We look forward to continuing to enhance this collaboration and to launch more initiatives in the future. My sincere best of luck to the Cospicua Regatta club for the next race!”

The Secretary General of the Cospicua Regatta Club, Mr Darren Scicluna said,

“On behalf of the Club’s Administrative Committee and all our athletes, I would like to thank The American University of Malta for not only being one of our main sponsors throughout these last 6 years, where our Club won the majority of Regatta races, but also for helping the Community of our beloved City in many different ways.”

AUM’S Tunisia Visit – March 2023 

The American University of Malta recently participated in an Education Fair in Tunis and Sfax, where we had the pleasure of meeting with Tunisian students and discussing the many educational opportunities available at our institution. In addition to engaging with students, we also had the honor of meeting with Ambassador Mr. Simon Pullicino, who was accompanied on his visit by Research Analyst Ms. Wissal Gheribi Rihani. During our meeting, we discussed the importance of building strong relationships between Malta and Tunisia and the many benefits that come with cross-cultural collaboration.

We are grateful for the warm hospitality extended to us during our visit and look forward to continuing to work closely with our partners in Tunisia to promote education and cultural exchange.

AUM – Start of the 2022-2023 Academic Year 

On the 28th of September 2022, the American University of Malta held its 32nd Board of Trustees meeting.

This marked the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, and the return to face-to-face academic activity post-Covid disruptions.

On the day, the Honourable Robert Abela, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta, visited the University Campus. He was welcomed by HRH Prince Jean de Nassau of Luxembourg, the Chairman of the AUM Board of Trustees, Eng. Hani Salah, the Founder of AUM and Vice-Chairman of the Board, as well as its President Dr. Michel Najjar.

During his visit, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to meet with the University staff and students.

The Minister for Education, the Honourable Clifton Grima, the Minister for Economy, the Honourable Silvio Schembri, the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Councils, the Honourable Alison Zerafa-Civelli, and other members of Parliament and Diplomats, attended the event.

Also present, were their excellencies Mr. Khalid Anis, Mr. Fadi Hanania, Kerem Ahmet Kiratli, and Mr. Franklin Aquilina, the Ambassadors of Egypt, Palestine and Turkey as well as the Head of the Maltese Foreign Delegation to Palestine.

In his address to the guests, President Najjar stated:

“We feel that the American University of Malta has become one of the major stakeholders within the local Maltese community, not just the Cottonera region, and we are looking forward to continue offering quality education, in Malta and beyond. It is positive that we continue to meet and collaborate with other stakeholders, so that as a University, we can sustain our contributions to the community not just from an educational aspect, but also on the social and cultural levels.”

A Reading Day for Bormlese Children 

Press Release 02/2022 

The only fees that remain for Maltese Nationals are the Registration and Admission Fees. This decision comes in line with the University’s commitment and vision toward the Maltese Community, to be a high-quality educational institution, and a viable option for Maltese Nationals to study at the University.

This means that Maltese Nationals will be able to enrol in courses offered by the American University of Malta at a significantly reduced price than any other foreign student. “Over the past few months, we have been engaging with the community as much as possible, both on a regional level and the national level. We have heard several comments, concerns, and feedback about the current University Operations. Although we are a Private Institution, we remain committed towards our service to the community at large.” “At AUM we feel proud and privileged to serve from Malta, the island where beauty, splendour, history and culture combine to generate a wonderful learning environment. “We look forward to welcoming more Maltese nationals and be part of the experience provided by the American University of Malta. We strive to give all of our students a special platform to develop their minds, their hearts and their souls.” AUM President Dr. Michel Najjar said.

Courses provided by the American University of Malta can be found here on our AUM official website under ‘Programs’.

For any queries, one can contact us on + 356 21696970.

OUR FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Well Done Professor!

Professor Dr. James R. Bozeman Jr – Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) to Brazil. 

The purpose of this Short-Term Scientific Mission was to find the probability that sequences of bases in DNA that are likely to be in the left-handed form, i.e. the Z-DNA conformation (as opposed to the more common right-handed B-DNA), occur in certain full DNA sequences. We found these probabilities for SARS Covid-19, Salmonella, Rodent Parvoviruses and some cancer-causing chemicals. More importantly, we found the probability for sequences in the Epstein-Barr virus, which had not been checked previously for Z-DNA forming sequences (ZFS). Finally, we form a classification of the DNA sequences and ZFS, utilizing a partition Markov model.

For more information you can visit: https://eutopia.unitn.eu/probabilistic-and-topological-approaches-to-potential-z-dna-genomic-sequences/

Congratulations, well deserved!

We are proud to announce that our Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baharul Islam received a Gold Medal for his innovation from the 32nd International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX). The project title was:

“An Efficient Automated Masked Face Recognition System”.

All inventions are evaluated based on the five criteria: novelty and innovativeness, functionalities, usefulness and application, market and commercial perspectives, and environmental friendliness.

Dr. Islam’s project received significant attention from the international jury board due to his significant innovation on the automated masked face recognition. Dr. Islam lead the project with external researchers and collaborators.