Jean Paul

Baldacchino

President

I am the head of Department of Anthropological Sciences and Director of the Mediterranean Institute. By profession I am an anthropologist and a psychoanalyst. I am strongly committed to the principle of collective representation as the linchpin of genuinely democratic industrial relations. I believe that UMASA plays a crucial role in ensuring that changes in our working conditions and our work environment happen with academics and not imposed on them. I have been a Member of UMASA Council since 2015, having served first as PRO and from 2016 as President of the Association.

Ivan

Sammut

Vice President

Dr Ivan Sammut is a senior lecturer and head of the department of European and Comparative Law within the Faculty of Laws. A lawyer by profession, he holds a Ph.D. in European civil law from the University of London and has been a resident academic since 2005. He has been an active UMASA Committee Member since 2012 and has assisted UMASA in various legal issues that crop up from time to time. Currently he is the PRO.

Jelena

Agranovska

Secretary General

I am a Russian-speaking academic from Latvia. I have joined the University of Malta as a lecturer in EU law in 2016, becoming an UMASA member as I did. I have lived, worked and studied in different countries, which made me a very adaptable and resourceful person. Prior to joining the University I have worked with an environmental NGO in Malta, fighting injustice and overdevelopment. Therefore, while being very familiar with local ways, I retain an utmost independence while maintaining a creative and positive attitude in everything I do. I am a true problem solver and through my work as UMASA’s Secretary General I strive to make this world a better place.

Katrin

Dautel

Treasurer

As a lecturer at the Department of German, my main fields of teaching and research are German language and culture, with a particular focus on contemporary literature. Having been employed at the University of Malta for several years and working in a relatively new Department, I have been able to gain a good understanding of the institutional structure of the University and I am happy to be part of the UMASA council in the role of Treasurer in order to contribute to the important work of the association, fostering a productive and democratic work environment.

Petra

Caruana Dingli

Relations Officer

Dr Petra Caruana Dingli has been a member of the UMASA council since 2016. She has worked widely with NGOs and in the public sector. She is senior lecturer at the Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking at the University, and also lectures at the Department of English within the Faculty of Arts and at the International Institute for Baroque Studies. She also writes a regular opinion column for the Sunday Times of Malta.

Paul Michael

Clough

Member

I am a professor of anthropology in the Faculty of Arts. I have been active in UMASA since the first meetings in the 1990s, and on UMASA Council since 2009. I believe very strongly in UMASA’s role, not only as a union to advance the working conditions of members, but as a professional association of university academics which should take part in all the big decisions affecting the University of Malta.

Luciano

Mule' Stagno

Member

Prof. Mule’ Stagno is the Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy. He holds a PhD in Physics from Missouri University of Science and Technology and has been a resident academic since 2009. After his PhD he worked for 12 years at Sunedison Semiconductor (now Global Wafers). His last post there was that of Director of the Worldwide Lab organization. He returned to Malta in 2007 and served 3 years as CEO of Heritage Malta prior to joining University. Prof Mule’ Stagno is also the vice-president of Din L-Art Helwa and very active in the Cultural Heritage and Environment fields.

Victoria Ann

Cremona

Member

I have been a member of UMASA ever since it was founded in the 1990s, and strongly believe that the union’s role is to represent a professional body of academics who work to raise Malta’s international academic profile, and should participate in all policy and decisions affecting their academic work, research and working conditions at the University of Malta. I am chair of the School of Performing Arts, and Associate Professor in Theatre Studies. I was formerly Malta’s ambassador to France and to Tunisia, as well as cultural consultant to Government.

David

Zammit Mangion

Member