Social Policy & Social Work at UM

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

🌍 Social Work Conference & Fair 2026 - UNITED IN PURPOSE

The Maltese Association of Social Workers is excited to announce, a major national event that will bring together academics, researchers, practitioners, students, and professionals from across social work and related fields.

✨ Theme:
🔥 United in Purpose – Shaping the Identity of Social Work 🔥

This is more than a conference, it’s a collective movement to define the future of social work, amplify its voice, and strengthen its impact in Malta and beyond.

💥 Expect powerful conversations on:
• Social Work in a Changing World
• Collaboration and Partnership
• Building Knowledge and Practice
• Voices of Communities and Service Users

💡 A space to share ideas.
💡 A space to challenge perspectives.
💡 A space to shape what comes next.

📢 Details dropping soon… stay tuned!

For more information visit our website!

MASW's Statement with regard to the funding arrangement between ARUC and MFA.

Read Below!

Do not stand
By my grave, and weep.
I am not there,
I do not sleep—
I am the thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints in snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle, autumn rain.
As you awake with morning's hush,
I am the swift, up-flinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight,
I am the day transcending night.
Do not stand
By my grave, and cry—
I am not there,
I did not die.

Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Graziella Castillo…a great person and professional. She will be terribly missed. Condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.

Tribute to Graziella Castillo

It is with profound sorrow that we mourn the passing of Graziella Castillo, Director of Agenzija Appogg. A loss that is deeply felt across her family, her colleagues and the many lives she so quietly and powerfully touched.

Graziella was more than a leader. She was a source of strength, compassion and humanity in a field that demands all three in abundance. She carried the weight of responsibility with grace, always guided by an unshakable belief that every person deserves to be heard, supported and treated with dignity.

Behind her role and achievements was a woman of immense kindness and empathy. She never lost sight of the human stories behind the work: the vulnerable, the unheard, the struggling, day after day, to ensure they were not alone.

Her presence brought reassurance. Her leadership brought direction. Her heart brought warmth to an organisation and a sector that relied so much on both courage and care.

Graziella leaves behind a legacy that cannot simply be measured in policies or programmes, but in the lives she helped steady, the people she inspired and the compassion she embedded into the very fabric of Agenzija Appogg.

She will be deeply missed, fondly remembered, and forever appreciated.

May she rest in eternal peace.

Become a Social Worker and make a difference! Checkout our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees!
https://www.um.edu.mt/socialwellbeing/spsw/study/

World Social Work Day will be celebrated on 17 March 2026. The theme for this year, ‘Co-Building Hope and Harmony: A Harambee Call to Unite a Divided Society’, highlights the vital role of social work in bringing people together across communities, cultures, and systems to shape a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow.

Master of Social Work
For more info:
Full-time - https://www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/pmswkftt7-2026-7-o/
Part-time Day - https://www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/pmswkpdt9-2026-7-o/
Duration: 4 Semesters Full-time; 8 Semesters Part-time Day
Contact us: [email protected]

📣 Attention University of Malta students

KSU Update: Storm Harry and University Correspondence ⛈️🦉

KSU is currently in contact with the university regarding the impact of Storm Harry on students and campus activities. We are awaiting further official correspondence outlining how the situation will be managed. In the interim, we strongly encourage all students to prioritise their safety, follow relevant guidance, and take any necessary precautions.

Last few places available - APPLY NOW🧐
The deadline is 16th January 2026.

The next course intake will be available in 2028!!

CPD Study unit
SWP5133- Supervision in Social Work

Applications are open until 16th January 2025

For more information, kindly visit the link below:
https://www.um.edu.mt/socialwellbeing/spsw/students/swp5133-supervisioninsocialwork-cpd/