Why did you choose to contest Social Policy Commissioner?
Because of my experience and passion in student originations. Apart from this, I want to listen to what the organisations have to say and I want to empower them to reach their goals. I think this is best done though the Social Policy Office.
What is your background in organisations?
I started working in student organisations when I was in sixth form, where I founded Student Voice at the Sir M.A. Refalo. Then I moved on to S-Cubed, where I was the Student Relations office and the Vice President, and ESN for a short period of time as the president. After this, I took up office as an observer and active member of the PR committee of ESN’s International Committee for Education. This year I also was involved in various sub committees with KSU and other organisations.
Apart from this, I have also worked as the coordinator of STEAM for two years, where I organised the student part of the Science in the City festival, coordinating over 150 students in a series of simultaneous events happening all over Valletta last year.
Why should organisations trust you with their vote?
Last year I was almost elected getting 19 out of 39 votes, instead of stepping down I kept working and kept myself as involved as possible.
Having attended a large number of KPS meetings, and having worked with numerous organisations, this year I have shown that I am still a relevant choice. Why they should trust me? It is because I am ready to listen and I am ready to share my experience with them by helping them empowering them to be better.
How do you plan to tackle apathy in University?
This is not a question that can be answered easily. However, I invite all of you to look at my manifest and understand what I am proposing and what I am pushing for.
I want student organisations to be empowered. If you want to tackle the empathy, you first train the representatives to represent.
Why are you better for the role than other contesting candidates?
I cannot say I am better or worse, what I can say is I have a track record. It has its success stories and it has its failures. However, I think that is what shows one’s true character. While one must admit one’s good and bad, one must learn from what one did right and what one did wrong and learn from it.
What I can offer is who I am, what I have done and what I know I can do. I am ready to show this to all those who are willing to meet me and I believe I have shown this to all those whom I have met.
On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate the management of last year’s KPS office overall, and give a reason for your rating.
This is a difficult answer to give, because I was there behind the scenes as well. I saw how the events were presented from an outside and inside view. I know what was happening and some of the challenges that were faced by the KPS office.
However, at the same time, improvements can always be done. Hence, I provided multiple solutions and listened to as many organisations as possible to understand what was going on. From that I am pushing forward so that next year the feedback that I got from meeting all of the organisations who accepted my invitation, will not be in vain.
What would you have done better or change if you could?
This is why I am running, this is why I have proposed my manifesto and this is why I will be standing in front of the KPS meeting on Thursday.