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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Op-ed: Non-Credentialism - Michael Briguglio

My op-ed in today's Malta Independent discusses the curious phenomenon of non-credentialism. You can read the article here:

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2021-10-28/blogs-opinions/Noncredentialism-6736237866





Posted by Michael Briguglio at 8:48 pm
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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Op-ed: Maximising the metro - Michael Briguglio

My op-ed in today's Malta Independent discusses Malta's metro proposal. Link: 

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2021-10-14/blogs-opinions/Maximising-the-metro-6736237505



Posted by Michael Briguglio at 9:42 am
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