Newspoint
Newspoint, the official news portal of L-Università ta’ Malta maintained by the Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office, provides staff, students, alumni and the general public with information on news, initiatives and activities at the University of Malta, includes notices that are of special interest to UM staff and students, as well as opportunities to participate in a wide range of events and research projects.
During the academic year 2024-2025, it was decided to revamp Newspoint, based on the structured layout of Newspoint Update that had been implemented during the previous academic year, and to launch the revamped news portal in September 2025, 10 years after it was first set up. This revamp also meant using the Content Management System (CMS) TerminalFour (T4) rather than the open-source CMS SquizMatrix, which provided a speed boost for Newspoint readers. MCAO Design staff were involved in creating the design and layout; the web development was outsourced. MCAO liaised with IT 福利在线免费 for its implementation on the current CMS T4; IT 福利在线免费 provided training to MCAO staff who would populate the portal. The revamped Newspoint was launched on 1 September 2025.
A total of 1526 articles/notifications were published:
October 2024 - 178
November 2024 - 125
December 2024 - 75
January 2025 - 107
February 2025 - 116
March 2025 - 153
April 2025 174
May 2025 - 151
June 2025 - 165
July 2025 - 109
August 2025 - 70
September - 103
During the year under review, Newspoint played a pivotal role in disseminating information, engaging our audience, and fostering collaboration. When the UM news portal traffic metrics were monitored to evaluate the impact of our online presence, the following are some of the notable analytics for the /newspoint page path:
Newspoint Update
Newspoint Update, UM’s weekly electronic newsletter to UM staff and students, was issued every Wednesday (except during recess) and consisted of 25 posts. The total number of Newspoint Update issued during the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025 was 42.
Newspoint Extra
Newspoint Extra, the mailing sent to staff and students from time to time, consists of an announcement/alert message to communicate some important event/notice/news piece. The post is uploaded on the Newspoint portal for the mailing to be generated through the system. The total number of Newspoint Extra issued during the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025 was 52.