President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca delivered the opening speech at the first Frederick Ofosu Memorial Lecture

President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca delivered the opening speech at the first Frederick Ofosu Memorial Lecture facilitated by the ‘Department of Inclusion and Access to Learning’ of the Faculty of Education within the University of Malta.

During her opening remarks, President Coleiro Preca spoke of the importance of social inclusion, saying that “Social inclusion ensures equitable and equal opportunities for all, whoever we are, and wherever we come from. Social inclusion is an intersectional and multi-dimensional social order, which creates an environment for the full, free, and active participation of every member of society, in every aspect of life. These aspects of life include the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of a nation, and also, they must include access to processes of democratic participation.”​