Education faculty, school to collaborate

A five-year memorandum of understanding was signed between the Faculty of Education, University of Malta and the School of Education, University of Leicester last Friday.

The agreement was signed by Prof. Paul Cooper, Director of the School of Education at the University of Leicester and Dr Carmel Borg, Dean of Faculty of Education, in the presence of Prof. Alfred Vella, Pro Rector, University of Malta.

The collaboration includes teaching and research staff exchange visits at both universities and the publication of the second Faculty of Education Monograph.

Other initiatives involve a national research project on social, emotional and behaviour difficulties in Maltese schools, and the first European conference on social, emotional and behaviour competence and difficulties, being held in Malta this year.