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The National Student Travel Foundation (NSTF) Science Week will open its doors to students, teachers, parents and other visitors on Monday. This year's Science Week will be hosted at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

The NSTF Science Week has throughout the years grown to represent an exciting space where educators and learned people come to share their views and ideas and this year is no exception. Fun and education have now become a defining characteristic of this foundation and it is in this context that schoolchildren and young people will be finding solutions for their wild ideas, meet specialised scientists and crazy inventors.

NSTF has for the past months worked closely with student organisations, NGOs and institutions so as to come up with an interesting programme of activities for people of all ages. Animateurs and lecturers from various fields will be presenting their ideas to different target age groups and the NSTF is working hard to design a tailor-made visit for each of its visiting schools and classes. Emphasis is being placed on the educational means to support the visit and the foundation will be experimenting new worksheets which will be provided to each visitor (according to age) thus turning the visit into a journey of discovery.

NSTF general secretary Francis Stivala said this event bears testimony to the dedication of the many people involved in the different field sciences. "The National Student Travel Foundation is proud to have once again managed to bring under one roof all the main parties involved in the promotion and education of science," he said stressing that schoolchildren and young people deserve more activities such as the NSTF Science Week.

"Specialised educational activities are very important because they allow students to meet-up in an informal atmosphere their prospective trainers, co-workers and employers. All key-players in the fields of science will be present throughout the week-long event and the activities are many... it is a unique opportunity which schools and students should not miss."

Mr Stivala thanked the Malta Chamber of Scientists, MCST, the Mediterranean Conference Centre, AirMalta, the British Council, students' organisations and all the other sponsors, supporters and volunteers without whom the NSTF Science Week would not be possible.

For further information phone 2558-8241 or visit www.nsts.org/nstf.