Non-alcoholic student parties 'a success'

Big 'non-alcoholic' parties for language students have proved to be a success, the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations (FELTOM) said.

The parties are held by the federation in open, non-residential areas and have an average attendance of 1,700. They have been held at Gianpula, the Marsa Sports Club, Buskett and the Aquacentre Beach Club, featuring some of Malta’s top DJs. The activities are held under the supervision of social leaders and animators from FELTOM’S member schools, with security and first-aid facilities at hand.

"FELTOM parties enforce a strictly ‘no alcohol’ rule which doesn’t stop them from being highly successful and very popular among the students who enjoy the possibility of meeting and interacting with many other students of different nationalities attending other schools," the federation said.

"FELTOM has always been at the forefront of trying to reduce the impact students may have on residents. The activities it organises are held on the outskirts of residential areas specifically to limit any possible disturbance while at the same time promoting fun-filled but alcohol-free activities for students."

Language students have been often criticised in the press for rowdy, sometimes drunk, behaviour.