The International School of Languages of the Malta University Holding Company Ltd is to welcome Polish students from June, following its participation in the trade mission to Warsaw on Monday and Tuesday.
The school has managed to reach an agreement with an agency to start sending Polish students to Malta to study English, according to director of studies Michelle Caruana Dingli.
Air Malta on Monday confirmed that a weekly scheduled flight to Warsaw will operate from June to September, after renewed interest was expressed by Polish tour operators.
There were a number of developments from the trade mission which saw about 70 people representing a wide range of Maltese firms in the commercial, services and industrial sectors, hold around 100 one-to-one meetings with Polish counterparts.
Accompanied by officials from the Foreign Office, Malta Enterprise, Finance Malta, the Malta Employers Association, the Malta Tourism Authority, and the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises, the business people made up the largest ever business delegation travelling with the President on a state visit.
Textile group Bortex held exploratory meetings with Polish firms. It is already in business with a major retail group in Poland.
Stefanja Bonnici, sales and marketing manager, said Bortex's participation allowed it to strengthen ties with the group and to discuss ways of furthering cooperation.
Following talks held in Warsaw earlier this week, the Ministry of Economy could ask former National Euro Changeover Committee officials to lend their expertise to the Polish campaign should Poland opt to file an application to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM 2) in spring 2010.
Poland, the European Union's sixth largest member, hopes to join the eurozone in 2012.
HSBC Poland is currently seconding staff to HSBC Bank Malta, one of the trade mission partners, for training stints.
Meanwhile, government officials have confirmed that a Polish business delegation is to travel to Malta in April when a conference on investing in Poland will be held.
On Tuesday, President Eddie Fenech Adami opened an economic forum at the Polish Chamber of Commerce, where he encouraged business people "to share their know-how and work together rather than act as competitors".
He pointed out that there was potential for cooperation and the establishment of joint ventures in sectors ranging from logistics, education, banking and other financial services, to maritime activities, and healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
Marcin Korolec, the Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Economy, told delegates that it was important for them to seek joint objectives to take advantage of the common market.
He said Poland may be a good hub for Maltese businesses interested in doing business with neighbouring countries and they could draw on Poland's experience.
Poland, which seeks a transformation into a knowledge-based economy, saw its GDP grow by over five per cent last year. It hopes to sustain a growth rate of three per cent this year.
The school has managed to reach an agreement with an agency to start sending Polish students to Malta to study English, according to director of studies Michelle Caruana Dingli.
Air Malta on Monday confirmed that a weekly scheduled flight to Warsaw will operate from June to September, after renewed interest was expressed by Polish tour operators.
There were a number of developments from the trade mission which saw about 70 people representing a wide range of Maltese firms in the commercial, services and industrial sectors, hold around 100 one-to-one meetings with Polish counterparts.
Accompanied by officials from the Foreign Office, Malta Enterprise, Finance Malta, the Malta Employers Association, the Malta Tourism Authority, and the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises, the business people made up the largest ever business delegation travelling with the President on a state visit.
Textile group Bortex held exploratory meetings with Polish firms. It is already in business with a major retail group in Poland.
Stefanja Bonnici, sales and marketing manager, said Bortex's participation allowed it to strengthen ties with the group and to discuss ways of furthering cooperation.
Following talks held in Warsaw earlier this week, the Ministry of Economy could ask former National Euro Changeover Committee officials to lend their expertise to the Polish campaign should Poland opt to file an application to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM 2) in spring 2010.
Poland, the European Union's sixth largest member, hopes to join the eurozone in 2012.
HSBC Poland is currently seconding staff to HSBC Bank Malta, one of the trade mission partners, for training stints.
Meanwhile, government officials have confirmed that a Polish business delegation is to travel to Malta in April when a conference on investing in Poland will be held.
On Tuesday, President Eddie Fenech Adami opened an economic forum at the Polish Chamber of Commerce, where he encouraged business people "to share their know-how and work together rather than act as competitors".
He pointed out that there was potential for cooperation and the establishment of joint ventures in sectors ranging from logistics, education, banking and other financial services, to maritime activities, and healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
Marcin Korolec, the Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Economy, told delegates that it was important for them to seek joint objectives to take advantage of the common market.
He said Poland may be a good hub for Maltese businesses interested in doing business with neighbouring countries and they could draw on Poland's experience.
Poland, which seeks a transformation into a knowledge-based economy, saw its GDP grow by over five per cent last year. It hopes to sustain a growth rate of three per cent this year.