Education
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St Theresa College students in EU Parliamentary Debate and Kreattiv project
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First in Choice competition
Eight students from San Ġorġ Preca College’s Boys’ Secondary School, Ħamrun, recently took part in the Choice programme competition organised by the Malta Tourism Authority. One of the students, Nicholas Fenech from Form 3, won first prize,...
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Malta at Spanish-German theatre festival
Seven girls from St Margaret College’s Girls’ Secondary, Żejtun, and three boys from its Boys’ Secondary, Verdala, recently presented a play in German at the Transit Festival in Tordera, Catalonia, Spain. Other students of German from Spain, France,...
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Comenius project news
A round-up of project meetings local schools have recently taken part in with the support of EU funding under the Comenius Multilateral Action under the Lifelong Learning Programme The Art of Living A group of Junior College students participating...
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Video interviews on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers and talents are being featured on The Zone at www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow, the following new video interviews will be uploaded: At a time when social media plays an ever greater role...
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College wins Olympiad
St Aloysius’ College recently won the seventh edition of the Malta Mathematics Olympiad. It was the fourth time the college won the competition, which aims to identify talented maths students and foster problem-solving skills and a positive attitude...
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Top Physics professor in Malta
Eminent physicist, author and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili was recently in Malta to give talks on quantum mechanics, time travel and the Higgs Boson to Physics lecturers at the Junior College as part of their staff development programme. Prof.
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Maltese feasts
What do you think of Maltese feasts? I agree with town feasts; they form part of Maltese culture. But I feel we need to rediscover the original meaning of the feasts, which is the religious aspect. The feast should be about celebrating the patron...
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Applications to Mcast courses
The Mcast 2013/2014 prospectus of full-time courses was recently pre-released online through the college’s Facebook page. There are nine new programmes among the 170 training opportunities on offer, ranging from introductory certificate courses to...
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Research on Malta’s prehistoric landscape
New light will be shed on how the Maltese islands were transformed and exploited during the first few thousand years of human activity as a result of a recently launched European Research Council (ERC) project. The five-year interdisciplinary...
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Five-day Mcast Expo
The second edition of the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology Expo will be held from June 25 to 29 in one of the buildings of the new Mcast campus in Paola. During the expo, visitors will be able to engage in enjoyable hands-on activities...
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Think research magazine
A Roman villa being excavated by University archaeologists in Żejtun and using sound waves to kill the bacteria off food are just some of the stories covered in the latest edition of the University’s research magazine Think, that is now available...
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Banking, finance and insurance awards
The University’s Department of Banking and Finance recently presented awards to students who graduated in 2012 in Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Hons) or Bachelor of Insurance (Hons). Ella Camilleri, Clyde Fenech and Christabel Saliba obtained a...
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Youths on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers and talents are being featured on The Zone at www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow, a new interview will be uploaded on the following youths: He has dreamed of becoming a professional writer...
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Light up my chemical computer
At the next Malta Cafe Scientifique talk, David Magri from the University’s Faculty of Science, will give a presentation called Light up my Chemical Computer and conduct live experiments on Thursday at 7.30pm in the Music Room, St James Cavalier,...
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Best way to spend summer
Kidstart Summer Club is offering three- or five-day-a-week programmes of activities to enable children to let off steam after a stressful scholastic year and experience an unforgettable summer from July 15 to September 13 at St Thomas More College,...
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Promoting Italian at school
Italian Ambassador Giovanni Umberto De Vito recently visited San Andrea School, L-Imselliet, during the school’s International Day where he met teachers and students who, since 2010, have been taking part in a multicultural education project with...
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Going to Corradino Correctional Facility
How would you describe Corradino Correctional Facility? I consider this correctional service as a conventional solution that is in need of vital restructuring. Times change, people change, and so should the correctional services. I believe that...
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Seminar on business ethics
A seminar on business ethics is being organised by the University’s Faculty of Theology in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) at the University’s Gateway Building Hall E, Msida campus, on Wednesday from...
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Million Dollar Idea competition held
The Million Dollar Idea is a student-oriented business start-up competition recently organised by the University’s ICT Student Association in collaboration with idea originator Nikita Logachev and the Microsoft Innovation Centre. This competition,...
