Education
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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 two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths: Thomas Diacono has always known he would end up...
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Dishwands vanish at Young Enterprise fair
Suds, a Young Enterprise company set up by seven students from the Junior College, Msida, has introduced a new product that washes dishes in a more energy-efficient, environment-friendly way. It recently shifted its entire stock of 70 products in a...
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Students follow British writers’ tracks
A group of 24 students from the Junior College, Msida, recently travelled to the UK and France on a whirlwind tour following the tracks of the British writers who feature in their English Advanced and Intermediate syllabus. This literary trip,...
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Designing websites that are friendly to disabled people
How do people who cannot use their arms or who are visually impaired use a website? In today’s inclusive society, designing websites and web applications that are usable by all people irrespective of their abilities is becoming ever more...
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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 two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths: Have you ever wondered who is responsible for...
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Debating academy
Students over 16 are invited to take part in the English-Speaking Union’s debating academy from April 18 to 20 between 9am and 2pm. Participants will take part in teams of three students from the same educational establishment. During the academy,...
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Seventy-two new IT graduates
Seventy-two students recently graduated in various study programmes organised by Computer Domain, Mosta, exclusive partner for the University of Hertfordshire, the UK, at a ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Resort and Spa, Golden Sands. Fifteen...
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2013 NSTF Science Expo
Primary and secondary schools are invited to visit the National Student Travel Foundation (NSTF) Science Expo from April 15 to 19 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. Schools wishing to attend or seeking more information are to e-mail...
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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, two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths: It has become a popular profession among young...
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An Italian nod to English
Bilingualism in Maltese schools offers the advantage of strengthening young people’s English capability, which is useful when using modern technology, when working abroad or in cultural exchanges, said Professor of Italian Joseph Brincat during his...
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Naxxar students at Euroscuola meeting
A group of 24 students from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Naxxar, recently took part in the Euroscuola programme held at the European Parliament Hemicycle in Strasbourg. During the event the students were split into groups and discussed...
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Seminar on building a secure attachment with our children
Maia Psychology Centre is holding a seminar for parents, foster carers, adoptive parents and carers on April 6 entitled Building a Secure Attachment with Our Children. The seminar will help participants assess the quality of the relationship with...
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Video of playground science
Three chemistry students from St Margaret’s Girls’ Secondary School, Żejtun, recently placed second in the cinema section of an international competition forming part of the EU-funded Immersion in the Science Worlds through the Arts (ISWA)...
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Youths on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers, talents, social life and fashion are being featured on The Zone at www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow, two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths: Even though Lance...
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Sixth Form open evening
St Martin’s College Sixth Form is holding an open evening for prospective students and their parents on Wednesday from 6.30 to 9pm. This is an opportunity to meet Sixth Form lecturers and head Tonio Pace and to tour the college, which has been...
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Junior College soirée
The University’s Junior College recently held its annual soirée at the college’s Peter Serracino Inglott auditorium. Entitled Aladdin.com, it was an adaptation by British writer Ian Hornby of the tale of Aladdin, and included a number of...
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Mcast sports students practise on the snow
Fourteen sports students at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology recently visited Austria and Slovakia to experience various winter sport activities. The students, who are on the Mcast-Btec Extended Diploma in Sport (Development,...
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Magic box to be opened at Italian Cultural Institute
Professor of Italian Joseph Brincat will give a talk entitled L’italiano e le altre lingue on Tuesday at 6.30pm at the Italian Cultural Institute in Valletta. The Polytechnic of Milan recently approved the use of English as the medium to teach...
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Universities agree to collaborate
A memorandum of understanding was recently signed between the University of Malta and the Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, to promote collaborative research and the exchange of students and staff between the two universities. As a result...
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Can maths make us dryer, richer?
To what extent can mathematical modelling, data gathering and computer simulation answer questions such as: Is it going to rain tomorrow?; Should I invest in a stock?; Will this virus spread?; Where will the next severe earthquake be?; Will I meet...
