Education
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Disadvantaged young people benefit from EU-funded employment project
A group of 368 young people, aged between 16 and 24, who for various reasons found it difficult to find or hold on to employment and were at risk of social exclusion, have benefited from an EU-funded project entitled Embark for Life (E4L). The main...
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Will we learn from Finland?
One of the unfortunate limitations of test-oriented education is that if children pass their school tests, they are considered winners; otherwise, they are viewed as losers and this classification is engraved in their minds at a very young age. In...
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Youths to be interviewed on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers, talents, social life and fashion are being featured in a new youth section The Zone on www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths. Life...
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‘Malta’ wins school mini-Eurovision
The hall of St Benedict College Boys’ Secondary School, Kirkop, erupted with joy when it was announced that the Maltese entry was the winner of the mini-European Song Festival organised recently to celebrate the European Day of Languages. The school...
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Public discussion on small EU states
Members of the European Parliament Simon Busuttil and Edward Scicluna will take part in a public discussion on the institutional, political and economic aspects of the small states of the EU on Friday. They will discuss the voting power of Malta,...
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Bursary awarded to study migration law
The 2012 Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary of €3,500 was recently awarded to David Testa to assist him to carry out in-depth research related to the concept of the state of disembarkation in the context of migration law. His proposed work involves an...
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Project aims to change how science is taught
Pri-Sci-Net is a €3 million project pioneered by the Malta Council for Science and Technology that aims to promote inquiry-based learn-ing teaching methods in science in as many local and Europen primary schools in Europe as possible. Directed by...
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Postcolonial Directions in Education
Postcolonial Directions in Education is a recently launched peer-reviewed University of Malta journal published online and with open access to make the resource as available as possible to academics and students worldwide. The journal is the...
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Healthy week
Theresa Nuzzo School, Marsa, recently organised a week dedicated to health care, healthy eating and being an educated customer. The students were offered various healthy lunch packs and fresh juices throughout the week and a dental hygienist gave a...
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Discover University!
The University of Malta is truly proud of its 420-year-old history and looks forward to the future with confidence. I extend an invitation to all to come to the University to explore and discover what takes place here. Throughout this nation’s...
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Youths to be interviewed on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers, talents, social life and fashion are being featured on a new youth section The Zone at www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths. Daniel...
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NSTF Young Scientists Contest
Students aged 16 to 22 who wish to take part in the next edition of the Contest for Young Scientists are to apply online through the NSTF Science Facebook page or by sending the application form by post to NSTF, 220, St Paul Street, Valletta, VLT...
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Ice-breaking day
St Martin’s College Sixth Form recently organised its annual ice-breaking activity for the new intake of first year students. The event took place at Mistra Bay where the 65 students, split into teams, were faced with the challenge of creating...
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Domain Group students graduate
Computer Domain of Mosta recently organised a graduation ceremony at the Westin Dragonara Resort Ballroom for 138 of its students who successfully graduated with a Btec Edexcel national diploma in IT. Many of the students followed the course in...
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Business in Europe is for kids too
A student publication and a teacher’s manual aimed at stimulating class activities linked to entrepreneurship was recently launched at the first of a series of events held to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the EU Single...
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Seminar for youth leaders
Sedqa, in collaboration with the National Youth Council, is organising a seminar on Saturday for youth leaders and prospective youth leaders about the various issues they may encounter in their role, especially those related to addictions. During...
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Students pitch ideas to business representatives
Students at the Malta College of Arts Science and Technology reading for a BA (Hons) in Business Enterprise recently delivered presentations regarding a series of innovative products and services to a panel of lecturers and business representatives.
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Waldorf vs mainstream schools
The Waldorf educational approach works from a child’s perspective. A Waldorf educator looks at what an individual child needs and responds to the child with a suitable approach. The teacher asks: “What do you need and how can I help you?”, “What can...
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Youths to be interviewed on The Zone
Video interviews of youths talking about their careers, talents, social life and fashion are being featured on a new youth section The Zone at www.timesofmalta.com/thezone. Tomorrow two new interviews will be uploaded on the following youths. Clyde...
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Over €803,000 worth of EU-funded scholarships awarded
Education Minister Dolores Cristina recently presented scholarships worth a total of €803,726 to 59 students currently studying to obtain degrees or diplomas related to financial services or digital media through full-time programmes offered by...
