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Psychology summer school draws top foreign experts
World-renowned experts Colin Lago and Courtland Lee are among the foreign and local speakers who will address the second Transcultural Summer School of the University’s Department of Psychology. The summer school, on the theme ‘Ethics and...
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Course in stained glass making
Malta University Consulting Ltd is organising a course on stained glass making in August and September at the University Residence, Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija. The course will consist of 16 sessions of three hours each including both...
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Course in regulation of social care
In October the University will for the first time run a part-time postgraduate diploma in the regulation of social care designed by academics and practitioners in the area. The course is open to holders of a relevant diploma or first degree and...
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Looking back and looking forward
The best word to describe the past academic year is an ‘adventure’. I expanded my horizons as a student beyond my initial expectations and it was a fulfilling experience. I’m glad summer has arrived because I can now work on my own projects at my...
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New committee for Maltese Association
A new ad interim committee of the Maltese Association was recently set up during an extraordinary general meeting held at the Students’ House at University. The committee includes Dr Bernard Micallef (head of the Maltese Department), Emanuel Psaila...
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Aviation industry honour for University researcher
Andrew Sammut from the University’s Department of Electronic Systems Engineering has been awarded the William E. Jackson award by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) for his research on aircraft safety. Dr Sammut’s research...
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Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary
The International Ocean Institute (IOI) at the University is once again offering the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary for a University student, staff member or a research team to carry out postgraduate studies or research during 2012-2013 in ocean,...
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International conference on concept mapping
The Fifth International Conference on Concept Mapping will be held in Malta between September 17 and 20, under the auspices of the University and the collaboration of the Institute for Human Machine and Cognition (IHMC), Florida, and the Ministry...
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New Masters in Humanitarian Action launched
A new Master of Arts in Humanitarian Action is being offered by the University’s Department of International Relations for people who work in, or aspire to work in humanitarian agencies, aid institutions, NGOs, private foundations, government...
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€1,500 cash prize on offer for best gaming dissertation
The third edition of Betsson Award, comprising a cash prize of €1,500, is on offer to the University student submitting the best gaming-related dissertation as part of their work towards a degree at the University of Malta. Dissertations from all...
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Are you a positive thinker?
I try to be as positive as I can, even when everything seems to go wrong. I try to always look at the bright side of life. Besides that, being around positive friends also helps. The satisfaction I get from success definitely motivates me. The...
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Chinese BA degree
A full-time Bachelor of Arts (General) and a BA (Hons) degree course in Chinese will start being offered from October by the Confucius Institute at the University through the Department of Oriental Studies. The course will also run as a two-year...
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Students are looking forward to travelling
I plan to go to Budapest this summer to see my fiancé graduate. For me, the ideal summer trip would be somewhere in South America or Asia, somewhere tropical where I can detach myself from the busy world of Europe. For me, travelling is all about...
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University needs support for its research projects
The University’s recently set up Research Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) is inviting individuals and corporations to financially support the University’s research activities. Donations may be given either towards specific areas of interest...
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MA in literary tradition and popular culture
In October the University is offering a new Master of Arts in ‘Literary tradition and popular culture’ both on a full-time day-programme run over three semesters as well as on a part-time basis. The programme will seek to explore the complex...
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Making it fun to teach/learn a language
Anthony Mollica, Professor Emeritus of Education at Brock University, Canada, recently gave a lecture entitled ‘Insegnare/imparare l’italiano? È un gioco ... di parole’, organised by the Department of Arts and Languages of the Faculty of Education...
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EU Climate Change Commissioner at University on Environment Day
EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard spent World Environment Day last Tuesday at the University attending the third meeting of the Forum of Legal Experts on Adaptation to Climate Change that was being held last week. The forum aims to...
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Can we ever do better at Eurovision?
I think Malta is doing its utmost in the Eurovision, both in the promotion and the song itself. Maybe we should take it less seriously, that’s all. Maybe we can try to choose participants who lean more towards Maltese tradition, such as Tribali, but...
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Courses on energy renewal
The Institute for Sustainable Energy is offering training courses in solar heating and solar photovoltaic system installation for installers, engineers and architects. For the benefit of participants working in Gozo the lectures will also be...
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Keeping our eye on solar radiation
The University is collaborating with the University of Valladolid, Spain, in a project aimed at measuring ultraviolet solar radiation in Malta and the Mediterranean region. Sensors of Ultraviolet A and B rays have recently been installed at the...
