Emirates is offering Business Class passengers the opportunity to travel with a friend, family member or colleague and save 25 per cent on each standard Business Class fare, excluding taxes. The offer is valid for booking up to September 30.
Travel must start from Malta and return back to Malta. The offer is valid for departures from Malta from September 1 to December 14 and from January 1 to March 31, 2016. Inbound blackout dates apply on all destinations from January 2 to 6,, 2016. A supplement of €20 will apply for departures on Friday and Saturday.
The Emirates Companion offer spans across 31 destinations within Emirates network, including the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Asia, and Australiasia.
eSkills launches video competition
The eSkills Malta Foundation has launched a video competition as part of the eSkills for Jobs awareness campaign.
Aimed at business leaders, policymakers, ICT practitioners or NGOs who have demonstrated a positive contribution of ICT to societal changes, the competition is an opportunity to highlight and reward people with a high level of digital skills and literacy at a European level.
A winner and runner-up from each category will be invited to attend the award presentation ceremony in December during a high-level conference organised under the auspices of the European Council Luxembourg presidency.
Last year, one of Malta’s entries – Best Student Industry Engagement submitted by the ICT Students Association – was selected as one of the finalists. The deadline for this year’s submission of entries is October 31.
http://eskills4jobs.ec.europa.eu/competition
Express Logigroup sponsors Mdina art exhibition
Express Logigroup is sponsoring A Tale of a City, helping 11 Maltese artists to exhibit their works.
The 2013 event focused on Valletta while this year’s will turn the spotlight on Mdina.
It is open at the Mdina Cathedral Museum until October 2. Entrance is free and all the exhibited pieces are for sale.
The artists are Charlene Agius, Mario Agius, Luella Beck, Bridget Borg Alden, Stephanie Borg Cachia, Franceanne Borg Rapa, Victor Caruana, Margaret Farrugia, Frederick Gingell, Clyde Haber and Christine Porter Lofaro.
Works include painting and sculptures.
This year, Express Logigroup is embarking on a highly specialised project: the professional transportation of works of art across the Maltese islands and abroad.
www.ataleofacity.com
BLM organises law course for directors and managers
Business Leaders Malta, in collaboration with Twenty One Law, is organising a new course entitled Law for Directors and Managers.
It will acquaint directors and managers with legal language and the reasoning behind various areas of law.
The course covers the following aspects of law: company law, employment law, health and safety law, data protection, competition law and commercial agreements. It will be held over eight lectures starting in October and the lectures will be delivered by lawyers who are experts in the respective areas of law.
More information may be obtained by sending an e-mail to Debbie@businessleadersmalta.com.