Toly, the global supplier of plastic packaging components to the beauty industry has recognised the work of three MCAST students.
Toly has always been at the forefront of education-business linking initiatives
Chairman and chief executive officer Andy Gatesy recently presented awards to Lorraine Fenech, Richard Cachia and Claire Borg who placed first, second and third in a Toly design assignment. They were accompanied by MCAST Institute of Art and Design director Stephen Vella and other Toly and MCAST officials.
“By providing students with practical case studies to put their coursework into practice, Toly reaffirms its commitment to strengthen the younger generations and give them the opportunity to gain a better knowledge of the world of work,” Mr Gatesy said at the presentation.
Through its collaboration with MCAST’s Institute of Art and Design, Toly has pledged its support not only through a sponsorship, but also by awarding cash prizes to the top three designs and a one-month internship to one student. Toly also provided all the MCAST students participating in this assignment access to the e-catalogue of all Toly products and organised visits for students to the company premises.
MCAST students, as part of their course work, had to present innovative ideas and designs they believed would benefit the beauty product consumer in terms of application systems, second use or additional functions. A diverse range of concepts was submitted by the students, who were also encouraged to deliver presentations of their projects to Toly officials. Each project was marked for research, relevance to the brief, presentation, and creativity.
Toly has always been at the forefront of education-business linking initiatives. Operating for over 40 years, Toly has not only favoured life-long learning opportunities for its 800 employees spread over its office and production facilities worldwide, but has also held links between business and academia in very high regard.
“We are very pleased with the outcome of the current initiative,” stated Dorien Bianco, head of marketing and business development at Toly. “It is impressive to see the high calibre of innovative ideas and designing techniques demonstrated by these students, the majority of who participated in this assignment with a high level of commitment.”
The group is looking forward to start work with MCAST’s Institute of Art and Design on the next initiatives relating to topics like packaging, exhibition stands, brochure and video designs.