The MCAST Staff Committee and the Chaplaincy organised this year’s Christmas mass and activity for staff members. This activity was an opportunity to bring everyone together before the holidays. An increase in staff participation in all aspects of the celebration marked this year’s Christmas Mass. Preparation started two months earlier, and participants were roped into…

 As the year comes to a close, it is also an opportunity to reflect on the lessons we’ve learned and on the strengths of the College as a place where staff and students succeed. This was a successful year. We started the year with the opening of the MCAST Resource Centre, and it is…

The College is organising several activities before the Christmas break. On Monday, 19 December, the President Professor Ian Refalo and the Principal Professor Joachim James Calleja, exchanged greetings during a staff gathering held at the Administration Hall. Addressing staff members, Professor Calleja said: “Your presence shows an abundance of commitment and willingness to take the…

The Journal of Marine Science & Engineering (SCIE-indexed, IF:2.744; ISSN 2077-1312) is an international open access journal reporting on marine science. A call for submission of papers to a Special Issue entitled “New Frontiers Research on Ocean Observation” has been recently published (https://lnkd.in/g7CTWsE2). This initiative bears the MCAST flag through Aldo Drago, Professor in Oceanography…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) held the opening launch of the 4th edition of its annual Research and Innovation EXPO 2022. This two-day event recognises research endeavors, in a variety of disciplines, conducted under 29 research themes across  the six College Institutes and Centres. Over 80 participants registered for this yearly…

Mr William Dimech, a senior lecturer at the Institute of Engineering and Transport (IET) within the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) has had his engineering research project nominated for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2022. The nominated engineering project namely, ‘Design and Implementation of a Solar Powered Programmable Electronic Charge Controller for Supercapacitor-based…

The Malta Food Citizen Lab final gala event took place at Ghammieri farm on the 5th December 2022. The event honourably welcomed H.E Kerem A. Kiratli Ambassador of Turkey to Malta, Mr Brian Vella CEO of Malta Food Agency , Ms Selen Tokcan Secretary General of Sabri Ulker Foundation, Food Trust Ambassadors, the project implementors…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) hosted around 90 career guidance teachers, and professionals from state, church, and independent schools for a seminar titled, ‘Your Route to Success’, following the College’s new prospectus launch. During the seminar career guidance teachers were presented with the new MCAST prospectus, and a presentation on how…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) officially launched the new prospectus for the academic year 2023-24 offering 200 courses from introductory level to degree courses. The vocational qualifications offered by the College include a strong element of work-based learning for students to enjoy practical, hands-on learning in various subjects, including creative arts,…