The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) held the ‘Blue Economy’ Seminar on campus in Paola.

The seminar was organised under Interreg Italia-Malta Project MEN (Excellent Mediterranean Net). ‘Blue Economy’ was the first seminar out of the six seminars committed under the project that covers various sectors, including Environment Protection, Health and Quality of Life, and Services for Sustainable Tourism.

As a project partner, the College receives 40 Italian interns for a 6-month mobility each year.

The ‘Blue Economy’ seminar, provided attending MCAST students with knowledge on the importance of cross-border work mobility through stable networks by listening to the key expert speakers and understanding the experiences of Italian interns who are undertaking these work mobilities in Malta.

The main objective of the Interreg Italia-Malta Project MEN is to generate knowledge on the Italian and Maltese labor market and establish a cross-border network to support the supply and demand of employment opportunities within the main sectors included in the project.

Other Italian project partners include Municipality of Acireale, as the acting lead partner, ITS Archimede, ITS Steve Jobs, Itaca, GAL terre di Aci, and ITS Mobilita Transporti.