The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) organised a seminar with the theme ‘Socially Sustainable Tourism: Capacity Building and Community Engagement’, as part of the MEN Excellent Mediterranean Net Project.

The College in partnership with the Municipality of Acireale, Sicily is executing an Interreg Italia-Malta project called MEN Excellent Mediterranean Net. The project aims to achieve its objective of integrating cross-border work placement for the benefit of the Maltese economy and educational sectors.

Various themes were discussed during the seminar including, innovative examples of tourism initiatives that promote social sustainability, capacity building, community engagement linked to migration and integration, tourism, and the promotion of cultural heritage.

MCAST is responsible for receiving 40 Italian interns for 6 months of mobility and during this period help the Maltese educational sectors understand the values and importance of cross-border work mobility by enabling students and academics to engage in active discussion.

Through this seminar, current MCAST students understood the importance of cross-border work mobility through stable networks by listening to the key expert speakers.

Three more seminars with different themes are planned to be held on campus between May and July as part of the Men Excellent Mediterranean Net project.