Dr Robert Vella
Deputy Director 

Robert Vella is from Gozo, Malta. In 1992, he graduated with a B.Sc. (Melit) in Computer Science and Mathematics. In the same year, he joined the teaching profession in a secondary school in Gozo, Malta. In 1992, Robert followed the Pedagogy Course in Education and graduated in 1994. In the meantime, he followed various courses leading to IT certifications. In 2004, Robert was promoted to a Head of Department (Computing). In 2015, Robert graduated with a PGDEL (Melit) – Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership, and in 2016, he graduated with a MA (Melit) in Educational Leadership and Management. In 2016 he joined The University of Sheffield where he read a PhD (School of Education), focusing on the perceptions and experiences of senior female educational leaders in Malta – he was awarded his PhD in February 2021. In July 2021 Robert joined MCAST (The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology) as a Deputy Director (Gozo). Robert is also a lecturer, supervisor and examiner at MCAST for various programmes. He also is a supervisor and examiner at other institutes for BA and MA students. Furthermore, he is accepted to supervise doctorate students both at MCAST and at other institutes. In the last years, Robert reviewed several academic articles for different renowned journal.

 robert.vella@mcast.edu.mt