During the second week of May 2022,  various teams from around Europe have participated against each other in a hackathon event hosted by the Kaunas Institute of Technology (https://kitm.lt). The aim was to produce an AI-based prototype that would assist humans with improving their general quality of life by automating a given task through the use of…

Over 400 aspiring students and their families gathered at the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA) Mosta campus for the open day activity held on the 19th of June 2022. During the successful event, visitors were greeted by lecturers and current students who helped answer prospective students’ queries about courses starting in October 2022….

The Principal/CEO of MCAST and President of the European Forum for Technical and Vocational Education (EfVET) Professor James Calleja was a key-note speaker at the Congress of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain. The congress was organized in collaboration with TKNIKA the Basque VET Applied Research Centre which is…

MCAST and the University of Malta are currently embarked on a project which sees nearly 80 University of Malta staff members being trained with over two thousand hours of technical training being delivered. The agreement  between the University of Malta and MCAST was signed on 6th July 2021 with the first lectures starting on the…

MCAST students following the BA (Hons) in Creative Media Production within MCAST’s Institute of Creative Arts will be launching a full blown TV production named, ‘Int Min Int’ on the National Broadcasting Station (PBS). The production will have a total of four programmes. ‘Int Min Int’ is MCAST’s own in-house produced TV programme, which aims…

On the 9th June a delegation from the Executive Council of the Chamber of Engineers visited the MCAST Institute of Engineering and Transport.  The Chamber delegation which was lead by the President of the Chamber of Engineers Ing.Malcolm Zammit also consisted of the Secretary General Ing. Bonnie Attard, Treasurer Ing. Johan Psalia, and the Funding…

A number of MCAST students have participated in the first ever Special Olympic Invitational Games. These games were held locally in diverse locations between the 14th of May and the 18th of May 2022. MCAST students participated in diverse sports disciplines including, athletics, aquatics, table tennis, bocce, bowling, and football. A water polo game was…

The sixth edition of the MCAST ICA festival will be held from 7 July to 31 July at Spazju Kreattiv. The festival celebrates the talent and work of the Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA) students. MCAST and Spazju Kreattiv signed a memorandum of understanding for continued collaboration to ensure that students have the opportunity…

The Institute of Business Management and Commerce (IBMC) presented the sum of Euro 6350 to His Excellency Dr George Vella, President of Malta, in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund. This amount was collected from a Career Expo organised by the Institute, an event that provided MCAST students and the industry with the perfect…

The MCAST Staff Social Committee was launched on 26 May during an activity for the College’s staff members. The Committee, which is comprised of staff representatives, provides networking opportunities for the College’s staff complement of over 1000 by organising events and outreach community activities. The Committee intends to create opportunities for all the staff to…