Author: Communications

September 29, 2021 Communications

We understand that when starting an academic journey on a new campus, things may get a bit complicated. Hereunder, we have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions by new students at MCAST. This information will help you settle in at MCAST in double-quick time! When will I know if I have been…

September 24, 2021 Communications

The MCAST Admissions Office is pleased to announce that it will be receiving late applications from the 29th September to the 1st October 2021, both dates inclusive. This is the last time opportunity to apply. There will not be further calls opened after the 1st October 2021.    – All late applications will be tackled…

August 25, 2021 Communications

In a bid to enhance sustainable water management MCAST and the Water Services Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new MoU will build upon three areas of ongoing and increasing collaboration between the two organisations, namely: Skilling, upskilling and re-skilling in water operations and technologies, the creation of an innovative water platform, and…

August 20, 2021 Communications

This year MCAST is celebrating its 20th anniversary since it opened its doors way back in 2001. To celebrate and mark this important milestone, the College has published a special edition of its official magazine, MCASTlink. This particular issue showcases MCAST’s twenty-year history and features the main College milestones and significant achievements. These include the…

August 12, 2021 Communications

MCAST’s Journal of Applied Research and Practice is a Gold Open Access Journal published twice yearly. Papers published provide insight into a broad spectrum of ongoing research at MCAST, executed by over 100 MCAST academics and channelled through MCAST’s Applied Research and Innovation Centre. This latest issue of the MCAST Journal of Applied Research and…

August 11, 2021 Communications

The summer school was organised in Malta from 26 July to 6 August 2021, hosted by MCAST and AquaBioTech, focusing on climate change challenges in the (marine) environment in and around Malta. The EIT Climate-KIC ‘Journey’ is a Europe-wide summer school programme for master students and young professionals who want to create an impact to…

July 30, 2021 Communications

A children’s design competition organised by the Institute of Engineering and Transport within the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) in March 2021, has attracted around 100 entries. The design competition was aimed toward primary school children in Years 4, 5, and 6. To participate, students had to design the colour scheme for…

July 29, 2021 Communications

MCAST lecturer Richard Zahra, who was nominated by the Institute of Applied Sciences to contest the first edition of the Malta STEM Education Awards (2021),  has won the Distinguished STEM Educator Award in the Post-secondary category. This event was organised by the Science Centre (Pembroke) within the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP), under…

July 26, 2021 Communications

Foundation students following the Diploma in Masonry Heritage Skills at MCAST helped in the restoration of the St Catherine’s 17th century Chapel in Gudja. The exceptional restoration work carried out by the students, helped bring to life a Chapel dating back to the 1600s, which was in dire need of a restoration and conservation intervention. This…