The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, visited the Institute for Engineering and Transport and the Institute for Applied Sciences at MCAST, where she witnessed the fruit bore from EU Funds. While being shown around the new laboratories and lecture halls by MCAST Principal and CEO Dr Joachim James Calleja, President Metsola reiterated the…

The Central Bank of Malta Governor, Professor Edward Scicluna visited the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) where he addressed the students of the Institute of Business Management & Commerce (IBMC) and explained the role of the Central Bank of Malta both as part of the European System of Central Bank as well…

Last week, MCAST Principal and President of EfVET Professor James Calleja chaired the annual conference of the European association of training providers in vocational education and training in Rhodes, Greece. Over 350 participants participated in a two-day conference focused on Future Skills for Green Transitions: an agenda for VET. EfVET members representing over 3.5m students in vocational…

The Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology has been awarded a grant of €125,000 from the Malta Council for Science & Technology, under the Space Upstream Programme (in collaboration with ESA), to develop a new method for repairing spacecraft hulls using cold-welding adhesion. The project, led by Dr Leonardo Barilaro, Senior Lecturer in Aerospace…

The European Network of Innovative Higher Education Institutions (ENIHEI) hosted its third annual conference on October 5th and 6th. The event was hosted by the Technical University of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. ENIHEI, a consortium of 38 innovative universities representing countries across the European Union, is at the forefront of fostering collective innovative thinking on the role…

The Honorary Consul of Kosovo in Portugal, Mr Nuno Pinto Coelho de Faria, a Kosovar technical delegation from the Ministry of Education, and representatives from Higher Education and Employment institutions visited MCAST on 17 October. Mr Stephen Vella, Deputy Principal Business Development and Communications and EU Projects Director Perit Deborah Borg welcomed the delegation. The…

An additional service service from the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) and Ċirkewwa has been introduced, providing better connectivity for Gozitan students. The Ministry for Gozo, in collaboration with the Transport authorities, have confirmed that a permanent route will improve the service for Gozitan MCAST students travelling to the main campus in…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) Principal and CEO Professor Joachim James Calleja was invited as speaker during a Plenary Session held at the Parliament of Malta on 14 October as part of the ‘World Food Day’ celebrations in Malta, organised by the Malta Food Agency. The Plenary Session was opened by…

An outstanding sign of growth was the MCAST Students Freshers’ Days in Paola, Mosta and the Gozo Campus. MCAST students and staff members celebrated the start of a new academic year this week! This year, full-time applications have reached 9593 compared to 8235 in 2022, a 16% increase overall. Of these, almost 5,000 are new…