The Erasmus+ project “TRinE – Telepresence Robots in Education” (Project Reference: 2020-1-MT01-KA227-SCH-092408) addresses the use of Telepresence Robots in educational institutions at upper secondary and higher education levels. Throughout the course of TRinE, three Intellectual Outputs (IOs) were developed: IO1 consisted of extensive research to produce Decision Support Materials for prospective educational institutions, teachers and…

Ms Gloria Gangte, High Commissioner of India to Malta visited the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) to celebrate India’s National Day of Science in an event organised in collaboration with the High Commission of India. During the event at the College’s MCAST Resource Centre (MRC) to provide information on the International Year…

MCAST kicked off a two-day national sports symposium at the Paola campus today, 23 February. Over 120 sports professionals, students and educators are participating in this event organised by the College’s Institute of Community Services (ICS). Titled ‘Challenging the Status Quo: Inspiring a Legacy Beyond the 2023 Major Sports Events’, the symposium provides an opportunity…

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) has joined a consortium of Universities to create the first Dual Study European University Alliance focusing on work-based learning and co-funded by the European Union ERASMUS+ programme. The EU4Dual European University, a Centre of Excellence on Dual Education, will bring together academia and industry to collaborate in…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) held an event to launch the STREAM Project. STREAM aspires to network key local players in satellite research to exploit synergies, and capitalise on past project deliverables. This forms part of the National research and innovation strategy to enhance access to and sharing of space-based data….

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) held a Seminar for nurse clinical mentors on campus in Paola. Clinical nurses currently employed at the College, lecturers, and prospective mentors attended the event. During the seminar, a number of panel discussions with key stakeholders within this industry were held. Clinical mentors share a vital…

The MCAST community is deeply saddened by the news of the devastating earthquakes in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria. Our thoughts are with the people of Turkey and Syria at this difficult time. We would like to express our sympathy and support to our international students, staff members and project partners from these regions. Students…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) held the ‘Blue Economy’ Seminar on campus in Paola. The seminar was organised under Interreg Italia-Malta Project MEN (Excellent Mediterranean Net). ‘Blue Economy’ was the first seminar out of the six seminars committed under the project that covers various sectors, including Environment Protection, Health and Quality…

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) awarded certificates to the first 29 alumni who successfully passed the Engineering Pre Warrant Qualification Course (PWQC) on Monday, 30 January. Nine students are electrical engineers, while twenty are mechanical engineers. These graduates are leading engineering teams in different sectors and will now be eligible to…