Reference is made to the written complaint by Dr Peter Gatt in 2020 addressed to the Commissioner for Education, Office of the Ombudsman. In his evaluation report, Commissioner Vincent De Gaetano stated that he is not in agreement with the complaint made by Dr Gatt about the Board of Studies not being composed in accordance…

MCAST level 8 students reading for their doctorate met Education Minister Justyne Caruana at MCAST’s Main Campus in Paola. “MCAST development is a priority,” announced the Minister for Education during the social meeting, as she continued by stating, “The MCAST draft bill has passed its first reading in Parliament leading the way for MCAST to…

MCAST and the Correctional Services Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding, whereby the college will start offering a selection of courses to inmates at the Corradino Correctional Facility. Present during the signing ceremony was Education Minister Justyne Caruana and Minister for National Security Byron Camilleri. This agreement will allow inmates to follow MQF accredited…

On Monday 29th November, MCAST celebrated the Day of the Mediterranean with an interesting session. The day, which was launched last year, commemorates the foundation of the Barcelona Process and calls upon the entire Mediterranean community to celebrate the lasting legacy of this age-old agora of cultural dialogue, wisdom and humanism.  The student population at MCAST…

The Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) celebrated the graduation mass for 2020 – 2021 graduands on Thursday 25th November at St John’s Co-Cathedral. In total 899 students have graduated in courses ranging from MQF level 5 till MQF level 7. Present for the mass were graduands from MCAST’s six institutes, the President…

MCAST held a presentation event to reward the first 30 students who applied and were accepted to follow courses at the College during the 2020/21 intake. MCAST Principal and CEO Professor Joachim James Calleja, hosted the students and personally thanked them for the trust they have shown toward the College. During the event students were…

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) has launched its strategic direction for the next six years. In an event held on the 17th November 2021, Minister for Education Justyne Caruana presided over the launch of the MCAST Strategic Plan 2022-2027. This document, formulated in the overarching context of the College’s Strategic Blueprint…

To mark the 100 years since the birth of the influential educator Paulo Freire, the MCAST Centre for Professional Development cordially invites the general public to the MCASTalks Paulo Freire commemorative event: ‘X’jiswa Paulo Freire illum? Why Paulo Freire today?’ 1921-2021. The event, which includes a talk by renown Frierean scholar Prof Peter Mayo, will…

The new memorandum of understanding signed between the Armed Forces of Malta and MCAST ensures that students will gain access to more training opportunities within this sector. This new five-year agreement will help in the development and training of new students and also personnel working within the AFM. During a press conference addressed by Education…

Following the Memorandum of Understanding that the Institute for Education and MCAST signed agreeing to collaborate and professionally support each other, the two institutions have joined forces for the past two years to design and develop a joint Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Early Years, Learning and Care (Top-Up). This programme aims to reach those Kindergarten…