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Matthew Vella from Savio College, Dingli, Gabriel Mizzi from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Naxxar, and Chris Frendo from the University of Malta are t

President George Vella recently presented the awards of the first edition of the Malta STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education Awards. The competition is organised by the Science Centre, Pembroke, which forms part of the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP), under the president’s patronage. The Malta STEM Education Awards were established to celebrate outstanding practitioners and entities that foster high quality STEM education practices. The president said the awards acknowledge the added value of a national policy that focuses on the cohesi...

An entity under the responsibility of my ministry – the Foundation for Educational Services (FES) – is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since its inception, the foundation’s mission statement has included providing educational services that support the family, especially in areas of literacy. It set itself high standards and works arduously towards achieving them. Guided by its vision “to contribute to the educational development of the learner while supporting an evolving society”, it has adapted to the times and served the community in areas that emerged with the changing lifesty...

Malta placed sixth overall in an international financial literacy competition which was held online on April 20 for teenagers between 13 and 15 years of age from all over Europe. Keira Privitera from St Clare College Secondary School Pembroke and Jamie Scerri Richard from St Edward’s College, both 15 years of age, represented Malta in the European Money Quiz 2021 Finals.  Malta competed in the quiz for the first time, after the teenagers won a competition in which several schools participated. This national competition was organised locally by the Malta Bankers Association (MBA) in collabo...

For the seventh year running, the Malta Bankers’ Association (MBA) and the European Banking Federation (EBF) are joining a series of activities held across Europe as part of European Money Week (EMW), which is aligned with OECD’s Global Money Week. The MBA is a member of the EBF. This year the MBA, in collaboration with the Home Economics Seminar Centre of the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes and supported by JAYE Malta Foun­dation and Ġemma, is holding several initiatives to promote awareness on financial literacy, financial education and financial inclusion during EM...