Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology

Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology

Il-Kulleġġ Malti tal-Arti, Xjenza u Teknoloġija
Campus square
Motto	Scientia et labore (Through knowledge and work)
Type	Public
Established	2001
President	Frederick Schembri
Principal	Stephen Vella [1]
Students	6,500.5 (full-time) 5,000 (part-time)
Location	Paola, Malta 35°52′38″N14°30′23″E / 35.8773°N 14.5063°E / 35.8773; 14.5063
Website	www.mcast.edu.mt

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) is a vocational education and training institution in Malta, consisting of seven constituent colleges over four campuses.

Established in 2001, the MCAST offers 180 full-time and over 300 part-time vocational and higher education courses ranging from certificates to Doctoral degrees (MQF Level 1 to Level 8). ^[2]

Institutes

The following institutes make up the MCAST ^[3]

• Institute of Applied Sciences
• Institute of Business Management and Commerce
• Institute for the Creative Arts
• Institute of Community Services
• Institute of Engineering and Transport
• Institute of Information and Communication Technology
• Institute for the Trades
• Centre for Learning and Employability

Campuses

The following campuses make up the MCAST: ^[4]

• MCAST Paola (Main Campus)
• MCAST Mosta (Institute for the Creative Arts)
• MCAST Qormi (Colloquially known as MCAST Luqa) (Institute of Applied Sciences, Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences)
• MCAST Gozo

International collaboration

In 2021 MCAST made a formal collaboration with the Oslo-based Kuben Upper Secondary School, and received a class of students from the vocational programs of computer electronics and engineering. The Norwegian students attended MCAST for a full academic year. ^[5]

MCAST is a founding member of the European Dual Studies University (EU4Dual), ^[6] an alliance of higher education institutions aimed to creating joint courses, hosting the 2024 EU4Dual conference in its Paola campus. ^[7]

References

1. "Stephen Vella appointed MCAST Principal and CEO". mcast.edu.mt/. 10 September 2024.
2. Decelis, James. "MCAST :: Malta College of Arts Science and Technology". www.mcast.edu.mt. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
3. "MCAST Full-time Programmes".
4. Admin (25 October 2021). "Key Information for Full-Time Programmes". MCAST. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
5. "MCAST strikes collaboration agreement with Norwegian College". www.mcast.edu.mt. 15 December 2021.
6. "EU4Dual Education".
7. "EUDual Conference 2024 in Malta".

External links

• Official website