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Malta Bus Reborn Project amongst the Finalists of New European Bauhaus Prizes 2024 Uploaded On: 08/03/2024

The Malta Bus Reborn, designed by London and Malta-based architecture firm Mizzi Studio is a finalist in the EU: New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2024. In 2019, Mizzi Studio unveiled designs for a new electric bus fleet for Malta, marrying zero-emissions technology with the charm of the iconic traditional Art-Deco Maltese buses. The project’s ethos aimed at reimagining a legacy design, restoring its heritage value and igniting new awareness around climate-resilient transport and net-zero ...

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6 Projects Funded under the SINO-MALTA 2023 Call: Strengthening Malta’s R&I Ecosystem through International Cooperation with China Uploaded On: 06/03/2024

The SINO-MALTA fund originated from an initial agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the People's Republic of China in the realm of Science and Technological Cooperation which later, through the work of the Joint Committee for the cooperation, developed into the Fund that is managed by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China. The 2023 Call for Proposals of the Fund marked a significant milestone, ...

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Continued efforts needed to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and animals Uploaded On: 04/03/2024

Resistance of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria to commonly used antimicrobials continues to be observed frequently in humans and animals, according to a report issued today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). However, the combined resistance to critically important antimicrobials for human medicine remains very low, except in some types of Salmonella and Campylobacter coli in ...

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Empowering Change: Executive Leadership Programme Showcases Impactful Projects in Dubai Uploaded On: 29/02/2024

The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), serving as the facilitator of the Executive Leadership Programme, is delighted to announce a noteworthy success. Recently, participants of the program grasped a remarkable opportunity to showcase their projects at the esteemed Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai, marking the culmination of an intensive week-long educational journey. This milestone follows an immersive course attended by participants, featuring a blend of physical...

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Blue Ports and Destinations Award Call Uploaded On: 27/02/2024

The BlueMissionMed CSA project would like to share with you that, in collaboration with MedCruise and with the support of the EU Mission Ocean, have launched the “Blue Ports and Destinations” Award, to be awarded to 3 ports and destinations. The “Blue Ports and Destinations” Award aims at recognising, promoting, and supporting the best initiatives which actively contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 in their local context. ...

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PRIMA Family Photo Uploaded On: 23/02/2024

The Malta Council for Science and Technology’ Internationalisation Unit, recently hosted the hybrid PRIMA Collaborate event on February 8th and 9th, 2024. The event marked a great occasion for prospective applicants to familiarise with the PRIMA Program calls for R&I proposals 2024, learn how to prepare a successful application and network with potential consortium partners, to encourage collaboration among researchers in Malta, fostering innovation in the Mediterranean region. ...

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Uploaded On: 22/02/2024

GREENET is developing a series of videos to showcase the achievements of participants in Horizon Europe. This as an effort to encourage the participation of organisations from Widening Countries to participate in Horizon Europe, the 9th of a series of EU research and innovation Framework Programmes. The below video presents Maltese R&I actors whose research areas are in the Climate, Energy and Mobility. Information and video source...

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Call for contributions 2024 EUA Funding Forum Uploaded On: 22/02/2024

The 2024 EUA Funding Forum will be hosted by the University of Helsinki from 3rd to 4th October 2024. The EUA Funding Forum is a unique, inclusive platform open to all higher education and research funding stakeholders. It seeks to expose these stakeholders to the latest academic and policy research, and thereby foster exchanges and discussion about the latest trends in higher education and research funding. In 2024, the EUA Funding Forum returns as an on-site event. In ...

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Project: SIDec - Enhancing Speech Imagery Decoding for EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface Systems Uploaded On: 19/02/2024

The SIDec (‘Enhancing Speech Imagery Decoding for EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface Systems’) project officially kicked-off on Thursday 18 January 2024 at a meeting held between the Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics and the Malta Council of Science and Technology (MCST). The core aim of SIDec is to improve the decoding of imagined speech from brain signals, such that words spoken by an individual in their mind can be deciphered with greater accuracy and ...

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Transforming Health and Care Systems Partnership Survey Uploaded On: 14/02/2024

THCS has designed a survey to identify challenges and problems in health systems and services that should be researched, assessing the needs, gaps and opportunities in utilizing research to inform policy making! Your views will help national and European research funding agencies: to prioritise key research questions for future research in the area of health and care systems and services; to identify the needs, gaps and opportunities in transferring innovations across settings and regions...

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