Upcoming Events

FP7 Training Courses - 17/03/2010

Day 1: "Preparing and submitting successful FP7 proposals: An Introduction" Day 2: "Financial Management of FP7 Projects"

Conference - Launch Of A National Manufacturing Research Strategy - 15/03/2010

A Conference on the launch of a National Research Strategy for Manufacturing shall be organised at MCST Premises, Villa Bighi, Kalkara on the 15th March 2010. This full day event is of particular interest to industrialists, academia, policy makers and senior managers within the various local manufacturing sectors who share a vision towards the sustainable future of their organisations and the local manufacturing economy.

Past Events

Digital Games Production in Malta - 05/03/2010

1st University-Business Thematic Forum

Science and Technology Festival - 23/11/2009

Science activities for all the family - Mon to Frd from 09.00hrs - 13.30hrs & 16.30hrs to 19.30hrs, Sat from 10.00hrs to 22.00hrs, Sun from 10.00hrs to 20.00hrs

Citizens Forum on Creativity and Innovation: The relevance of research and innovation in todays society - 29/10/2009

2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation

Tara Oceans in Malta - Science Encounter - 27/10/2009

MCST will be sponsoring the Tara Oceans visit in Malta on Friday 30th October 2009.

How Do Research and Innovation Lead to Entrepreneurship? - 07/10/2009

Meeting with Hon George Pullicino, Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, whose portfolio includes responsibility for science and technology policy and R&I.

EU Funding Opportunities for SMEs in Gozo - 16/09/2009

Seminar to help Gozitan SMEs make use of the available funding opportunities

R&I Programme 2009 - Information Session - 07/08/2009

An information session on the National R&I Programme 2009 was held on Friday 7th August at 9.30am at MCST Premises, Villa Bighi, Kalkara

Brokerage event - Vienna, Austria - 16/07/2009

Water Management and Sanitation, Europe - Africa EECA

Cooling without Air-conditioning - 25/06/2009

Malta Symposium, 25-26 June 2009 St James Cavalier, Valletta

Journalists to Dare Scientists - 09/05/2009

Great opportunity for young journalists interested in communicating science

Linking Enterprise - 08/05/2009

Launch of new programme by Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry

Research Connection 2009 - 07/05/2009

Are you a scientist with new ideas, an entrepreneur or a researcher looking for opportunities?

Funding Information Seminar: Innovation & SMEs - Changing Challenges into Opportunities - 06/05/2009

Part of the activities being organised for SME Week

The FP7 And CIP Networking Event - 30/04/2009

Companies from the UK, Italy and Finland will be present to discuss potential partnerships

ERA2009 International Conference, Prague - 16/04/2009

Role of Basic Research in the Process of Structuring ERA

STAVE - 15/04/2009

Opportunities for Maltese Companies to Offer Products and Services in Multibillion Euro European Space Industry

The First International Conference on Strategic Innovation and Future Creation - 23/03/2009

& the Edward de Bono Seminar 2009

STAVE Conference - 04/03/2009

Industry, ICT, R&D organisations could benefit from EU funds

Forlink - Final Networking Conference - 26/11/2008

Results and impacts of the ESF Research & Mobility Action Plan to increase in-house research capacity and identify ways of capitalising on the insights and learning generated.

Research EXPO 2008 - 03/11/2008

The EXPO is being organised by the MCST to showcase research in Malta and promote research related careers.

500 young Europeans to meet in France to discuss a Knowledge-Based Society - 20/10/2008

Young Maltese to join in science debate in Paris

The Third European Security Research Conference (SRC08), Paris - 29/09/2008

The SRC 08 to showcase the concrete implications of security research for citizens through research projects.

FP7 Info-day: Health and Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology - 25/09/2008

FP7 Information Session: Health and Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology

FP7 Ideas Info-session - 11/09/2008

Ideas Programme offers attractive long-term grants, covering 100% of research projects

''Medal'' Conservation Course - 16/07/2008

International Cultural Heritage Course for young researhers and conservators in Med region

The Seventh Framework Programme: Opportunities fo SMEs - 01/06/2008

Forum Malta fl-Ewropa and the Malta Council for Science and Technology will be organising a half-day seminar on The Seventh Framework Programme: Opportunities for SMEs.

Researchers Mobility and Career Development Consultation Meeting - 22/05/2008

The Malta Council for Science & Technology will be holding a consultation session on the FP7 People Programme (Marie Curie) which deals with Researchers Mobility and Career Development.

Information session on call for proposals under the 2008 Eco-innovation programme - 14/05/2008

New Call for Eco-innovation 2008 Programme now open. The 2008 Call seeks to fund some of the best eco-innovative pilot and market replication projects (i.e. new products, processes or services showing clear environmental benefits) and help them succeed in the market.

Workshop on Making Innovation Work for Public Procurement - 13/05/2008

This workshop will provide an update on developments in public procurement for research and innovation in goods and services at European and national level.

Public Lecture on The ERA Green Paper - 12/05/2008

The Malta Council for Science and Technology is organising a public lecture on the EUs Green Paper on the European Research Area (ERA). The two hour session is being held at the University of Malta, 12th May at 1pm, room LC217.

Researchers Mobility in FP7 - People Programme Information Session - 06/02/2008

Researchers Mobility in FP7 People Programme Information Seminar 6 February, 2008 Villa Bighi, Kalkara

EU Research Funding for Industry Info Day - 09/01/2008

FP7 Info Session on: - Nanosciences, naontechnologies, materials & new production technologies - Research for the benefit of SMEs

Forlink Workshop on Developing New Economy Skills - 08/01/2008

The Malta Council for Science and Technology in collaboration with Razzett tal-Hbiberija is organising a half-day workshop on new economy skills as part of Forlink, the European Social Fund Research and Mobility Action Plan to increase in-house research capacity.

R&I Programme 2008 - Business Breakfast - 05/12/2007

MCST is organising an event on the National R&I Programme to highlight local research competencies and activities

Theories, reforms and outcomes in European Educational systems - 28/11/2007

A training seminar on the FP6 project INCLUD-ED is being organised

Pre-Registration for R&I Programme 2008 - 23/11/2007

Interested organisations were required to Pre-Register their intention to submit a proposal. Pre-Registration is now CLOSED.

REPEAT Information Session on the National Research and Innovation Programme 2008 - 21/11/2007

The MCST held a Repeat information session on the National R&I Programme 2008 on Wednesday 21st November at 09:30 at MCST, Villa Bighi, Kalkara. Presentations can be downloaded from here.

Information Session on the National Research and Innovation Programme 2008 - 13/11/2007

The MCST held an information session on the National R&I Programme 2008 on Tuesday 13 November at 09:30 at MCST, Villa Bighi, Kalkara. Presentations can be downloaded from here.

UoM Computer Science Annual Workshop - 05/11/2007

The Departments of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence organised the fifth in a series of Computer Science Annual Research Workshops, CSAW 2007

08/11/2007 - From Spiders to Surgeons: Fibrous Proteins in the 21st Century, Implications for Bio-implantation, General & Orthopaedic Surgery - 02/11/2007

The seminar gives the opportunity to study different research approaches and techniques, while providing a path through which research teams can better integrate with eachother and the research environment at the University of Malta.

Ideas Programme Consultation Meeting - 01/11/2007

The IDEAS Programme is a new FP7 programme run by the European Research Council (ERC). With a budget of 7.4 billion Euros, it is designed to finance 100% of basic research projects.

FUTURREG Inter-regional Workshop - Scanning Science Popularisation Futures - 24/10/2007

The aim of this three-day workshop is to; Create a shared understanding of emerging trends and drivers of science-society and science popularisation futures;

Joint Horizon Scanning Meeting - 19/10/2007

On the 19th of October the ERA Net of Forsociety is organising a conference on transnational cooperation in the area of horizonscanning

Consultation on the Research and Innovation Programme 2008 - 18/10/2007

It is believed that, as in recent years, the government will allocate a fund for promoting research related activities to be administered by the MCST.

Future Perspectives for Science and Technology in Europe - 10/10/2007

Dr Harper, Director of the Policy Unit at the Malta Council for Science and Technology, acted as rapporteur for one of the sessions at the high-level conference on ''''''''''''''''The Future of Science and Technology in Europe

Researchers'' Night Malta 2007 - 26/09/2007

Every year in late September, a night is chosen to celebrate the work of Researchers in Europe

Workshop on the Financial Aspects of FP7 - 14/09/2007

Workshop on the Financial Aspects of FP7 organised by MCST in collaboration with the Office of the European Representation in Malta.

Understanding IPR Issues in FP7 - 05/09/2007

Intellectual Property Rights in FP7

FP7 - ICT Info Day - 04/09/2007

The Malta Council for Science & Technology will hold an infoday on the Information Communications Technology Theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)

Further and Higher Education Futures - Futurreg and NCHE Training Event - 27/07/2007

The National Commission for Higher Education in collaboration with the MCST Futurreg project, is launching its first initiative aimed at promoting more long-term futures

EurOCEAN 2007 - 22/06/2007

MCST at EurOCEAN 2007: Towards a Future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European Vision for the Oceans and Seas

Futurreg MARIS Success Scenario Workshop: Designing Creative Measures for Innovative Futures - 15/05/2007

Futurreg MARIS Success Scenario Workshop: Designing Creative Measures for Innovative Futures 15 May 2007, Hilton, St Julians The aim of this one-day workshop is to define a broad framework for a future-oriented national innovation policy, to create an enhanced and shared understanding of the drivers of innovation and to explore success scenarios and design new measures tailored to the specific needs of three types of Malta-based company.

Innovative Procurement in Government - 14/05/2007

The Malta Council for Science and Technology together with the Ministry of Finance and the Contracts Division will launch the first of 6 workshops related to Innovative Procurement.

POP Science - NSTF Science Week - 23/04/2007

POP SCIENCE NSTF - Science Week 2007 The National Student Travel Foundation (NSTF) Science Week will open its doors to students, teachers, parents and other visitors on Monday 23rd April coming. This years Science Week will be hosted at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) - 20/04/2007

The Malta Council for Science and Technology, MRAE, MEPA, WasteServe Ltd and Euro-MedITI Ltd have worked together to set up a framework and launch projects related to the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM).

Industry-2-Academia Collaboration: A Bridge too Far? - 12/04/2007

The Malta Council for Science and Technology in conjunction with the University of Malta and the Federation of Industry will hold a public seminar on Industry-to-Academia collaboration at Villa Bighi, Kalkara on Thursday 12th April 2007 at 1000hrs.

Breakfast Briefing on Foresight in Telecommunications Technologies - 03/04/2007

On Tuesday, 3 April 2007, a half-day Breakfast Briefing will be held at Villa Bighi, MCST on the future of telecommunications co-organised by CREATECH and the Malta Council for Science and Technology with the support of the EU ESF Project FORLINK.

FP7 - 'Energy' and 'Environment' Briefing Session - 21/03/2007

Briefing Session - 'Energy' and 'Environment (including Climate change') in FP7

ForSociety Horizon Scanning meeting - 19/03/2007

Forsociety meeting focusing on Horizon Scanning Exercises with presentations by NISTEP Japan, the UK OSI and the Netherlands.

Second Futurreg Workshop on Foresight and Innovation Policies and Strategies - 16/03/2007

This workshop is the second in a series of Futurreg Malta activities targeting senior policy makers in R&I.

FP7 - People Programme Briefing Session - 02/03/2007

FP7 Briefing Session on the People Programme

FP7 - INCO RoK Briefing Session - 28/02/2007

FP7 joint Briefing Session on: - International Cooperation - Regions of Knowledge - Research Potential

FP7 Launch - 15/02/2007

The 15th of February 2007 marked the national launch of the European Commissions Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration during a conference organised by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) at the Portomaso Suite, Hilton Malta.

Futurreg Malta Workshop - 08/01/2007

The Malta Council for Science and Technology held a FUTURREG workshop on Monday 8th January 2007 at the University of Malta.

JRC-MCST Round Table - 27/10/2006

The Malta Council for Science & Technology (MCST), as the national contact organisation for the European Commission''s Joint Research Centre (JRC), organized a one-day Round Table Event on the 27th October 2006 in collaboration with the Joint Research Centre.

15th Annual Engineering Conference - 01/05/2006

15th Annual Engineering Conference