Malta is keen to make visas more available for non-EU students in order to continue the market's growth trajectory according to Minister for Education and Employment Evarist Bartolo who spoke at the annual EFL Monitoring Board conference this month.

The language learning hub of Malta hosted a major cross-sector ELT conference last week to increase awareness of English language learning across the country, in response to growing competition from rival study destinations. Demand is reported to be slowing, in large part because of the recession.