Malta

Malta may soon see a boost in foreign tertiary students, if plans to set up two private campuses by partnering organisation INTO University Partnerships get the green light. Opposition leader Joseph Muscat confirmed that, if elected, a Labour government would facilitate the project.

We have 70,000 English language students per year which is about 6% of the UK's numbers. We're ahead of South Africa and New Zealand. That's pretty good for an island with a population of 400,000.

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.

The PIE News has learnt that Malta plans to make it illegal for English language schools to operate without government accreditation - currently operators only need to be licensed. The measure is designed to boost the country's ELT sector which faces growing international competition and pressures from the recession in Europe.

Feltom in Malta has heralded its third annual workshop a huge success, helping to affirm Malta's reputation as a quality English language teaching destination among education agencies...

BELS in Malta opened the doors to its new study centre in St. Paul’s Bay on the main island of Malta this month. The centre consists of eight spacious..