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17 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 5 DECEMBER 2018 COMMERCIAL THE extensive list of courses taught at the MSA in Valletta will enter its second semester this February. Applications are now open for the Malta Society of Arts' (MSA) new schedule of Winter Courses in the Visual, Applied and Performing Arts, and peo- ple of all ages are encouraged to apply. Students who are already enrolled on the courses that started in October can renew their subscription, while new students can submit their ap- plications at the MSA's Palazzo de La Salle on Republic Street, Valletta. The courses are open for anyone with an interest in the different art forms and with varying levels of skill in the particular subject being taught. Courses in the Visual Arts department include Art for Juniors (6-10 years), Art for Leisure for Mature Students, Art for Leisure for Adults, Art Workshops, Clay Modelling, Work Groups – Fine Arts Por- traiture, and Preparatory Art course for 'O' level (11 years and over). The popular Human Figure Nude painting course is dou- bling up its classes and it will now be held both on Tuesdays and Fridays. To cater for an increased in- terest in fashion design, the Applied Arts section is offering a Sewing for Beginners course, on top of the Dress Making course. The Cake Decorating course will be back in Febru- ary after a short break, while other courses will continue, including Cottage Crafts, Soft Furnishings, Patchwork, Mon- astery Work, Crochet, Ganu- tell, Gilding, Knitting, Hand and Gold Embroidery and Lace Making. The Performing Arts courses focus mostly on music and of- fer lessons in Pianoforte, Violin, Guitar and Voice. The second semester of the Winter Courses starts at the beginning of February and car- ries on until May. The schedule covers both mornings and eve- nings depending on the specific needs of each course, and class- es are held across Palazzo de La Salle, which serves as a beautiful backdrop to the nature of the courses. For more information and de- tails about these courses, please visit artsmalta.org/courses or call the Malta Society of Arts on 2124 4339 or 2124 4400. New courses announced at the Malta Society of Arts THE DIZZ Group is offering one lucky client a chance to win a €10,000 voucher redeemable at Continental Cars Ltd. This is a unique opportunity to get the car of your dreams, be it a Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche or SEAT model. The winner will be able to utilise the voucher when buying any vehicle from Continental Cars. When visiting any DIZZ Group store, you will need to complete an entry form with every purchase made. Clients buying any item from one of the fashion stores handling any of the following brands will be able to take part in this draw: Elisa- betta Franchi, Paul & Shark, Harmont & Blaine, Liu Jo, Guess, Brooks Brothers, Ter- ranova, Trussardi, MAX&Co., Michael Kors, Pinko, Golden- Point or Calliope. The entry form will include both the identification and con- tact details of the participant. The form will then be placed into a booth which will be avail- able in each of the stores. The great opportunity was launched on Wednesday 28 November and will run up to Wednesday 26 December. The draw will be held on 28 Decem- ber 2018 at the Continental Cars showroom in the presence of a notary. Terms and conditions apply. For further information go to www.dizz.com.mt. Shop at DIZZ Group stores and win €10,000 at Continental Cars ON Monday, an event was held at Es- plora Interactive Science Centre, Kalka- ra in order to disseminate the results of the TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 research and innovation project. The event was well attended, with the audience consisting of airline pilots, university researchers, students, aviation enthusiasts, and the general public. TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 is a 190,000 Euro project that was funded by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) FUSION R&I programme and was carried out as a collaboration be- tween the Institute of Aerospace Tech- nologies at the University of Malta and QuAero ltd., a Maltese aviation con- sultancy company. TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 built on the results of a previous project – TOUCH-FLIGHT – and developed novel technologies which enable airline pilots to interact with aircraft avionic systems through the use of touch screen gestures and voice commands. The audience was welcomed by the Ex- ecutive Chairman of MCST Jeffrey Pul- licino Orlando who said that TOUCH- FLIGHT 2 leveraged the further potential of TOUCH-FLIGHT 1, by expanding and further developing the technology through the FUSION Programme, he added "that such projects demonstrate that strong collaborative relationships between academia and industry are key to delivering tomorrow's technologies." Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Inno- vation Silvio Schembri reiterated the Government's commitment in boost- ing research and innovation in various sectors, such as in the aerospace and the aviation industry which is an impor- tant contributor to Malta's economic growth. "In this case, innovation proved essen- tial as TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 project iden- tified ways how to better pilot's work " he said. Schembri encouraged researchers to continue pursue their ambitions, inno- vative ideas and maintain Malta's com- petitiveness. Presentations were delivered by the key researchers who worked on TOUCH- FLIGHT 2: Dr Ing. Jason Gauci and Kevin Theuma (from the Institute of Aerospace Technologies) and Captain Alan Muscat (from QuAero Ltd). These presentations focused on sev- eral aspects of the project including the design and implementation of the sys- tem, and the evaluation of the system by a group of commercial airline pilots in a realistic flight simulation environ- ment. Following these presentations, the audience was shown a short video which highlighted the main activities and outcomes of the project. A short Q&A session followed, during which the TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 researchers dis- cussed their plans for future work and replied to questions and accepted sug- gestions and comments from various audience members. The event was wrapped up with a net- working lunch during which audience members had the opportunity to par- ticipate in a hands-on demonstration of the TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 concept. TOUCH-FLIGHT 2 dissemination event PHOTOGRAPHY: JEREMY WONNACOTT (DOI)