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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 JULY 2022 14 COMMERCIAL Encouraging participation at MCAST Open Day The zero-waste future programme THE Malta College for Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) successfully host- ed prospective students and their families at the College's Main Campus in Paola during an open day event held on 24 June 2022. Over 3,000 visitors attended the open day enthu- siastically seeking information about education and training opportunities. Aspiring students had the opportunity to witness first- hand the MCAST campus and explore the college facilities, including labs, workshops, and simulators. This experience helped visitors discover the dy- namic learning environment that awaits them next October. The college prides itself in of- fering a truly inclusive and sup- portive environment and this was reflected in the open day activities. All MCAST Institutes held in- formation talks at the College's new Resource Centre. Attend- ees enthusiastically participat- ed by asking questions about various courses, the teaching approaches, and potential ca- reers they could land within the industry. Tours were organised at the new library with its im- pressive collaborative learning spaces. Together with their lecturers, current MCAST students fol- lowing different courses within all six Institutes also showcased their work and projects. This allowed prospective students to understand what they would be doing when following vocation- al courses at the College. The programme included drone swarm demonstrations, science experiments, Virtual Reality ac- tivity in Agribusiness, hair and beauty shows and student pro- ject exhibitions. MCAST's career guidance ad- visors also explained and pro- vided individual guidance. By brainstorming potential work roles and jobs, advisors could guide the various suitable learn- ing paths available at MCAST. Moreover, information about application procedures and sti- pends was also offered. MCAST currently has a full- time student population of over 7,000 individuals and offers 190 in diverse areas, spanning from level 1 certificates to Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees and a Doctorate. THE Zero Waste Future program launched in 2018 aims to address the serious issue of land and ma- rine litter and was coordinated by the international NGO AKTI Project and Research Centre in partnership with GSD Marketing Ltd (local bottlers and distribu- tors of the Coca-Cola Company in Malta); Vittoriosa local coun- cil and MHRA. The program was funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation and is aligned with the Coca-Cola Company's global commitment for "A World With- out Waste". Through this programme, 50 HoReCa establishments were enrolled in the Responsible Coastal Business Network where they were trained to implement practices to minimize their waste production and thus min- imize the potential for marine pollution from their operations and their customers' activities. Local authorities were also en- gaged and on-the-go recycling bins in Vittoriosa were installed resulting in the collection for re- cycling of over 40 tons of PMD (Plastic packaging, Metal pack- aging, Drinks cartons). The programme also raised awareness amongst the local population and tourists on re- cycling and circular economy principles reaching over 1 mil- lion interactions through social and traditional media. This was achieved through an innovative Decalogue and the Guide of Good Practices. Several beach and seabed cleanups were or- ganized that saw the partici- pation of 500 individuals that collected 1.6 tons of waste from various localities. For the first time in Malta a waste characterisation study was carried out in cooperation with the Vittoriosa Municipal- ity. This included 30 sampling points over 5 sampling periods! and categorized the black bag contents for household, offices, and catering establishments. Following the completion of the first phase in June, the program is being extended and will run up till July 2023. The local councils of Cospicua and Senglea will be participating in a waste charac- terization in their areas as well as support the enrollment of new members to the Network. Interested establishments that wish to join the Responsible Coastal Business Network are kindly requested to send an email on rcbn@gsd.mizzi.com.mt Frank Salt Real Estate launches malta's latest property portal FRANK Salt Real Estate has announced the launch of its brand-new website, franksalt. com.mt. The site comes with a fresh and dynamic look together with an array of new functionalities, which makes it extremely us- er-friendly and resourceful to anyone looking at buying or renting a property, or who is looking for information on the property market or the process involved. Built using the latest web functionalities and technology, the site showcases the compa- ny's property listings at the best, a big plus for potential buyers or tenants who nowadays prefer to shortlist their preferred proper- ties prior to arrange viewings. One also has the option to save searches for ease of refer- ence, which the client can rerun each time he/she visits the web- site. There is the added possi- bility of creating bespoke prop- erty alerts that will match your specific criteria: an email will be sent to you every time a prop- erty that matches your require- ments, goes live on the website. The Frank Salt website also al- lows one to create an alert for any specific property you may choose. The client will then be notified by email if there is a change in price, or if the prop- erty is sold. This is possible by creating a personal profile, of- fering this functionality and much more. "We want to give our clients a unique online experience when searching for property or looking into anything which is property related", said Director Grahame Salt. "We have also revamped our navigation sys- tem to make it more intuitive. We wanted to make it as simple as possible for all our clients to get what they want from our website, within a few clicks," he added. "Franksalt.com.mt also offers an endless source of articles, blogs and guidebooks on prop- erty and relocation subjects – making it a go-to-portal for an- yone interested in the subject." says Director Darren De Do- menico. "You will also find our latest blogs, special offers and incentives, information about Malta and Gozo, as well as all up to date info for foreign nation- als wishing to obtain residency. "As over 60% of clients use their phones to browse nowadays, we wanted our website to be mo- bile and tablet adaptive for ease of use." Further information about the services offered by Frank Salt Real Estate Ltd may be viewed at www.franksalt.com.mt