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7 gozotoday | FRIDAY • 16 OCTOBER 2026 NEWS Gozo sports pavilion registers 833 tourists since opening THE Gozo Indoor Sports and Aquatic Pavilion has regis- tered 833 tourists., while sev- eral international sporting events have been held at the facility. In a parilamentary reply, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri also said several international sporting events have been held at the facility. Responding to a question by Nationalist MP Frank Antho- ny Tabone, Camilleri said the figures indicated the number of foreign nationals using the facility. The pavilion has hosted sev- eral international sporting events, including the Spirit Combat Seminar and the In- ternational Masters Water Po- lo Tournament last November, as well as an international wa- ter polo match between Malta and Portugal in December. In April, the facility hosted the Malta Artistic Swimming National Championships, which attracted participants from more than 18 countries. Camilleri also said that the International Masters Water Polo Tournament will return to the pavilion on 27, 28 and 29 November 2026. The pavilion has hosted several international sporting events, including the Spirit Combat Seminar and the International Masters Water Polo Tournament last November, as well as an international water polo match between Malta and Portugal in December 436 students enrolled at ITS Gozo over 26 academic years A total of 436 students en- rolled at the Institute of Tour- ism Studies (ITS) campus in Gozo between the 2000/01 and 2025/26 academic years, Tour- ism Minister Jo Etienne Abela says. A total of 436 students enrolled at the ITS campus in Gozo over 26 academic years, according to figures tabled in parliament. Tourism Minister Jo Etienne Abela said the students en- rolled between the 2000/01 and 2025/26 academic years and attended one of five courses of- fered at the campus. The figures were provided in response to a parliamenta- ry question by Nationalist MP Frank Anthony Tabone, who asked for yearly enrolment numbers and details of the courses offered. Abela also outlined plans to strengthen the Gozo campus under the ITS Strategic Plan 2026–2030, including special- ised programmes in sustainable tourism, diving, gastronomy, cultural heritage and rural tour- ism. The strategy also envisages greater collaboration with tour- ism operators to expand work- based learning, internships and applied research focused on Gozo's tourism industry. Tourism Minister Jo Etienne Abela plans are in motion to strengthen the Gozo ITS campus ITS Strategic Plan 2026–2030, including specialised programmes in sustainable tourism, diving, gastronomy, cultural heritage and rural tourism