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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2017 17 Events Louvre curator delivers lecture on de Valette's dagger THE Chief Curator of the De- partment of Art Objects at the Musèe du Louvre in Paris, Philippe Malgouyres, will ex- plore and explain the signifi- cance and the prestige of de Val- ette's Sword and Dagger during a lecture 'Jean de Valette: His Sword and Dagger', hosted by Heritage Malta at the National Museum of Archaeology. Malgouyres is in charge of bronzes, ivories, hard stones, arms and armor (15-18th cen- turies) at the Louvre Museum. He is a former boarder of the French Academy in Rome (Villa Medici) and specialises in Ital- ian and Spanish art, mainly sculpture, decorative art, reli- gious anthropology and devo- tional practices. He authored various special- ised books and curated a num- ber of exhibitions at the Musèe du Louvre and various other museums in France. The National Museum of Ar- chaeology hosted the de Val- ette's Dagger exhibition for the last six months. This prestig- ious artefact, on loan from the Louvre Museum, returned back to Malta for the first time since 1798. The lecture, 'Jean de Valette: His Sword and Dagger' will be held tomorrow at the Gran Sa- lon of the National Museum of Archaeology. It starts at 6.30pm and will be followed by drinks. Attendance is free of charge. For more information about Heritage Malta visit the nation- al agency website, www.herita- gemalta.org De Valette's dagger has been on loan from the Louvre Museum for the past six months 130 students take up bachelor degree programmes at ITS OV ER 130 students are start- ing one of three Bachelor De- gree programmes with the Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS), namely in Gastrono- my, International Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts. "The bachelor degrees launch was a significant step for the institute and having this large intake on the first year was unexpected to say the least," ITS CEO Pierre Fenech said. "We had a positive response from the day of the launch and until a few weeks ago, we were still accepting applica- tions." He said ITS's aim was to provide students with all the tools needed for a success- ful career in the tourism and hospitality industry. "We are well aware that there is a high demand for personnel in the industry and the institute is working hard each year to address this challenge, in fact we have had a higher amount of applications for all other ITS courses than the previous years," he said. The bachelor degree pro- grammes have been pursued by ITS Higher National Di- ploma students who chose to continue with their stud- ies to degree level, and also individuals who have not previously studied with the institute and are entering a degree with A levels from an- other educational institute. As part of their studies, students will undertake an international internship with reputable collaborative Uni- versities and Institutes. The Bachelor in Culinary Arts (hons) is offered in col- laboration with the Institute of Paul Bocuse, France, the Bachelor in International Hospitality Management (hons) is offered in collabo- ration with the University of Applied Science of Haa- ga-Helia, Finland, while the Bachelor in Gastronomy (hons) is offered in collabo- ration with The University of Malta. Minister for Tourism Kon- rad Mizzi highlighted this achievement as an important one for the Maltese tourism industry. He emphasised the impor- tance of developing world- class human resources to improve our service offering. The private sector invest- ments pursued in the sector are testament to the confi- dence in the country and the capability of its students. Mizzi commended the In- stitute of Tourism Studies' in launching its first Bachelor's degrees and wished all new ITS students a successful experience. He also looked forward to further collabora- tion with International Uni- versities and Institutes in the coming years. ITS CEO Pierre Fenech European Business Awards for 2017-18 are now open RSM has announced the open- ing of the 11th European Busi- ness Awards in Malta, Europe's largest cross-sector business competition, and calls for com- panies to enter. Companies that enter, or are nominated, have the chance to win in one of 12 categories. As well as endorsement and recog- nition, other benefits to those taking part include network- ing opportunities with peers, potential new business part- ners, increased brand exposure through PR and social media, and the opportunity to be part of a select business community. To enter or nominate a com- pany go to www.businessa- wardseurope.com. The com- petition is independent, free to enter and open to organisa- tions of all sizes and from any industry sector. Last year the European Business Awards attracted over 33,000 organi- sations from 34 countries. In- formation on the previous win- ners can also be found on the website. RSM Malta Managing Part- ner, Maria Micallef, said that "as one of Malta's leading au- dit, tax and advisory firms we are delighted to support the European Business Awards. This support forms part of our commitment to encourage lo- cal firms to come forward and showcase their success on one of the largest European rec- ognition platforms with an opportunity to gain visibility, credibility and recognition for their hard work." Ms Micallef added, "For your chance to be recognised as the best in your country AND Eu- rope, to learn from your peers, and gain new clients please enter or nominate a company today. Malta has a strong busi- ness heritage and plays a major role in the European business community, at RSM we want to celebrate that." Jean Stephens, CEO of RSM International, the sixth largest global network of independ- ent audit, tax and consulting firms, and long-term sponsors of the Awards, said: "As advi- sors to growing and successful businesses, such as those in the European Business Awards, our goal is to help them to make confident decisions for the future, and this is particu- larly important during these unpredictable and challeng- ing times. Given the current circumstances, we believe it is more important than ever to recognise and reward achieve- ments, ethics and ingenuity. She added: "We are look- ing forward to another year of lead sponsorship, celebrat- ing prosperity and supporting the development of a stronger and more successful European business community." This year the competition has a three-stage process. Follow- ing entry, in September a "Ones to Watch" list of businesses chosen as the most successful, innovative and ethical in each country will be published. Following further judging, 12 National Winners (one for each category) will be announced for each country at a series of networking events. Finally, in June 2018 the final 12 Europe- an Winners will be announced at a celebratory Gala. The Awards Categories for 2017-2018: 1. The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2. The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy of the Year 3. The Award for Innovation 4. The Award for Interna- tional Expansion 5. The Social Responsibil- ity and Environmental Awareness Award 6. The New Business of The Year Award 7. The Workplace and Peo- ple Development Award 8. The Customer and Mar- ket Engagement Award 9. The Digital Technology Award 10. The Business of the Year Award with Turnover € 0 - 25M 11. The Business of the Year Award with Turnover €26M - 150M 12. The Business of the Year Award with Turnover €150 + To enter this year's European Business Awards or for more information about the compe- tition please go to www.busi- nessawardseurope.com