MCAST signs agreement with Transcargo International

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) has signed an agreement with Transcargo International, a company that deals with the transhipment of oil and gas. Transcargo International is also a training hub offering courses in electrical and mechanical engi- neering.

This agreement will see MCAST lecturers travelling to Kazakhstan for a period of six months to deliver a programme for 30 students which will provide them with necessary skills to work in one of Transcargo’s companies based overseas, particu- larly in Kazakhstan. The training will take place at Apec PetroTechnic Higher College in Atyrau and students will be studying Electrical Engineering Systems (MQF Level 4).

Cooperation between MCAST and Transcargo International has been taking place for circa four years during which the company sends students from Ukraine and Kazakhstan to carry out their training and study programmes in Malta.

This is a first for MCAST’s internationalization strategy, as the college continues to explore similar arrangements with other countries in other areas of study including business and administration and care services.

At present, there are over 70 students from India studying at MCAST with the likelihoodof students from Japan, Vietnam and China taking up their studies at the college.