Lunch Time Formation Meeting for all Administrative And Technical Staff

The University Chaplaincy is organising a Lunch Time Formation Meeting for all administrative and technical staff.
Date: Thursday, 8 November, 2007
Time: 1230hrs - 1315hrs
Venue: Dar Manwel Magri (Jesuit Residence opposite Mireva Bookshop)
Theme: Communication among colleagues at University
Facilitator: Ms Mary Anne Agius

All are welcome.

The Senate has approved the following new regulations, effective from October 2008, for:

(a)  Doctor of Philosophy Degree Regulations, 2007; and

(b)  General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2007
     
These regulations are now being prepared for promulgation and eventual publication as legal notices.

Anyone intending to prepare bye-laws in terms of these regulations should contact the Academic Programmes and Resources Unit (APQRU) at: studyprogrammes@um.edu.mt for further information and assistance.

2 November 2007
Office of the Registrar

The next Work Resources Fund Committee (non-academic) meeting will be held on Thursday, 17th January 2008.  The closing date for applications to be reviewed during this meeting will be Tuesday, 8th January 2008.  Late applications will then be reviewed in April 2008. 

Contact: Margaret Camilleri

Phone: 2340 2214

Euro Changeover: A Guide in the Transition from Lm to €

The Training & Development Section of the Human Resources Office, in conjunction with the Finance Office, is organising a series of 2-hour training seminars in ‘Euro Changeover’ for members of staff working at Cash Points. These  will be held during the month of November 2007.    

The aim of these short training seminars is to guide members of staff in the transition from the Maltese Lira to the Euro. Information on the Euro currency, including coins and bank notes, the exchange rate, the advantages and disadvantages of the implementation of the Euro, and other information will be provided during each seminar. The sessions will be held in small groups of ten participants.

Members of staff will be informed of the dates by email. For further information regarding these training seminars send an email to karen.cacciattolo@um.edu.mt

Contact: Karen Cacciattolo

Phone: 2340 2479

The Feast of All Souls shall be celebrated on Friday 2nd November at 1230hrs at the University Chapel. The Mass is especially offered for the souls of the students and staff who died in the past year. 

Gateway Building, Room 154
University of Malta

Thursday November 1, 2007
1400hrs - 1600hrs

The IDEAS programme is a new FP7 programme with a budget of €7.4 billion designed to finance 100% of basic research costs.  It finances both experienced as well as more junior researchers and provides an ideal opportunity for financing university research.  Unlike traditional FP7 consortia, research teams can be from a single institution.

In view of the upcoming calls to be published in November 2007, the MCST is organising a consultation meeting to discuss the rules of participation and identify any issues which local researchers may face with regards to submitting proposals.

The aim of this meeting is to identify any issues and work together towards augmenting participation in this programme. As a result, we are inviting all potential participants or those with an interest in the IDEAS Programme to attend the meeting scheduled for Thursday November 1, 2007, at 2 – 4pm, Gateway Building Room 154, University of Malta.   

For reservations please contact Karen Fiorini or call on 2360 2134.

Ideas Grants

The two types of ERC grants available are:

• The ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grants (ERC Starting Grants). The objective is to provide adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers in or moving to the EU and associated countries, who are at the stage of establishing and leading their first research team or programme.
• The ERC Advanced Investigator Grants (ERC Advanced Grants). The objective is to encourage and support excellent, innovative investigator-initiated research projects by leading advanced investigators across the EU member states and countries associated to the framework programme.

Voluntary Work Stream in Degreeplus now extended to All University Students

Due to the fact that many students who are not in their first year of their university course have requested to participate in the Voluntary Work option within the Degreeplus programme, we are pleased to announce that this option has been made available to ALL university students irrespective of their year of study. Click here if you wish to take this opportunity and register for Degreeplus (Voluntary Work) in Semester 1.

Please note that the deadline for applying is Monday 29th October at 1200hrs. A training session will be held on the same day at 1900hrs at the University Chaplaincy.

Note: To qualify for this unit, students will be required to carry out a minium of 20 hours of voluntary work during Semester 1, ideally within one of the following categories: the elderly, children, refugees, persons with special needs, young people and the environment.

For further details please contact voluntary.degreeplus@um.edu.mt or visit the degreeplus website.

Attention Faculty Officers, Institute Secretaries, Section Heads

Copies of Yellow Pages –  2007/2008 may be collected from Reception Desk, Administration Building.

Please return old copies for recycling. 

The Office of Human Resources will be launching an induction course programme for newly recruited members of staff. The course will be held between Wednesday 31 October and Wednesday 7 November 2007.  All participants will be informed of the programme by email. 

Further information may be obtained by contacting Karen Cacciattolo on ext 2479 or by sending an email to karen.cacciattolo@um.edu.mt

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Malta is organizing The Outstanding Young Person (TOYP) Award in collaboration with HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c, KPMG Malta and the Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise and supported by the Ministry of Education.

The TOYP Award is an International Award to recognize individuals between the ages of 18 and 40 years who have made a difference in their community through their exceptional skills and whose success and talents can be of inspiration to others.

Past winners of international awards include well known personalities such as Orson Welles, Nelson Rockefeller, John F. Kennedy and Henry Kissinger, all nominated before the age of 40 and before they had achieved national prominence. Locally, JCI Malta launched the first TOYP Award in 2004. Past local nominees included a blend of entrepreneurs, academics, MEPs, musicians, sports and TV personalities, a renowned water treatment engineer, an internationally recognised cardiac arrhythmia researcher, and incredibly dedicated voluntary workers, just to mention a few.

JCI Malta is accepting nominations and will present awards in each of ten categories. Nominations will be assessed by a very distinguished panel of judges.

The winner of each category will be announced during an Awards Ceremony to be held by JCI Malta on the 30th November 2007.

During the Awards Ceremony, one of the final ten winners will also be declared as The Outstanding Young Person for 2007.

All suitable nominations may be submitted to the Junior Chamber INTERNATIONAL TOYP Program and given the opportunity to be selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World honoured during the 63rd JCI World Congress to be held in New Delhi, India.

Deadline for submission of nomination forms to JCI Malta: 26th October 2007.
Nomination form is attached or may be downloaded from www.jci.org.mt.

For further information please email toyp@jci.org.mt or contact Elaine Tabone Adami on 9989 3399.
E-mail: elaine.taboneadami@jci.org.mt
 

About JCI
JCI is a worldwide network of nearly a quarter of a million members, young leaders in their 20s and 30s, in over one hundred countries and territories. Through various local, national and international projects and events, JCI members meet, learn and grow. JCI also has millions of alumni, many of whom provide support to active members.

To contribute to the advancement of the global community, JCI provides young people the opportunity to develop the leadership skills, social responsibility, entrepreneurship and fellowship necessary to create positive change.

By delivering effective leadership development opportunities to young people, JCI helps them steer themselves, their communities, their countries and the world towards greater prosperity and lasting peace.
 
JCI MALTA is proud to be associated with:
AirMalta plc; HSBC Bank Malta plc; KPMG Malta; Allied Newspapers Ltd; Brainbox (/Platinum Partners/)
Showmix; Easy School of Languages (/Silver Partners/)
Carnaby Wines; General Soft Drinks Limited, The Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise (/Bronze Partners/)