THE TAILOR-MADE PROGRAMMES FOR 
OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS

Luther College and Concordia College Semester Program 
12th February - 27th May 2005
Students from Luther College and Concordia College were in Malta between February and May following courses on Religions of the Eastern Mediterranean, Maltese History and Culture, and Contemporary Mediterranean Issues. The semester-long programme for Luther and its associated colleges have been held for many years, continuing the tradition of the Maltese link with Luther, first established in the 1970s.

James Madison University
12th May - 10th June 2005 
The James Madison University Summer Programme has been coming to Malta for seven years. Last year, the energy technology programme involved 3 projects: 
The first project involved a case study for a hypothetical offshore wind farm in the Marsaxlokk Bay area. The project analysed various technical, environmental and social aspects generally associated with offshore wind energy project development.
The second project involved a study on energy use in a local hotel. This study focused on energy utilisation in the hotel's kitchen area. A number of recommendations/measures were proposed to assist in reducing the hotel's energy consumption.
The third project studied a number of installed domestic solar water heating systems and evaluated their current performance. Customised reports were produced for each household, highlighting the improvements that could be made to enhance the performance of their system.
As from this year, besides the programme on energy technology, James Madison University had a programme on health care. Two members of JMU, namely Faculty Professor Judith Rocchiccioli and Associate Professor Cynthia O'Donoghue coordinated a Summer School Programme in collaboration with the Institute of Health Care, University of Malta. The programme included a series of lectures, site visits to hospitals and health service departments as well as assignment on two projects namely smoking cessation and Diabetes.

South Texas College of Law
21st May - 19th June 2005 
For the past nine years the South Texas College of Law has been bringing an ever-increasing number of law students to Malta for their four-week summer programme. South Texas heads a consortium of law schools and students from all member colleges come to this intensive and interesting programme in international law. Over the years several leading American law professors and retired judges have come to lecture on this course which is open also to Maltese law students.

Consiglio Nazionale Forense
29th August - 10th September 2005 
In conjunction with the Consiglio Nazionale Forense the Foundation will run three short English language courses for Italian lawyers. Several Faculty of Laws lecturers and members of the Maltese legal profession participated in the lecturing on these courses which have now become a regular annual event in the Foundation's calendar.

Australians Studying Abroad 
27th November - 17th December 2005 
The Foundation for International Studies for the first time, last year held a 24-day intensive field-work programme for the University of Melbourne for the Centre for Classics and Archaeology.  This group was led by Dr Claudia Sagona were they visited various archaeological sites in Malta and Gozo.