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An International Dimension

Malta has always been on the receiving the combined friendliness of local Vocational Educational Course are also
end of a diversity of cultures. One students with whom they share cultural offered the chance of training abroad in
needs to only sample Maltese cuisine experiences and the opportunity to another EU country. This mobility is also
to experience this. Delightful in its rustic practise other languages. funded by the EU Commission under
earthiness, the Maltese kitchen is an the Erasmus+ Programme. The Institute
arena where delicacies of North African The members of staff are, of course, of Tourism Studies, welcomes students
origin jostle for space with Sicilian- also only too happy to have their classes from around Europe through the same
influenced sweets. It is a place where replete with students who can relate Erasmus+ Programme.
fish and meat dishes with central French to each other whilst celebrating their
and Provençal undertones can be differences. It should also be mentioned Foreign students from various Higher
savoured and where the importance of that the Institute of Tourism Studies Educational Institutions can come
mainland Italian cookery is paid homage welcomes not only students whose to ITS and study for one semester
to. One can also discern the British sojourn covers the entire programme or one academic year. Students are
‘stamp’, with a fondness displayed by of studies, but also, for instance, also welcome to come and cover a
the locals for black tea with sugar and students who join as part of Erasmus traineeship at the institution under the
canned milk (or “builder’s brew” as it Programmes. In this regard, the same programme.
is affectionately referred to all over the European Union offers a programme of
British Isles), and the ubiquitous Sunday funding under the name of Erasmus+.
roast found at the centre of the table in
many Maltese homes. Students following a higher educational
programme at ITS, are offered the
Small wonder, then, that the island has opportunity of going abroad to study
adapted itself so readily to not only at an Institution within the European
visitors but also permanent residents of Union or the possibility of training in a
various cultures. The Institute of Tourism foreign enterprise within the EU, under
Studies is certainly a reflection of this the Erasmus+ Mobility Programme
tendency. Over the years, our student whereby each selected participant will
body has grown not only in size but be given a financial grant to cover their
also in cultural breadth, as we have period abroad. This opportunity shall be
embraced students from parts of the further strengthened by the embedded
world as diverse as France, Tunisia, study mobility experience, which the
Jordan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, new ITS degree programmes shall
Poland and others. Our international incorporate with our partner institutions.
students have could benefit from Furthermore, students following a

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