St.Martin's
Institute of
Information Technology
Institute of
Information Technology
We are proud to announce that St Martin’s is the overall winner of the National Gamezing Competition of 2011.
We have started the GameDev Challenge summer training programme since July 2010 and continued in June 2011. In 2010, 23 students who are doing the Diploma/Degree in Computing Information Systems and Creative Computing with us joined the competition. In 2011, we have more students and teams (about 7 student teams) joined the competition. They were supported by Neville Attard, Lecturer of St Martin’s, and team leader of the competition, Jonathan Barbara, the Head of Department in Computing Science and some Lecturers of St Martin’s: Thomas Cuschieri, Joseph Camilleri, Stephen Caruana, Keith Pace and Alan Darmanin. These tutors are being mentored by Dr. Gareth Lewis, ex-production manager of Lion head Studios, creators of AAA games such as Black & White and Fable.
After the success we have achieved in Gamezing Competition of 2010, St Martin’s student team Minja with their original game Pibbit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&hl=zh-CN&v=P5OIjgmDT5Y )won the First Prize of the National Gamezing Competition of 2011. The team is led by Leon Cassar, with team members Andrew Brincat, Mark Borg, Blair Avellino and Jonathan Aquilina.
St Martin’s student team Barbagann with their original game ScarFish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqqmmStusRs&feature=share )won the Second Prize of the National Gamezing Competition of 2011. The team is led by Anthony Demanuele, supported by Robert Vella, Bernhardt Engerer, Ryan Sammut, Neville Cassar and Cliver Ciappara. The team Barbagann Gamese were also commended for their original digital art.
Congratulation to all St Martin’s students and teams!
We would like to invite you for an information meeting of the Vodafone University Students Program which will be held at St Martin's Room 022 on Friday 17th February at 10am.
The Vodafone Malta has lanuched the special job opportunity to university students who wish to understand how company works and gain plenty of experience and business exposure during summer and scholastic months.http://careers.vodafone.com.mt/
The person who is in charge of the Vodafone University Students Program will present at the information meeting and more detail information of the program, how it works and how to apply will be given at the meeting.
We strongly suggest you book a seat by sending an e-mail to infodesk@stmartins.edu before Thursday 16th February.
St Martin’s is pleased to offer the opportunity to prospective interested parties to follow a course of study leading to the CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor )examination in June 2012, here in Malta.
The course will be delivered by Maltese professionals in the field. The duration of the course is of 5 months, spread over two sessions of two hours each, every Monday and Wednesday starting 1st February 2012 at 6pm at the premises in Hamrun.
Two players from Malta, Oliver Said and Alexander Pettersson, recently participated successfully in the Gatwick International Premier Chess Tournament held in London.Said, in particular, exceeded expectations and won the prize for Best Performance - a notable achievement.
At the beginning of the tournament he was seeded 51st out of the 57 participants. However he beat a number of players rated above him to finally occupy an excellent 16th place. In doing so he finished above players with international titles.
Said played all his games against opponents rated above him. So obtaining a 61% score against players who were all expected to beat him is a remarkable achievement. He won four of his nine games (including one against an opponent rated a massive 361 points more than him - on paper this means Said had less than 1% chance of winning that particular game), drew three and lost only two.
It is no surprise that this mathematics teacher from St Martins Institute easily had the best performance improvement when compared to his starting rating. Said expects to see his rating shoot up by 57 points a consequence of this tournament. Pettersson played against a number of players from different countries, includiing a Woman Internationl Master, and did enough to defend his current international rating.
As part of the ongoing commitment that St Martin’s has endeavored to deliver over the past two years, we are proud to present Mr Derek Wise, Studio Head and CTO at TRC Family Entertainment Limited, a company which is taking on the challenge of delivering exciting entertainment products for children and families for years to come.
Before joining TRC Family Entertainment Limited, Mr Wise had his own company that put “more than 55 online games on thousands of servers all over the world”, and thus has an extensive experience in Games Development recruitment. Worthy of note is also his participation with the team in charge of Eve Online.
During this seminar Mr Wise will be delivering a general speech about what TRC and other studios look for, and should be looking for, in terms of great fits for developers. This should be of great help in guiding you in your career towards game development or broaden your horizons in understanding the dynamics and the internal business structures of game companies.
DATE: Thursday 17th November
TIME: 18:30pm
VENUE: Room 022, St Martin’s Institute of IT
Booking is available via infodesk@stmartins.edu
"Battlestar Galactica Online: Next Gen Browser Game Development with Unity 3D"
with Nick Porsche
Founder of Rocksolid Games / Producer and Games Director of “Battlestar Galactica Online”
Game developers, students, academics and those interested in digital games are invited to a lecture by a prominent browser games producer with extensive international experience.
“Battlestar Galactica Online” won the European Browser Game Award 2011, creating a new standard for browser based Massively Multiplayer Games. Nick was Producer and Game Director behind this success. In his talk, Nick will discuss his experience with the game and all the secrets behind creating a massively successful browser game using the Unity 3D engine.
The event is organised as an incentive to St Martin's students, academics and graduates for personal interest and/or seeking possible employment or training for the Computer Games Industry.
Time: Thursday, 3rd November · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Room 022
St Martin's Institute of IT
Foundation Building
Schembri Street
Hamrun
Book on: infodesk@stmartins.edu
95% of St Martin's New graduates earn a second class degree or better from the University of London.
We would like to inform you that on Thursday 22nd September at 6 pm, we shall be holding an information seminar for all those interested in reading for a degree conferred by the University of London.
The seminar will provide all the information regarding the courses and how you may attain a full scholarship for your studies. This seminar will be addressed by the Principal and the Heads of Department, so I strongly suggest that you attend. Book your seat by calling us on 21235451 or info@stmartins.edu.
St. Martin's Institute of IT is glad to inform you that MCAST has recently issued a training subsidy scheme aimed to provide financial assistance in the form of a training grant payable to individuals (not registering with ETC) who are interested in obtaining a Higher Education qualification at EQF/MQF level 5 (Diploma) and level 6 (Degree).
The scheme applies to all those who wish to further their studies in areas related to IT or Financial Services.
The scheme funds both full-time and part-time courses, covering up to €12,000 for a diploma and €18,000 for a degree. All fees applicable including tuition, application, registration and exams, are ALL covered by the scheme.
Anyone interested should get in contact (or apply) with us immediately to avoid disappointment.
To download a copy of the regulations and application form kindly click on the respective link:
http://www.mcast.edu.mt/tssm_financialservices.asp (Financial Services)
http://www.mcast.edu.mt/tssm_digitalmedia.asp ( Digital Media)
If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact us on 21 235451 or 99935454
St. Martin's Institute of IT is glad to inform you that ETC has recently issued a training subsidy scheme (Academic) aimed to provide financial assistance in the form of a training grant payable to individuals who are either job seekers (aged 21 and over) registering with the Corporation or anyone employed interested in obtaining a Higher Education qualification at EQF/MQF level 5 (Diploma) and level 6 (Degree).
The scheme applies to all those who wish to further their studies in areas related to IT or Financial Services.
The scheme funds both full-time and part-time courses, covering up to €12,000 for a diploma and €18,000 for a degree. All fees applicable including tuition, application, registration and exams, are ALL covered by the scheme.
ETC will be accepting the applications on a first come first served basis. Anyone interested should get in contact (or apply) with us immediately to avoid disappointment.
To download a copy of the regulations and application form kindly click on the link below
http://www.etc.gov.mt/site/page.aspx?pageid=2342
If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact us on 21 235451 or 99935454
We would like to inform you that on Thursday 4th August at 6 pm, we shall be holding an information seminar for all those interested in reading for a degree conferred by the University of London.
The seminar will provide all the information regarding the courses and how you may attain a full scholarship for your studies. This seminar will be addressed by the Principal and the Heads of Department, so I strongly suggest that you attend. Please let us know if you would like to attend so that we will reserve a seat for you (seminar is free).
Mr Charles Theuma, Principal of St Martin's Institute of IT was invited to speak in a colloquium at the Johann Bernoulli Institute, University of Groningen http://www.rug.nl/corporate/index. Mr Theuma was the personal guest of the Eminent Professor Nicolai Petkov and Professor Michael Biehl. The team of Professors and doctorate students specialize in Machine Vision and Learning.
Prof Nicolai Petkov (http://www.cs.rug.nl/~petkov) and Prof Michael Biehl published more than 100 scientific papers each. Most of their work is of high impact and this is confirmed by the high citations rates that they have; about 1500 citations for the work of Prof N. Petkov and also about 1500 citations for the work of Prof. M. Biehl."
When one considers that the average citations per paper in computer science is 3.6, such number of citations place these two Professors with the top scientists in the field. In fact Professor Nicolai Petkov is ranked in the top 1% of scientists in the Engineering discipline.
Mr Theuma delivered a speech to select members of staff and postgraduate students dealing with the development of a Teaching Institution in Malta, and the transition of Higher Education during this past decade.
Apart from the colloquium, Mr Theuma was able to meet with other academics and administrators on one to one meetings, with the specific intention of building a sound relationship between St Martin's Institute of IT and the Johann Bernoulli Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics.
This first round of meetings was initiated when Professor Petkov, Professor Biehl and Mr George Azzopardi(http://www.cs.rug.nl/~george) where invited to speak in a very well attended seminar on April 14th, named "Robot Intelligence: How do robots Learn and See?"
A bi-lateral agreement is being drafted which will enable the exchange of academics, students and joint development of programmes and research initiatives in artificial intelligent systems in medical, manufacturing and games development systems.
Mr Theuma was also given an extensive tour of the new building for the Johann Bernoulli Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics as well as other facilities and buildings in the main campus just outside the City of Groningen as well as the Academia which is located at the City Centre.
The Johann Bernoulli Institute is keen to follow upon the recruitment of Mr George Azzopardi as a student for his PhD with offering possibilities for scholarships at doctorate for St Martin's alumni. The Johann Bernouilli Institute will also consider students for MSc postgraduate studies.
June 2011
The Netherlands
St Martin's would like to invite you to join our OPEN DAY on Saturday 9th July at 9 am. Professors, Directors of the University of London International Programmes and St Martin's Principal, Head of Departments will meet you and provide more detailed information of the University of London Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes.
Open Day Event - Programme
9:00 am : The Open Day will commence at the New Building.
10.00am – 11.30pm: Information Seminar by University of London International. The following speakers will provide a breakdown of the course structure and all the information required to read a diploma and/or degree in the areas of Business & Management, Computing and Information System.
Speakers:
Professor Jonathan Kydd, Dean
Mrs. Rosemary Gosling, Diector EMFSS (London School of Economics)
Dr Sarah Rauchas, Director CIS/CC (Goldsmiths)
Mr. Charles Theuma, Principal
Mr. Jonathan Barbara, Head of Department, CIS
Dr. Alex Rizzo, Head of Department, B&M
Past Students will share their experience of ST. Martin's Institute of IT.
Ongoing All Day: Presentation of research projects for Computing Information Systems and Creative Computing. Guests will have the opportunity to review projects done by past students.
Ongoing All Day: Exhibition of Games Developed for GameDev Challenge. Guests will have the opportunity to play the games created by the students themselves.
Ongoing All Day: Info Kiosks: Lecturing staff will provide information and assistance to all those interested in the programmes. Information will also be provided on the registration, payment process and government financial assistance (Grants, rebates and Stipends).
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The Hon Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister inaugurated the New Building of St Martin's Institute of IT as part of its 25th academic year celebrations since its inception in 1985. St Martin's is the pioneer in the development of an ICT profession in Malta, being the very first school to offer courses in ordinary and advanced level in computer science. In 1995, St Martin's also started offering students the opportunity to read for a Diploma in Computing and Information Systems and in the year 2000 a fully fledged BSc (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems conferred by the University of London.
During the inauguration the Prime Minister thanked St Martin’s Institute of IT for its contribution to not only to the development of Malta’s human resources but also to the development of the IT sector in Malta. Dr Gonzi added that the success of the ICT sector in Malta and our capacity to attract investment depends on our skilled human resources. The private sector is complementing the Government’s investments particularly through MCAST and the University thus contributing to Malta’s success.
In his speech Mr Charles Theuma highlighted the main milestones of the Institute since its inception, mainly highlighting that since 2004, St Martin's assisted in the graduation of 120 students out of which 58 achieved a first class honours classification. All St Martin's students sit for examinations set and marked by a panel of examiners in London, with exams organised by the Registrar of Examinations, Ministry of Education.
The St Martin's New Building is solely dedicated to the teaching of ICT and the only building offering unassisted accessibility to individuals in a wheelchair. Classrooms are equipped with the latest educational technology and Dr Gonzi had the opportunity to meet current students during their classes.
During the visit, the Prime Minister also met with the award winning teams that took part in the National XNA GameZing competition. St Martin’s Institute is also a pioneer in the teaching of creative computing and the design of computer games. Its students scooped up the two national awards in this competition and participants had the opportunity of showcasing their talents to the Prime Minister.
St Martin's Institute of IT is an Affiliate Centre of the University of London International Programme.
Principal delivering his speech, with PM and Vice Chairman of SMIIT
After this year's SMIIT students' success of developing 4 games and also winning the national Gamezing competition, we are organising the second edition of the GameDev Challenge to our students and Alumni. Once again, Gareth Lewis, ex-engineering manager of Lionhead Studios, will be joining us to share his expertise in game production. Mr. Jonanthan Barbara, Mr. Neville Attard and Mr. Steph Rota will lead students' teams to prepare their games.
Please visit http://gamedev.stmartins.edu for further details. You will also find a calendar of events (not finalized yet) which you can also subscribe to http://gamedev.stmartins.edu/events Sign up to show your interest in this challenge. You have till 31stMay 2011 to sign up.
Enjoy the summer developing and designing games at St Martin's!
A short, compact course in Research Methods is to be hosted by Dr. Ing. Alex Rizzo, Mr. Ronald Aquilina and Ms. Christina Zarb between Monday 4th July and Friday 8th July from 17:30 to 19:30 pm.
This compact course in social science research methods is ideal for business, management, marketing, pharmacy, information technology/information systems, and many other undergraduate and post-graduate students that are working on a research dissertation/project, or are compiling a research proposal.
Click Short course in Research Methods to download brochure of the course.
Are you interested in reading a degree from one of the top ranking universities in the world?
Do you want to pursuit a course in Financial Services or ICT industries?
Have you ever wish to get a "FREE" degree in Malta?
If your answer is YES of above questions, we would like to invite you to join our FREE seminar of University of London Undergraduate Diploma and Honours Degrees at St Martin's Institute of IT on Friday, 3rd June at 18:00 pm.
Details with regards to course structure, timetable, fees and registration will be dealt with in detail at the meeting.
Seating is limited. Please contact us on 2123 5451 or send an e-mail to infodesk@stmartins.edu
We are proud to announce that St Martin’s is the winner of the Microsoft XNA Section of Gamezing, the National Games Development Competition open for students of higher education institution in Malta, organised jointly by the Malta Enterprise, University of Malta and the Malta Council for Science and Technology for which a total of teams competed in the finals, three teams for Microsoft Kodu and six teams in the senior Microsoft XNA competition.
St Martin’s had four teams joined this competition. The team Barbagann Game Studio with their game" Battles on the Horizon" (trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJr64Zp3y2A )clinched the runner up prize in the Gamezing National Competition.
The Team CVI Studios with their winning game "Bucket Ball" (trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCWExdMgKcI) The CVI Studio team was led by Leon Cassar, Blair Avellino was the Designer, Andrew Brincat the Developer and Jonathan Aqualina was in charge of the Music.
Each student member in the winning team received a Microsoft Kinect as an award and a certificate of participation whilst the runners up received a Nintendo Wiimote with MotionPlus and a certificate of participation.
The other two teams Kinetic and Zarox also created valid effort at the competition their games can be viewed from http://gamedev.stmartins.edu
St Martin’s has been preparing students for this exciting Computer Games Industry since 2007 with the first students graduating in 2010 after three years reading for the BSc (Hons) Creative Computing conferred by the University of London. The . The Game Development Challenge started in July 2010 and students were required to complete the game in November 2010. All teams are supported by Mr. Neville Attard, Mr. Jonathan Barbara, the Head of Department in Computing Science and Stephen Rota. These tutors are being mentored by Dr. Gareth Lewis, ex-production manager of Lionhead Studios, creators of AAA games such as Black & White and Fable.
The team leader Mr. Neville Attard was awarded in invite to attend the 5th DIGRA Conference to be held in the Netherlands.
Congratulation to all teams!
Further details of games can be found from http://gamedev.stmartins.edu download version of games can also be found through above link.
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It's a sad day here at SMIIT today as "iz-ziju" Alex: a teacher, a UOL graduate, a mentor, a colleague, a friend: has sadly passed away after months fighting an illness, whose initial symptoms we shared with him as he experienced them on his line of duty: in the classroom.
A fighter since his early days as a radio engineer with the merchant navy, Alex Dimech as a teacher never gave up on a student and would seek to drive him/her to his/her full potential - he was indeed a favourite with many students and has their respect. He was a very humble person and, although he was older, always looked at his colleagues and superiors with respect.
One particular memory that will persist in my memory of Alex is that had manged to fuse his passion for computers with his earlier passion of model collectables as in his spare time he would be on ebay checking out for that elusive model to add to his splendid collection of old toys and models.
Thank you Alex for all the stories, knowledge, and experiences you have shared with us. Truly, rest in peace.
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St Martin's invites you to attend a free seminar of Robot Intelligence: How do robots learn and see. It is delievered by Mr. George Azzopardi, an alumni of St Martin's on Thursday 14 th April between 6:30 and 8:30 pm at St Martin's.
Seating is limited to the first 50 bookings. Please contact us for booking on 2123 5451 or send an e-mail to us to info@stmartins.edu
St Martin’s has the pleasure to invite the ICT, Engineering and Medical profession as well as the Student community to an evening seminar about robot intelligence. Talks will be delivered by three speakers from Johann Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science. Attendance is free. Click here for more details.
St Martin’s Institute of IT is invited to attend the Ukraine International Education Fair in Kiev between 7th and 9th April 2011. The International Education Fair is organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine and Association of “Znannya” of Ukraine. It is the biggest education fair in Ukraine.
This year’s event will be organized at the Ukrainian House in Kiev. International sales Mrs. Yujun Ying and Computer Science Lecturer Mrs. Olena Sammut will represent St Martin’s at the fair.
Read any of following University of London Diplomas/Degrees at St Martin’s Institute of IT for FREE*! Up to 80% total expenses (including application fee, registration fee, tuition fee and examination fee) will be refunded on Tax Credits after you complete the programme successfully. Stipends & Grants will also be given to Maltese students who study at St Martin’s.
Diploma Economics
Diploma Creative Computing
Diploma Computing and Information System
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Banking and Finance
BSc Economics and Management
BSc Information Systems and Management
BSc Creative Computing
BSc Computing and Information Systems
For further details please contact us on +356 2123 5451 or send an e-mail to info@stmartins.edu
*Terms and conditions apply.
St Martin’s is accepting new applications of the University of London Diplomas/Degrees for the intake 2011/2012. All applications will be treated equally and based on First come First served basis. For further guidance please contact us on 2123 5451 or e-mail us to infodesk@stmartins.edu
You are invited to attend GFI Careers Day on Saturday, April 16, between 9:30 and 16:00 pm at Radission Blue Resort, St Julians, Malta.
It is an opportunity for you to seek an existing career in IT in Malta. GFI will provide following job positions at the Careers Day:
Software Developers
Web Developers
Software Developers in Test
Software Testers
Technical Communicators
Technical Support Representatives
Security Researchers
More information about the fair can be found from http://www.gfi.com/careersday
We are extremely proud of our record this year. St Martin's graduates achieved excellent results again - over 50% graduates attained a First Class Honours Degree and a Second Upper Honours Degree and 40% graduates attained a Second Lower Honours Degree.
Some of them also received speical awards from the University of London:
Jonathan Spiteri, Diploma in Creative Computing, Award for Best Overall Performance;
Simon Joseph Aquilina, BSc Computing and Information Systems, Award for Best Overall Performance;
Stefan Fiott, BSc Computing and Information Systems, Award for Academic Achievement;
David Micallef, BSc Computing and Inforamtion Systems, Award for Academic Achievement.
Attaining such classifications with the University of London is not easy. St Martin's as a Affiliate Centre of the University of London International Programme has continues achieveing such good results in the past years!
2004 50% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2005 50% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2006 70% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2007 50% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2008 50% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2009 62% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
2010 50% FIRST CLASS HONOURS
St Martin's first group of BSc Creative Computing graduated last week at the University of London. Goldsmith launched this degree worldwide in 2007. Maurice Aquilina, Jacques Cali, Daniel Cauchi, Duncan Mercieca, Noel Scerri and Andrea Vassallo are the first group Full Time/Part time students in BSc Creative Computing at St Martin's in Malta. St Martin's is proud to have 6 students out of the first group of 7 graduating from the University of London in BSc Creative Computing!
Congratulations to all of them!
We are very excited to announce the organisation of a seminar highlighting the prospects of jobs in the digital computer games industry, on July 1st, at 5:30pm at the Institute.
Seminar Programme:
Your Aspiration: Your Aim: Your Achievement: Our Commitment By Mr Charles Theuma, Principal, St Martin’s Institute of IT
The University of London Guaranteeing Top Quality Tertiary Education, Globally By Dr David Brownrigg, University of London
The BSc (Hons) Creative Computing An Innovative Degree from an Innovative College By Jonathan Barbara, Head of Department, St Martin’s Institute of IT
Typical Skills in a Computer Games Development Company By Dr Gareth Lewis, University of London
Job prospects in the Computer Games Industry in Malta. By Mr Mario Galea, Malta Enterprise
This seminar is in collaboration with Goldsmiths College, University of London and the Malta Enterprise.
Entrance by invitation. For an invite , please send us an e-mail to infodesk@stmartins.edu
An information meeting about the University of London Diploma and Degree programmes which are offered on a FULL-TIME or PART-TIME basis at St Martin's Institute of IT will be held on Friday, July 4th, 2008 at 6.00PM at St Martin's Institute of IT.
Details with regards to course structure, timetable, fees and registration will be dealt with in detail at the meeting.
Entrance by invitation. For an invite , please send us an e-mail to infodesk@stmartins.edu
Link: http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/media/press_releases/stmartins_malta.shtml
St Martin's Institute of IT has been awarded a special 150th Anniversary Award by the University of London External System.
The award was presented to Charles Theuma, Principal of St Martin’s Institute of Information Technology in Malta, in recognition of its contribution towards the growth and support of the University of London External System
Presenting the award, Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, said: "It is my pleasure as Vice-Chancellor in announcing that St Martin’s Institute of IT is one of six Institutes worldwide to receive the 150th Anniversary Award. These awards have been presented to supporting institutions worldwide for their contribution to the growth and success of the University of London External System over the years".
St Martin’s, the only recipient of the award in Europe, has been teaching University of London External System programmes since 2000. The award is a copy of the Royal Charter signed by Queen Victoria in 1858. The Charter paved the way for the development of the University of London External System, which has been offering study programmes worldwide for 150 years and now has 45,000 students in 180 countries
An information meeting about the University of London Postgraduate programmes which are offered on a PART-TIME basis at St Martin's Institute of IT will be held on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 6.00PM at St Martin's Institute of IT.
Details with regards to course structure, timetable, fees and registration will be dealt with in detail at the meeting.
Entrance by invitation. For an invite , please send us an e-mail to infodesk@stmartins.edu
