The Carousel Week programme features several activities in electrical engineering. You will be part of a team of students from Malta, France, Finland and Hungary.

 

Carousel Week in Malta

The project undertaken in Malta will be the monitoring of the moisture level of the soil of some potted plants in order to irrigate the plants automatically. Students will be controlling some water valves based on an embedded system using an Arduino. 

Prerequisite: basic programming skills

As part of the week activities we will also have the opportunity to visit Methode Electronics, ST Microelectronics and Medavia, three long-standing companies in Malta with international ties. The visit will demonstrate what can be accomplished through team work in Europe and beyond.

The week will also include social and cultural activities such walking tour of Valletta, a visit to the Hagar Qim Temples, and more. These activities are being organised with the support of University Engineering Student Association.

See flyers from the Nancy-Brabois University of Applied Sciences (France), HAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland) and Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary).   

The Carousel Week is open to participation for all students registered for the B.Eng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and are currently in their first year of studies. During this week, all lectures and laboratory sessions will be cancelled and lecturers will be advising you to reschedule the lectures of this week. 

You may choose to participate in Malta or in any one of the participating countries and the Carousel Week will be recognised as a Degree Plus activity. 

For those wishing to travel, with the help of its sponsors, the Faculty of Engineering has available funds of up to €1,400 to cover travel costs. These funds will be shared equitably among those who will travel, upon presentation of embarkation cards.   

Click here to register for the Carousel Week.

 

Costs

The Faculty of Engineering offers a special student rate of €125 which includes:

• Tuition fees and workshop material
• Accommodation on a bed-and-breakfast basis for six nights at the Kappara Hotel
• Five lunches
• Transport to and from University for the company visits
• Cultural visits to Valletta and the Hagar Qim Temples

This student rate does not include transport to and from the airport or dinners

The first five students who apply for the Carousel Week in Malta will be eligible for a further discounted rate of only €50

The University of Malta offers shared rooms on a bed-and-breakfast basis at the Kappara Hotel, Triq Wied Ghollieqa Kappara, San Gwann SGN 1000

This hotel is within walking distance to the University and UM students will meet you at the hotel to show you the way.

The hotel can be reached from the Airport via public transport. From the airport routes X1 or X2 bring you to bus-stop Universita 1 from where route 24 takes you to bus-stop Korvu adjacent to the hotel.

The hotel has public transport connection to Valletta on a half-hourly basis via bus 24. Alternatively, you may walk the short distance between the hotel and the general hospital where you can find more routes to various parts of the island. 

For more information on public transport visit their site.

 

For more information about the Carousel Week, please contact Dr Alexandra Bonnici, Office no: 418, email: alexandra.bonnici@um.edu.mt, tel: +356 2340 2570

 

Carousel Week is being sponsored by Methode Electronics and Medavia

Click here to register for the Carousel Week.