NSTF Science Week is an annual exhibition of students' creative works, experiments, researched findings and original projects, as well as a forum for the promotion, explanation and discussion of various selected themes. It also serves as the peak of the five science programmes that run throughout the academic year. It is held during March of each year.
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Students in tertiary, post-secondary, secondary and primary level of education participating in an NSTF Science programme, exhibit and explain their project
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During March of each year NSTF invites schools to organise class group visits for their students
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Students in tertiary, post-secondary, secondary and primary level of education visit the week long exhibition, interact with student exhibitors and receive explanations and demonstrations
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The general public visits the exhibition and informs itself on the projects exhibited
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Guest performers run workshops and shows on science phenomena throughout the week
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Adjudication results and project winners are announced at the end of NSTF Science Week
NSTF Science Week
NSTF began its involvement in science in 1984 by selecting students who excelled in science at post-secondary level to participate in the London International Science Fortnight.
The National Student Travel Foundation has over the past years developed a Science Programme together with the Malta Chamber of Scientists and the Malta Council of Science and Technology to increase the interest of students in Science and Technology, and encourage them to read for degrees in science and take up careers within this sphere. The peak of all these programmes is the NSTF Science Week.
Students from secondary and technical schools participating in the Contest and School Contest for Young Scientists exhibit their scientific and technological projects with the opportunity to then go on to represent Malta at the EU Contest for Young Scientists, the Expo Science Europe and the Belgian Science Expo.
The interest shown by schools in the various projects and the enthusiasm generated by the students is a testimony that all the students involved take their participation seriously and look forward to sharing their efforts with other like minded students and the general public.
NSTF would like to thank all those entities without whose help such an initiative would not be possible.