November 2009 News Letter (PDF 1217KB)
PRESS RELEASE
Northumbria University now represented in Malta
Future Focus is now also the local representative of Northumbria University of the UK. Northumbria University has over 500 undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses. Its lecturers are among the best in the UK and are officially rated as excellent. Northumbria’s campus is in Newcastle. It is presently investing more than 100 million sterling in the expansion and refurbishment of the City Campus which will satisfy the University’s needs for the next 20 years.
Professor Kel Fidler – Vice Chancellor of Northumbria says that: ‘Choosing the right university can be a difficult task. Besides finding the right course, students will want to consider a university’s reputation, its location, facilities, study costs and other factors. Many students choose Northumbria because of its reputation as one of Britain’s best modern universities. They are usually looking for a well-regarded qualification that will help them in their future career. This is why we ensure that our courses provide the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for.’
Future Focus is looking forward to a long term relationship with Northumbria. ‘This university will complement our other partners – Napier University and Cambridge International College which we already represent’ says Rosanne Galea, managing director of Future Focus.
Applications are being invited for the following courses that will start in September:
BSc (Hons) Applied Nursing Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Claims and Risk Management in Health Care
Postgraduate diploma in Commercial law
PGCE Primary Education Flexible Programme
MA in Cultural Management
MA Event and Conference Management
MA/ MSc in Information and Library Management
Postgraduate diploma in Information Rights Law and Practice
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Information Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in International Commercial Law
Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Law
Diploma in Management Development
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Law
MA in Museum and Heritage Management
MA in Music Management and Promotion
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Project Management
BA (Hons) in Public Services Management
MSc in Records Management
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Sport management
MSC in Web information Management
Future Focus is authorized to provide information and assistance to students who are interested in following these programs
Further details are available from Future Focus
www.futurefocus.com.mt
8 Triq l-Imhazen Floriana
21 225884/ 21 221371
info@futurefocus.com.mt
Future Focus recently held a graduation ceremony. During this ceremony more than
100 students received their certificates including Maltese and overseas
students. The students graduated in a number of different subjects including:
- Hotel Operations
- Tourism and travel Agency Management
- Child care
- Modern Management
- Communications
- Advanced Study of Theory and Practice of Management
- Secretarial/ Personal Assistant programme
- Sales management and Marketing
- Purchasing and Resourcing management
- Stores Management and Stock Control
- Accounts
- Business English
- Professional English
The largest group was made up of those who obtained the certificate in Child
caring.
The diplomas are issued by Cambridge International College of the UK. Future
Focus is the Maltese affiliate and prepares students for the exams of the
college. it is also responsible for the exam administration
The audience was addressed by Rosanne Galea, Managing Director and Professor
Barry Calvert PhD, Senior Lecturer. Other tutors attended the ceremony
including.
On of the students, Mr Antoine Bezzina made a short address on how he benefited
from the training and the work placement organized by Future Focus with Umbria
Training Centre using Leonardo da Vinci – EU funds
Rosanne Galea also took the opportunity to launch a new course – Diploma course
in Project Management for which training in now being offered by Future Focus.
Photos taken by students who underwent a three week work placement in Italy in
the field on Tourism and Travel agency management and hotel operations.
These students went for the three week work placement to Umbria Training Centre
and benefited from the Leonardo da Vinci funds.
Antoine Bezzina said:
It was a great experience. For me it opened a whole new horizon and I wish that
I could go again. I had followed the diplomas in hotel operations and tourism
and travel agency management and saw the theory being applied in practice. I
thank Future Focus for giving me this golden opportunity to undergo a work
placement aboard. I leant about other work practices and cultures and I made a
lot of friends. We were a great group and got along very well together. We made
new contacts and had great speakers addressing us. I strongly recommend such a
work placement to others.
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