The European Gaming Institute of Malta has been launched following an agreement signed between the Malta Gaming Authority and the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology.
The agreement was signed during a press conference that was addressed by Evarist Bartolo, Malta’s minister for education and employment; Silvio Schembri, the parliamentary secretary for financial services, digital economy and innovation; the MGA’s executive chairman, Joseph Cuschieri, and president of the MCAST board, Dr Silvio De Bono.
This strategic initiative will lead to the development of talent in the gaming sector and the creation of more long-term careers for both local and foreign students, through educational programmes that will enhance the sustainability and growth of the workforce in the digital economy.
The MGA will be supporting EGIM for the development of its educational programmes relating to the gaming industry but will also be enabling the transfer of the industry’s knowledge to MCAST.
Cuschieri said: “This project has been in the pipeline for more than two years and I am delighted that we are launching EGIM in partnership with MCAST.
“I believe that this partnership will provide the right quality in educational programmes and will go a long way in addressing the skills gap and the supply of more talented individuals to join the growing remote gaming sector.”
