Once again, the International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS) will host a refereed conference at the University of Malta, this time on the campus within the 16th century fortifications of Valletta, Malta's capital city. And it will start on Carnival Sunday when the streets are full of colorful costumes and floats.
The departure point for our educational tours and the recommended hotel will be the five-star Grand Hotel Excelsior, also in Valletta. Other hotels are available in Valletta and the seafront resorts of Sliema and St Julian's.
The fishing village of Marsaxlokk
Nestled sixty miles under Sicily, the Maltese Islands are a unique mix of Sicilian and British cultures while the underlying native language, Maltese, is mainly derived from Arabic, the only Semitic language written with a Roman alphabet. These islands of beauty and peace are the European Union's gems in the Mediterranean, a rejuvenating magnet for lovely country walks, full of pleasant cultural surprises.
The name "Malta" is somewhat confusing because sometimes it denotes the largest island and sometimes it refers to the three islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino - as one nation state. Our conference will be held in Malta, the largest island.
Besides offering you the opportunity of sharing your research with an international audience, the conference will facilitate your participation, free-of-charge, in (i) a one-day program around Malta, and (ii) a one-day program around Gozo, discovering both islands' major touristic and cultural areas by bus and some walking. On the first day of the conference, there is an introductory walk (with tour guide) around Valletta, the capital of Malta.
Malta is distinctly different from Europe to its north and North Africa to its south even if it captures the flavor of both.
