Malta strategic position between Europe and Africa

CULTURE, EDUCATION, TOURISM AND SPORT

The Maltese culture is one that the Maltese people are greatly proud of. Similar to the Maltese language, this culture is characterised by the several colonies that Malta was under throughout its rich history. Tourism is one of our main industry for living and can be related to sport especially in localities such as Sliema, San Ġiljan and Gżira where their coastal zones are a prefered destinations to tourists. These are enriched by not less than five waterpolo and swimming pitches built for the purpose of competitve sport, leisure and relaxation.

The conception of local governments, helped to relate culture, education and tourism to sport within a framework that placed sport as one of the main promoter of leisure policies.

It is worth to mention that in Sliema and San Ġiljan, thousands of students from all over the world as far as Japan, China and South America visit Malta to attend and learn English classes in our English Language Schools. This is a massive helping hand to our tourism industry. As a British Colony, English is Malta’s second official lanaguage.

There are 27 English Language Schools in Malta, 16 of them located in the Central Region, 6 in Sliema and 10 other in San Ġiljan. Over 100,000 students visit our island to learn English language of which nearly 20,000 comes from Italy, 10,000 from Germany and 9,000 from France. This is a typical example which shows the affect, Malta has had on many generations coming from different parts to enrich their knowledge.