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  • 7 Steps to Mastering Comic Con

    7 Steps to Mastering Comic Con

    Whether you’re a Comic Con expert or a first-timer, you’re bound to realise you’ve forgotten something by the time you finish reading. Venue Change Unless you want to trudge through traffic towards Valletta only to realize you’ve cursed your way to an empty conference centre – keep in mind that this year’s con is at…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2019

    The Budget presented by the government yesterday, for 2019, is another step in the right direction, particularly in social issues. That being said, ASCS would like to express its concern regarding matters that have not been given the adequate attention. The fact that for the second consecutive year, the budget does not include any additional…

  • ASCS Reaction | The European Parliament Bans Unpaid Internships

    Last week, the European Parliament decided to pay all interns and ban unpaid internships. Thus, ASCS would like to express its gratitude towards the European Youth Forum, amongst other stakeholders, for their campaigning efforts during these last couple of years. This is a major step forward in ensuring that young people are not treated as…

  • Awareness on Employment Rights – Rise | ascs

    As commerce students, for the Rise – a campaign by SDM, ASCS has decided to tackle employee rights at the place of work. We opted for a survey to determine how aware university students are when it comes to employment rights. The survey was distributed to participants on the University quadrangle as well as shared…

  • Attractiveness Survey Review

    Last week EY presented their annual Malta Attractiveness Survey. This annual event presents findings from a survey carried out by EY on whether investors find Malta attractive for investment or not, based on different aspects of the country. At a glance results were positive however it is worth mentioning that they did take a dip…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2018

    The yearly Budget is once again upon us where measures relating to all the sectors were presented. The first thing that hits the eye is the fact that Malta has achieved better credit rating from both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings which is always beneficial to our economy. ASCS feels that all the measures…

  • Royalties: A Musician’s Point of View

    The author, Luca Spiteri Monsigneur, is a B-Com graduate and a music producer. As I tried to analyse the local music scene, it was difficult not to notice the lack of one. In recent years we have seen a rise in the number of bands and artists, and this obviously gave rise to the number…

  • Brexit: A leap in the dark or a new beginning?

    For months, international media has been speculating about the possible outcome of Brexit. Some fear the activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty might bring around an economic recession, widening the poverty gap amongst Britons. Others believe that the time is ripe for Britain to lead, both economically as well as within the international…

  • ASCS | Review of the 2017 Budget

    The Budget for the government’s third year has once again taken a step forward in ensuring that the rewards of economic growth are enjoyed by all sectors of society. While the first two budgets were aimed at stabilising the economy and focusing on economic growth and the creation of new jobs, this year the government…

  • ASCS Reaction | UK votes to leave European Union

    After this morning’s shock news that the referendum for the UK to leave the EU has passed, people are now flocking to see the repercussions of this highly controversial decision. From a financial point of view, there are issues which will seriously be negatively affected over the short run, beginning with a huge drop in…