Report by Cristiana Sebu

1. The Department of Mathematics, University of Malta organized the following Mathematics Circles: Feb-Apr 2018 (6^th formers), Oct-Dec 2018 (5^th formers), Oct-Dec 2019 (5^th formers). The girls were strongly encouraged to attend these circles.

2. The Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, also organized several Mathematics Problem Sessions for team training and selection for the Mediterranean Youth Mathematical Championship (MYMC) in Feb 2018 – May 2018, Oct 2018 – Jan 2019, Feb 2019, June 2019, July 2019, and Oct 2019 – Jan 2020. The team representing each country consists of 4 people, 2 boys and 2 girls, attending the last three years of high school (and at most nineteen years old). The first team represented Malta at MYMC2019, Naples, July 17-20, 2019.
3. Teen Science Café (Girls), 6^thFebruary 2018, 9-11am, Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School Naxxar, Malta.
   Teen Science Café Girls Festival, 6^th November 2019, 9am-1pm, Xara Lodge, Rabat. Malta.These activities form part of a broader initiative of the Directorate of Learning and Assessment Programme of the Government of Malta aimed at encouraging young people to pursue STEM subjects and related careers. This event in particular will focus specifically on the role of females in STEM. Prof. Cristiana Sebu represented the Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, in panel discussions and sharing the personal professional experience to groups of 10 girls aiming at empowering young female students through the professionals’ authentic experiences in STEM related careers.
4. Prof. Cristiana Sebu, Prof. Joseph Muscat and Prof. Josef Lauri from the Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, supervised of three interns (one girl and two boys) as part of the Go4Research programme (July – August, 2018).The Go4Research student internship programme is an activity initiated by the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta in collaboration with the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP) which offers the opportunity to work with researchers in different STEM fields to a group of fifth year students from different secondary schools, who previously participated in the Malta Junior Science Olympiad,

5. Science in the City Festival, September 28, 2018.
   Science in the City Festival, September 27, 2019.Science in the City is Malta’s national science and arts festival held in Valletta. On the European Researchers’ Night, the city is transformed by a fusion of science and art with interactive installations, exhibitions, music, shadow puppet shows, theatre, live experiments, talks, tech areas, and much more. This memorable night provides a platform for citizens to engage with scientists and their research, including several staff members and PhD students from the Department of Mathematics, University of Malta.One of the major events was Jazzing up the Golden Ratio, Concert at the Science in the City Festival, September 28, 2018, Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta. This concert-lecture combined jazz with the Golden Ratio. Prof. Cristiana Sebu and musician Diccon Cooper explored connections between the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci Numbers and Art, in particular their applications music.
6. The EPWS’ Woman Scientist of the Month (02/2020): Prof. Irene Sciriha Aquilina, Department of Mathematics, University of Malta.
7. Women in STEM – An evening of discussion, 20 February 2020, at 19:30, Valletta Campus, University of Malta. Speakers from research and industry, new-starters and veterans in their field, and the public drafted an equality action plan and a set of recommendations that were submitted to educational institutes and businesses to help attract women into STEM and encourage a long and rewarding career.
8. The Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, screened online the film “Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani” free of charge on Friday 15 May 2020 at 5pm. This was made possible through an agreement reached during the Covid-19 crisis between the “May 12 Initiative” and Zalafilms.