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The Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) proudly launches the Minecraft Education Challenge: Future Mobility Malta Challenge Competition which is an initiative that combines creativity, coding, and digital storytelling through Minecraft Education Edition. Minecraft is more than a game, it is a platform for learning, teamwork, and problem-solving. Students will use coding and design to imagine a Digital Malta, where technology protects heritage, supports communities, and connects the future.
Competition Categories
🧒Primary Schools, Ages 7–9
Goal: Build a safer and more accessible way for people to travel in your locality.
Requirement: Use at least 1 function to automate something simple (lights, planting, gates).
👦Primary Schools, Ages 10–11
Goal: Redesign a Maltese town or district to improve mobility, safety, and sustainability. Requirement: At least 2 interactive systems using functions/conditionals.
👨🎓Secondary Schools, Ages 12-14
Goal: Design Future Mobility Malta 2100.
Requirement: At least 3 interactive systems using functions/conditionals/events.
Competition Prize Terms and Conditions
1. Prize Structure
Each of the three age categories will be awarded a prize of €1500. The prize is awarded to the school represented by the winning team, not to individual participants.
2. Purpose and Use of Funds
The prize must be used to enhance the digital literacy of the winning team’s school. Eligible uses include the procurement of hardware, software, or training directly related to digital literacy improvement. The prize is non-transferable and must be used solely for the benefit of the winning school.
3. Claim and Disbursement
To claim the prize, the representing teacher must submit valid invoices by 1st November 2027. If the teacher is no longer affiliated with the school at the time of submission, the school must appoint an alternative representative to complete the claim process.
4. Verification and Compliance
The organising body reserves the right to verify the authenticity of submitted invoices and the relevance of purchases. Any misuse of funds or failure to comply with these terms may result in forfeiture of the prize. Decisions of the organising body shall be final.
5. Eligibility
Only schools officially registered in the competition are eligible to receive the prize.
6. Amendments and Disputes
These Terms and Conditions may be updated or amended at any time by the organisers. Any disputes shall be resolved in accordance with Maltese law.
Key Dates
📅Registration: 5th October – 22nd November 2026
✅Official Email Welcome: by 23rd November 2026
🎥Submission Deadline: 12th February 2027
⚖️Judging: 15th – 19th February 2027
🏆Winners Announced: TBC
Each team will submit a short video showcasing their creation. This challenge promotes STEM, history, and environmental learning, while fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Let’s build, code, and imagine Malta’s digital future block by block, idea by idea.
Registration
Register via link.
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