Poster Competition 2026

Poster Competition

Call for Submissions

The Department of English at the University of Malta is delighted to announce a poster competition for secondary school students in Years 9, 10 and 11 on the theme of Protecting the Sea.

Students are invited to submit an original poster designed to raise awareness of the importance of marine conservation within our wider Mediterranean environment.

The submitted artworks should be two-dimensional, in any medium, including digital works or pieces created by hand. All techniques and materials are eligible, provided that the final work is presented in a 2D format.

Participants are encouraged to consider:

  • Different ways in which the sea is being threatened: Sea temperature rise, pollution, plastic waste, depletion of marine life and biodiversity, rising sea levels, acidification, ‘alien’ species, etc.
  • The lives and habitats of different marine species and the importance of the protecting them.
  • Different ways of protecting the sea: scientific methods, community work, personal efforts, etc.

 

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