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Research Agenda
Research Agenda
MCM’s research agenda is structured around our four academic pillars and guided by three principles: relevance, investigating questions that matter to our region and industries; rigour, meeting the standards of peer-reviewed international scholarship; and reach, ensuring findings inform teaching, public debate, and practice.
Research Pillars
Economy & Finance
Financial innovation in small economies; Mediterranean financial centres; sustainable finance and ESG; digital currencies; economic development in small island states.
Technology & Innovation
Digital transformation in SMEs; AI ethics and governance; cybersecurity; technology adoption in regulated industries; Malta as an innovation hub
Tourism & Hospitality Management
Sustainable Mediterranean tourism; post-pandemic business models; hospitality workforce development; cultural and heritage tourism.
Sports Management
The business of sport in small markets; sport for social development; sports event management; athlete welfare and governance.
Cross-Cutting Themes
- The Mediterranean as a unit of analysis
- Internationalisation
- Applied impact
Outputs
- Peer-reviewed articles by MCM faculty and affiliated researchers
- An MCM Working Paper Series (in development)
- An annual MCM Research Symposium (first edition planned for late 2026)
- Open-access research repository on the MCM website
Research and Teaching
Faculty research informs course design, case studies, and dissertation supervision. Student dissertations contribute to research projects. Guest lectures expose students to the frontier of their fields.
In line with Manifesto 2032, MCM aims to participate in European research consortia, including Horizon Europe (or successor) projects.