Students' Perspective of the MCAST Institute for Creative Arts

I’ve been attending the MCAST Institute for Creative Arts for the last four years, and now I know the system of the college very well and in some ways, it improved. Although, there are still several issues that didn’t improve or became even worse.

Starting off by the issue of the lack of hygiene around the school. First of all, I have to say that I appreciate the cleaners team of the school for their hard work. On the other hand, my concern is the lack of rubbish bins around the college, also most students don’t seem to respect the environment and keep it clean. So, I think that introducing some strict policy would improve the school’s hygiene. Another thing is also the hygiene in the toilets which most of the time aren’t very well kept mostly because of the students' bad behaviour. Another thing that really bothers me (and for some people is taken for granted) is that students smoke within the school premises even though it is prohibited and I suggest that the administration should reinforce the rules.

Secondly, another thing that annoys me is that the library isn’t open all time and during free hours students need somewhere to work. Although the library is not large enough and the number of students that can stay there is limited. Another thing is that there’re too many students for such small space and I feel that there should be a solution. It is a good thing for Mcast for having increased the number of students, but the lack of space within the institute make it difficult to learn in. 

There are other problems regarding maintenance which haven’t been done since a long time. Namely air conditions not working and chairs broken in lecture rooms are one of the main things I get frustrated most about, which leads to lack of health and safety towards the students which it is ironic for an Institute that is supposed to teach students about it. In addition, I always hope that more funds will be invested in college for the comfort of the students and lecturers.

On a positive note, I must say that most of the lecturers are always willing to help students and do their job very well with such dedication, sometimes they also spend extra time beyond their allocated work hours, which I truly respect and appreciate. 

Another thing that I like is the location of the school and the greenery of the surroundings which might serve as a good inspiration for students’ projects.