Dublin City University (DCU), NUI Galway and IT Sligo have been granted funding awards of up to €3.6m to lead activities under a pilot call for proposals to enhance their entrepreneurial and innovation capacity.
From 1 October 2021 Athlone and Limerick institutes of technology will be dissolved and replaced by the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands and Midwest.
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) and Mayo County Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out plans for the two organisations to collaborate on projects of strategic importance across a range of mutually beneficial areas and to promote sustainable partnerships.
Waterford Institute of Technology and the University of Barcelona have announced they are to collaborate to give Culinary Arts students the opportunity to enhance their studies abroad.
Institute of Technology Carlow has partnered with Longford Women’s Link (LWL) to facilitate the pathway to higher education for women exposed to inequality and disadvantage
The Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) of GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo have submitted a formal application for designation as a Technological University (TU).
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) is hosting a virtual summer school from 15 – 17 June.
Simon Harris TD, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, has welcomed the start of the public consultation process to inform the development of the next National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education, which will cover the 2022-2026 period. The third National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher […]
QQI has published its annual snapshot of the quality of Irish further education and training. Quality in Irish Further Education and Training 2020 outlines the developments and ongoing progress achieved in quality assurance and enhancement in the education and training board (ETB) sector in 2019. The progress to date by ETBs in establishing structures for the […]
This year’s Education Awards finalists have been announced. The Education Awards recognise excellence in the third level education sector in Ireland.The winners will be revealed on Thursday 20th May at the fifth annual awards ceremony which will take the form of a fully live digital broadcast hosted by Colm O’Regan. 2021 Education Awards Finalists Best […]
Fine Gael TD and spokesperson on European Affairs, Neale Richmond has called for the realisation of the all-island potential for higher education with the announcement of the new Dublin-Belfast economic corridor. Speaking during Taoiseach’s Questions in the Dáil, Richmond, said: “Figures released to me by the Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and […]
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has launched the region’s first ever Enterprise Ireland-funded Technology Gateway which will focus on the area of renewable energy and technologies. The new Technology Gateway was announced today by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D and will include €338,000 funding over two years. […]
The Governing Authority of Maynooth University has appointed Professor Eeva Leinonen to be its next President effective from 1 October 2021. Professor Leinonen will succeed Professor Philip Nolan who has led the University for the past 10 years. Professor Leinonen has held the role of Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University, Perth, Australia since 2016, having previously […]
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science have released their Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 report. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Further Education and Skills Niall Collins have today launched a three-year strategy for the Department of Further and Higher […]
Paul Maher has been appointed as the new Head of International Relations and Corporate Strategy in Teagasc. The appointment was approved by the Teagasc Authority at its meeting last week. He takes over from Dr Lance O’Brien who retires in April having served in Teagasc for over 40 years in a range of strategic planning […]
Maynooth University invite you to a talk by Professor Mel Ainscow. This presentation will draw on his extensive experience and research to provide guidance regarding the conditions that are needed to make collaboration work. It will focus on the major challenge facing education systems around the world, that of achieving equity. In so doing, it will […]
University College Cork has announced that it received €3.5m in EU funding to lead a project to develop a revolutionary way of converting waste heat into electricity. Securing funding under the EU’s latest Horizon 2020 EIC Pathfinder Open pilot programme (formally FET-Open), the ambitious project will draw on the expertise of scientists from Ireland, Germany, […]
TU Dublin City Campus Learning, Teaching & Technology Centre (LTTC) Annual Higher Education Policy Seminar Series continues this week with ‘Teaching & Learning for Student Success’, presented by Terry Maguire, Director of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education This event is part of a series of six HE […]
Maynooth University Library are hosting Love Data Week this week 08-12 February, 2021. The hashtag is #lovedata21. The purpose of Love Data Week is to raise awareness and build a community to engage on topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, re-use and library-based research data services and to highlight the importance of data […]
Maynooth University Library are hosting an online event which will examine Irish Sea Level Change in the Atlantic Context on 8 February from 14:00 – 15:00. The island of Ireland, located at the edge of Europe, is in a vital position to study the changing Atlantic Ocean. It is crucial to understand the evolution of […]
