News (Page 10)

Keep up to date with the latest third-level news in Ireland. In this section, you’ll find news from colleges, universities and institutes of technology.

We have news about courses, news about scholarships and funding, news about changes in the higher education system and news affecting students in Ireland.

Social Studies At The Open Training College

Social Studies At The Open Training College

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Thinking of getting ‘professionalised’? The Open Training College is still open for applications for its BA in Applied Social Studies (Disability) courses commencing September 2015. ‘Learning Together’ The Open Training…
Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School

Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School

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  The Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School has been at the forefront of beauty therapy training in Ireland for over 40 years and is renowned for the quality and professionalism of its…
Evening Lecture Series At Trinity College Dublin

Evening Lecture Series At Trinity College Dublin

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Trinity College Dublin is providing an Evening Lecture Series on ‘Psychology: The Science of Behaviour and Mind’ for the upcoming 2015/2016 semester. This lecture course will present an overview of contemporary…
Portobello Institute – Real Courses For Real Careers

Portobello Institute – Real Courses For Real Careers

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Portobello Institute, Ireland’s leading private training college prides itself on offering intensive post leaving certificate training to students of all ages. Established in 1981, the Institute has successfully established itself…
University: A man’s world?

University: A man’s world?

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  Almost half (49%) of the lecturers in Irish public universities are women – a fact that seemingly suggests a strong sense of gender equality. However, according to a recent…
Ireland ready for a new kind of university

Ireland ready for a new kind of university

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Ireland might be almost ready for a new kind of university. New legislation is currently being prepared which would allow institutes of technology to apply for technological university status. It’s…
Inequalities in IT: female participation is far too low

Inequalities in IT: female participation is far too low

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According to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, there are around 6,000 vacancies in the IT sector in Ireland. When talking about Europe, this figure fills out…
Colleges in Ireland will have to earn their keep

Colleges in Ireland will have to earn their keep

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From 2014 on, Irish universities and colleges may face cuts of up to 10 percent to their state funding if their performances do not meet new measures. Colleges will soon…
Number of CAO courses to face cut

Number of CAO courses to face cut

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  It looks as though the long-mooted shake-up of the Leaving Cert points system may happen after all. According to Minister of Education Ruairi Quinn, the plan is to gradually…
Two Irish universities to keep an eye on

Two Irish universities to keep an eye on

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Though not the be-all-and-end-all measure of academic performance, the world university rankings from the Times Higher Education are taken very seriously by colleges, organisations and students around the world. Making…
CAO to extend its services

CAO to extend its services

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The CAO recently announced (in its Strategic Plan 2013-2017) aims to extend its services to cover applications to all courses in further and higher education, including all post-secondary part-time programmes.…
Grants go down as value of education goes up

Grants go down as value of education goes up

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Getting to college has always been a commendable achievement in an academic sense, but the funding challenges faced by students now makes it a financial one too. The value of…
Ireland’s young among the most educated in Europe

Ireland’s young among the most educated in Europe

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According to figures released earlier this week by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, Ireland has the highest proportion of young people who have attained a third-level education. The EU target…