Tagged: Institutes Of Technology & News
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Science Council urges Govt to seize €80bn innovation opportunity News
29.03.2012 The Advisory Council for Science Technology and Innovation (ACSTI) has today called on the Irish Government to come up with a strategic and focused approach to secure a... -
Engineers call for technology universities in Ireland News
28.02.2012 Some 73pc engineers believe Ireland needs technology universities, a survey from Engineers Ireland has revealed. And, of the 1,200 engineers who were surveyed, 73pc said they...Categories: Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment, Government, Graduate -
New entrepreneur initiative aims to create 100 new companies News
27.02.2012 Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock launched a new programme called ‘New Frontiers,’ which aims to help develop entrepreneurial skills. -
Ireland’s €6.5m boost for applied research News
23.02.2012 The Irish Government is to inject more than €6.5m in funding into 58 research awards, as part of Science Foundation Ireland’s Technology Innovation Development Award programme....Categories: Government, Funding, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment, Graduate, Green, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science, Sustainability -
Institutes of technology to get technological university status? News
08.02.2012 Sources in the Higher Education Authority (HEA) have confirmed reports circulating that the process of setting up a technological university in the southeast, and potentially in...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, Graduate, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
IT heads propose Munster Technological University News
31.01.2012 Just last week, the five institutes of technology (ITs) in Ireland’s border, midlands and west (BMW) region announced their plan to create a technological university there. Now...Categories: Science, R&D, Private Irish Business, Life Sciences, Jobs, Graduate, Government, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment, Bio TechTags: Institutes of Technology, Ireland, Education, FP7, EU, Innovation, Incubation, Technology Transfer, Cork, -
Plans to create a technological university in BMW region News
24.01.2012 The five institutes of technology in Ireland's border, midlands and west (BMW) region are thrashing out the idea of creating a technological university, which would also ignite...Categories: Science, R&D, Private Irish Business, Jobs, Graduate, Government, Enterprise, Education, Economy -
Start-ups pitch for seed fund to innovate how we learn, digitally News
02.12.2011 Five teams are pitching their start-up plans to judges at Dublin’s Science Gallery today. Their aim? To change the face of how we learn in Ireland, all via IT and science, and... -
NASA astronaut Dan Tani talks space and science News
13.01.2012 Imagine being able to experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day. Well, Dan Tani, an astronaut who has been on two space missions, has had such experiences. He’s in Ireland...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Careers and Employment -
‘Science is our oil’, SFI chief says News
21.12.2011 For all that has gone wrong in the Irish economy in recent years, science is going to be the one shining light to help put Ireland back on the global stage for its inventiveness...Categories: Green Tech, Economy, Education, Energy, Engineer, Global CIO, Government, Graduate, Green, Intellectual Property, Internet, Investments, Jobs, Life Sciences, Private Irish Business, R&D, Research, Science, Web 2.0 -
Think Outside the Box €30,000 prize fund for students News
21.11.2011 Enterprise Ireland (EI) is on a major drive to spur entrepreneurial students to get moving on creating innovative business proposals. It has just launched its 30th student...Categories: Career Advice, Careers and Employment, Development, Economy, Enterprise, Funding, Government, Jobs, Social Media -
Research-commercialisation links key to success - minister News
26.10.2011 Linking enterprise with research institutions will deliver innovative market-led products, Minister for Small Business, John Perry, TD, said, speaking at the 'Innovative... -
Demand for courses at an all-time high, BlueBrick.ie traffic shows News
08.09.2011 The appetite for upskilling and reskilling among the Irish public appears to be intensifying, if traffic figures from flexible learning website BlueBrick.ie are anything to go by. -
Majority mull flexible learning to boost job prospects - survey News
16.08.2011 The majority of the public is aware that upskilling can boost their job prospects, with 65pc saying they have considered flexible learning, a survey by BlueBrick.ie suggests. -
€57m life sciences R&D institute NIBRT open for business News
09.06.2011 The €57m National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has been officially opened. The state-of-the-art facility will focus on educating skilled workers and... -
Institutes of tech reveal ‘Innovation Island’ progress News
15.03.2011 The umbrella body for Ireland’s 13 institutes of technology (IoTs) have unveiled details of 19 thriving industry-led collaborations between their researchers and industry partners. -
Major portal for HEA’s €20m skilling strategy launched News
10.02.2011 The Higher Education Authority is implementing BlueBrick.ie as the central portal for its 'Springboard' initiative. This is part of the first phase of a new €20m multi-annual... -
Meet the next generation of software developers News
05.08.2010 The next generation of software developers who will be capable of tackling complex mission critical enterprise applications are here – and they come fom an unexpected place, the... -
Website launched to allow comparison of Institute of Technology courses News
16.02.2010 A new website, BlueBrick.ie, was launched today to allow users to compare hundreds of courses from all the institutes of technology (ITs) easily online.Categories: Start-ups -
Datapac ups work placement funding to €150,000 News
02.04.2008 Irish business technologies provider Datapac has upped investment in its annual work placement scholarship programme to €150,000 for 2008.