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Former Taoiseach launches new MSc in sustainable energy finance News
03.07.2012 Ireland’s former Taoiseach John Bruton has today launched a new MSc in sustainable energy finance course at Dublin City University (DCU). The course, which will start in...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Graduate, Government, Financial, Energy, Education, EconomyTags: Finance, Energy, CO2 Emissions, Renewable Energy, Ireland, Green IFSC, Clean Tech, DCU, Education -
Digital Marketing Institute launches masters in digital marketing News
02.07.2012 The Digital Marketing Institute has introduced a masters in digital marketing, a two-year programme aimed at marketing professionals and students. -
Northern Ireland aims to create Europe’s first education cloud News
02.07.2012 Technologies from Cisco, EMC, VCE and VMware are set to provide the infrastructure for Education Network Northern Ireland, the new cloud-based network to centralise education...Categories: Software, R&D, IT Organisation, Green Computing, Graduate, Government, Global CIO, Education, Economy, Data Management, Data Centre, Computers -
The 10 most popular companies among students on LinkedIn (infographic) News
30.06.2012 This weekend marks the final days that students preparing to enter third-level education can submit a ‘change of mind’ form to the Central Applications Office (CAO) in Ireland....Categories: Social Media, Networking, Finding a Job, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
National student survey reveals dissatisfaction with college courses News
29.06.2012 An Ireland-wide student survey by Campus.ie has revealed that almost half of third-level students are unhappy with their chosen college course and would choose differently if... -
Educational start-up Lingle gets major European innovation award News
28.06.2012 NDRC spin-out LingleOnline’s technology has been named ‘Language Technology Innovation 2012’ at the prestigious LT-Innovate Summit in Brussels. -
Vodafone invests €400k in social innovators programme News
27.06.2012 Vodafone’s Ireland division has invested €400,000 in Young Social Innovators, a programme aimed at fostering creativity and innovation among young people between the ages of 16... -
DSE encourages students to keep STEM courses on their CAO forms News
27.06.2012 As the Central Applications Office (CAO) ‘change of mind’ deadline approaches, Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) is encouraging students who have just completed their... -
Computing summer camp shows students’ aptitude for computer science News
25.06.2012 NUI Galway’s annual Computing Summer Camp has just wrapped up and the promise shown by the 80 participants demonstrates the positive impact of initiatives like CoderDojo, and... -
Foreign language proficiency and sales skills required to fill 2,200 future jobs News
22.06.2012 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has launched a skills report from Forfás and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) that highlights a critical need to...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Sales, Government, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Pilot programme looks to upskill Ireland's second-level students around digital technologies News
21.06.2012 With Ireland’s current skills gap in the IT sector, particularly around coding and app development, a new pilot programme at the Government’s Digital Hub initiative has been... -
Students to reveal their digital tech projects tomorrow in Dublin News
20.06.2012 Twenty-four secondary school students who have been taking part in an after-school programme at the Digital Hub in Dublin since last year will be revealing their app, film and... -
Competition for Irish students to head to National Flight Academy in Florida News
19.06.2012 The Galway Education Centre in Ireland has become the first international partner to sign an agreement with the National Flight Academy in Florida to send 12 students to take... -
ICS Skills offering €5 courses for Father’s Day News
13.06.2012 In its efforts to get Ireland online, ICS Skills will be offering special discounted courses in basic digital skills as part of the BenefIT 3 scheme. -
OverDrive e-books now available in one-third of Irish public libraries News
12.06.2012 Interleaf Technology, a technology provider for library services, announced today that its e-books and audio books solution, OverDrive, is seeing continued growth in Irish... -
US university to provide freshmen with Nokia Lumia 900s News
12.06.2012 In a move to extend the academic learning environment, Seton Hall University in New Jersey is offering free smartphones to the entire class of 2016. -
New online system for student grants SUSI goes live News
12.06.2012 Ireland's Department of Education has announced details of a new central online system for student grants called Student Universal Support Ireland, otherwise known as SUSI. The...Categories: Web, Internet, Graduate, Funding, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Skibbereen to the world: Lord Puttnam lectures to go global News
08.06.2012 In what he describes as ‘conceptually relaunching the potential of what videoconferencing is’ Oscar and BAFTA award-winning director Lord David Puttnam is to deliver lectures to... -
CoderDojo’s James Whelton among Social Entrepreneur finalists vying for €775k fund News
08.06.2012 CoderDojo is among several organisations competing for a €775,000 prize fund in the 2012 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards. The finalists will spend the next three months... -
Designs for Learning €10K competition to look at digital education News
05.06.2012 Science Gallery and the NDRC are teaming up to offer a €10,000 investment fund for new digital learning projects that can bridge the gap between school and home education. The...