Tagged: Second Level & News
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Tech start-up of the week: Studyclix.ie News
19.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Studyclix.ie, a website for Junior and Leaving Cert students to help them prepare for their exams by accessing information such as past exam... -
Wicklow students to head to Texas for F1 in Schools world championships News
01.05.2013 A team of innovative students from St David’s Secondary School in Greystones, Co Wicklow, has scooped the national title in this year’s F1 in Schools Technology Challenge for... -
Free online Leaving Cert maths resource launches News
30.04.2013 Galway Education Centre and Athenry Maths Academy have teamed up with the Irish-based online learning company ALISON to launch a free interactive maths resource for students of... -
CAO study shows increased interest in STEM at third level News
17.04.2013 A detailed analysis of applications for third-level study carried out by Dr Vivienne Patterson and Valerie Harvey of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) demonstrates a boosted... -
Student Enterprise Awards competition set to inspire 16,000 budding entrepreneurs News
07.12.2012 Around 16,000 student entrepreneurs from 380 secondary schools around Ireland are on track to set up their own businesses to compete in the upcoming Student Enterprise Awards... -
New website TheMathsTutor.ie launches to focus on project maths News
16.10.2012 A new e-learning website called TheMathsTutor.ie that is honing in specifically on project maths for Junior and Leaving Cert students is officially launching this week during... -
MathsFest to upskill teachers about project maths to take place in Cork News
09.10.2012 To coincide with Maths Week, University College Cork will be the setting for MathsFest on 20 October, a one-day event specifically to upskill secondary school teachers about... -
Science needs more women says EU, as it launches ‘Science: it's a girl thing’ campaign News
21.06.2012 The European Commission has today launched a new three-year campaign targeted at getting more teenage girls interested in science. European Research, Innovation and Science...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Green, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Bio TechTags: Second Level, Jobs, Europe, Innovation, Research, STEM, Science, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commission, EU 27, EU -
Galway Education Centre to give schools Google Sketchup Pro News
12.03.2012 The Galway Education Centre has signed a contract with Google to distribute 3D modelling application Google Sketchup Pro for free to all interested Irish primary and secondary... -
How CIT is addressing the IT skills shortage News
17.02.2012 Tim Horgan, head of the Cloud Computing Centre of Excellence at Cork Institute of Technology, talks about what needs to be done to encourage more people to enter the tech sector... -
First-ever Galway CoderDojo sees ‘huge number’ of attendees News
08.02.2012 NUI Galway said it experienced “huge numbers” attending the first-ever Galway CoderDojo held on campus recently which aims to teach young people how to code. -
Students urged to consider a career in localisation News
24.01.2012 The Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) consortium has produced a guide urging secondary students to consider taking up a language and technology in college for a... -
Tech firms to give CAO advice through Smart Futures online careers fair News
23.01.2012 Representatives from tech companies such as Microsoft and Cisco will showcase ICT career opportunities to students on the Smart Futures online careers fair which runs 23-26... -
‘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 -
National campaign launched to encourage students to pursue digital careers News
15.12.2011 A national online campaign has been launched, with the backing of major IT companies, to encourage second-level students to pursue careers in the burgeoning digital media space.Tags: Xbox 360, Xbox, Technology Careers, Video, Podcasting, Gaming, Apps, ICT Ireland, Second Level, -
Budget 2012 - Ireland’s higher education spending to be cut by 2pc News
05.12.2011 Ireland’s education budget – which accounts for 17pc of total State expenditure or €8.6bn – is to be cut by €132.3m in 2012, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform... -
Call for entries for 2012 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition News
06.09.2011 Second-level students keen on science and technology subjects have been urged to take part in the 48th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition to showcase their talents. -
50 teachers trained to teach software development News
05.09.2011 The Irish Computer Society (ICS), with support from Lero, has trained 50 teachers to give software development lessons to secondary school students. -
Minister reaffirms broadband for Irish schools plan News
08.08.2011 A successful pilot programme which delivered 100Mgbs of broadband to 78 second-level Irish schools has led Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat... -
Leaving Cert honours maths uptake hits record low - report News
07.06.2011 Just 10,435 students have registered to undertake the higher-level maths Leaving Cert exam this week, the lowest figure ever recorded by the State Exams Commission.