Tagged: Third Level
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DIT to centralise its campuses at €500m Dublin 7 site News
14.05.2012 An Bord Pleanála has today approved Dublin Institute of Technology’s €500m plan to centralise all 39 of its existing colleges on one site as part of the new 73-acre Grangegorman... -
Junior Achievement and Prometric to promote STEM subjects in schools News
17.04.2012 Junior Achievement Ireland is set to partner with test development and delivery firm Prometric to promote science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in secondary...Categories: Science, Life Sciences, Graduate, Engineering, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Free tech event to get students thinking about start-ups News
02.04.2012 A free technology event called Connector is taking place this Wednesday in Dublin to get third-level students all fired up about opting for the start-up route after they... -
Irish Govt invests €1.2m in Cloud Computing Technology Research Centre News
02.04.2012 The Government of Ireland, as part of its Action Plan for Jobs, today revealed a €1.2m programme to make Ireland a world leader in cloud computing. The new Cloud Computing... -
Irish academic awarded honorary professorship in China News
30.03.2012 Prof Diarmuid Hegarty, the president of Griffith College, has been awarded an honorary professorship from the Beijing Information, Science and Technology University in China.... -
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 -
Expert Group highlights job market opportunities News
28.02.2012 The Irish job market has a demand for people with work experience, third-level qualifications and/or foreign-language skills, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs reveals in... -
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... -
Researchers use computer analytics for new education funding model News
15.02.2012 Two Irish researchers have been using microsimulation techniques to evaluate the impact of alternative funding models for Ireland’s higher-education system. -
Engineers Week to encourage students to get into engineering News
15.02.2012 Engineers Week 2012 will take place across Ireland between 27 February and 4 March, with the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn joining the initiative to encourage... -
Course Hub Start-ups
03.02.2012 CourseHub is a free website that provides valuable resources to help students make the right personal choice for their progression into third-level education and ensure an... -
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 -
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... -
DIT spearheads product management post-grad for IT sector News
20.01.2012 A new post-graduate qualification in product management for the Irish software and technology sectors created by a group of Irish software companies will be launched at Dublin... -
State agency offers career advice for Ireland’s future workforce News
05.01.2012 In its end-of-year statement, IDA Ireland warned that while employment opportunities are increasing in key skill areas, this will have serious implications for those deciding on... -
Enterprise Ireland: record ‘new exports’ above €1bn achieved in 2011 News
21.12.2011 Enterprise Ireland said this morning that client companies' export sales grew in 2011 to exceed the pre-recession record levels of 2008. New export sales in excess of €1bn are...Tags: Third Level, R&D, Start-ups, Job Creation, IBM, RIM, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Ireland, Exports -
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... -
Ireland’s R&I Minister sets record on university rankings News
22.11.2011 Ireland’s Minister for Research and Innovation Séan Sherlock, TD, has reacted strongly to recent rankings of Irish universities from Times Higher Education and QS World... -
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