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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney launched a new platform, Microcreds.ie, to assist people upskilling and reskilling. Over 300 short, flexible and accredited courses are available through the platform from seven institutions to address skills needs of
Business Education News
Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has launched an €83.68 million TU Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) Fund. The scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The TU RISE scheme will support research capacity building
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris launched a historic change in third-level education to ensure undergraduate students, for the first time, can earn a university degree outside the points system. From September students will be able to enrol in one of 23 degree courses across healthcare, enterprise, ICT and
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris opened a new Enterprise and Learner Hubs in Tullamore, Offaly. These hubs will ensure that learners, employees and employers will be able to access the information and help they need to meet increased skills demands in the region. The Laois Offaly Education and […]
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has welcomed the news that seven Irish universities have gone up in the world rankings. This included Trinity College Dublin, which enjoyed a jump of 17 places from 98th to 81st in the world. Speaking about the progress, Minister Harris said, “this is […]
Council Partners Education News
Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is inviting all children due to start school this September to visit their local library and collect their free ‘Little Library Book Bag’. The My Little Library initiative, funded through Dormant Accounts Funding, offers a free book bag with storybooks for children and supportive information for parents for […]
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced €3.75 million to boost further and higher education sector defences against cyber-attack for cybersecurity. The funding has been allocated by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in 2022/23 to provide 24/7 real-time monitoring
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has launched a five-year Active* Consent programme. This programme builds on the first cycle of the Active*Consent programme at the University of Galway, which has made substantial progress in raising awareness and deepening our understanding of consent in Higher and Further Education
Education News Technology
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has announced 62 grants valued at €42 million to support research across 13 Higher Education Institutions through Science Foundation Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme. Minister Harris commented on the programme, “these awards, supported under the SFI Frontiers for
Education News
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has confirmed a new apprenticeship programme in Sportsturf Management. The two-year programme will welcome its first group of apprentices and employers in September 2023. The apprenticeship will train apprentices to work on plant science and protection, soil and rootzones, the
Council Partners Education Environment News
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