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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have launched the 2023 European Year of Skills in Ireland with the publication of the OECD Ireland Skills Strategy Report. The findings from the OECD include: The share of young adults with a tertiary […]
Education News
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has welcomed the publication of two reports which showed record levels of spending on research and development in Ireland over the past three years. The Research and Development Budget 2022 , a report compiled from a comprehensive survey of government departments and agencies
Education News Technology
Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins TD, has announced a €5.87 million investment in a University of Limerick-led and SFI research project investigating low-code/no-code approaches in immersive software engineering – where developers can design applications with no to minimum knowledge in coding – for solutions in data management, privacy and
Education Environment News
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the allocation of €9 million in grant funding for 141 early learning and childcare services under the Building Blocks – Improvement Grant. Grants range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit. Under the Green Energy Strand, grants
Education News Uncategorized
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a €1 billion co-funded investment in employment, skills, social inclusion and poverty in Ireland under the European Social Fund Plus Programme. The funding is a joint investment by the Irish Government and the European Union under the European Social Fund Plus. […]
Education News
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD launched the new Primary Curriculum Framework for all primary and special schools. The Primary Curriculum Framework will shape the work of all primary and special schools for the coming years. This is the first curriculum framework for primary education in Ireland. Under the framework, schools will have a […]
Education News
Minister for Education, Norma Foley, and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, have launched the STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026. This is the second implementation plan as part of the STEM Education Policy Statement 2017–2026. The Implementation Plan focusses on the many strengths in STEM education, while also
Education News
The Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan announce details of the 2023 Summer Programme. Once again, all schools will have an opportunity to run a programme for those children that need it the most, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue […]
Business Education News
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, is to invest €2.9 million in a new fellowship training programme to develop world-class software expertise, creating 16 postdoctoral fellowships. The programme will focuse on privacy, trust, inclusion and fairness. Lero director Professor Brian Fitzgerald of University of Limerick is coordinating the
Business Education Health News
Northeastern University (NU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal partnership with University College Dublin (UCD) around a shared focus on key global challenges in healthcare.       The Boston-headquartered university is a Top 10 research institution in the US, with leading global experts in health informatics and the deployment of […]