The Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) offers a qualified welcome for the Higher Education Provisions within Budget 2024.
read moreOn behalf of the Presidents of the technological higher education institutions, THEA welcomes the publication today of the CAO offers
read moreThe benefits will extend far beyond our campuses, reaching into local communities and industries, making substantial contributions to Ireland's economic competitiveness on a global scale
read moreThe project aims to collect the views and feedback from ATU students and local employers on current and future language provision by replicating a study previously conducted at SETU.
read moreA collaborative visual arts project in an Early Childhood Education setting.
read moreThe collaborative FFACT Connect module redesign project will involve focus groups with student researchers who took this module from each programme in the faculty.
read moreThe focus will be making improvements to the current studio at IADT, looking at ways to improve the accessibility of the studio
read moreThe project aims to improve the learning and living experiences of IADT students while enhancing the efficiency of Student Support Services
read moreThis project aims to develop, design and test a game-style toolkit to help students to peer-network in an entertaining and inclusive manner.
read moreStudents of the creative arts are studying during a time of unprecedented change in their creative practice.
read moreThis project explores the perceptions of both staff and students in the Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities on the use of artificial intelligence in assessments.
read moreThe aim of this project is for IADT psychology students to organise outreach activities to under-represented students with intellectual disability (ID) in the community.
read moreThe main outlines of this project are to create a student garden on campus, making sure that students learn useful skills while also producing alternative food sources
read moreA collaborative project involving three students looking at ways to improve the student experience in the face of physical, emotional and time-management challenges.
read moreThe LEtGO of Stress project utilises Lego to create both a Universal Design for Learning Experience for first-year engineering students and a stress-relieving campus-wide community health and wellbein
read moreIn recent years, the use of essay mills by students has expanded rapidly in Ireland.
read moreThe plan is to build a university greenhouse so that students can grow and harvest fresh produce.
read moreOne of the most important goals of education has become to help students acquire self-regulation skills that improve learning.
read moreStudents undertaking the BA Early Childhood Education and Care programme in ATU Galway & Mayo are required by the Professional Awards Criteria for Initial Professional Education
read moreThe project will begin with students from the BA in Early Childhood Education and Care programme learning about the Ocean Literacy Framework.
read moreThis project aims to increase cycling among students though a small team of Student Cycling Ambassadors and through provision of bikes.
read moreParticipants will be invited to analyse library services and learning resources through the student lens where they experience learning difficulties or additional needs.
read moreMost, if not all, programmes at the undergraduate level have recognized statistics as a necessary component required for data collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation
read moreThe key deliverables are to establish a tried and tested method of converting current theoretical learning experiences in design to a practical hands-on application of design
read moreA molecular biology educational toolkit will be developed, supporting multiple options of content delivery, assessment, and feedback.
read moreAnalytical techniques, not available at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo but used widely in forensic, health, nutrition and pharma industries globally
read moreThis experiential event has the potential to positively impact both the student learning experience and teaching enhancement.
read moreThe Sustainathon is a challenge-based learning intervention which aims to facilitate students actively engaging with the idea of sustainable consumption.
read moreMotivated by changes in the student demographics on campus, this project aims to redesign and refurbish a campus space to ensure that it is open
read moreThis project will deliver an open-access, resource-based portal focusing on statistics supports for beginners, available to all ATU staff and students
read moreAcross the 9 ATU campuses, entrepreneurship modules give students an appreciation for theoretical Entrepreneurship.
read moreThe aim of this project is to introduce culinary arts education to under-represented groups in Galway city.
read moreMeaningful integration of digital training tools in teaching has the potential to improve accessibility, flexibility, and foster learning in an inclusive, empowering manner.
read moreThe project aims to collect the views and feedback from ATU students and local employers on current and future language provision by replicating a study previously conducted at SETU.
read moreThis project aims to bring students and staff from different disciplines across ATU together, with a UDL focus.
read moreThis project will organise and host a two-day Winterage event using the “17 Rooms” methodology, with embedded World Café events.
read moreThe project involves installing, operating, and researching a domestic-sized biodigester in the Students’ Union common area/kitchen on the ATU Mayo campus.
read moreA critical component of the National Strategy for Education and Training (NStEP) 2022+ is sustainability in action, which is a concept that emphasises the need for practical, measurable and effective
read moreThe aim of this project is to create a centralised digital information screen, whereby all students can access information in relation to careers events, resources, job and placement opportunities
read moreThis project will provide a reusable sustainable set of learning resources for Year 4 BSc In Computing & Digital Media students.
read moreThe introduction of a Peer Led Wellness Café in a 3rd Level setting will be piloted, which supports a settings-based health promotion approach as a method for implementing a whole-campus approach
read moreThis project aims to improve the water quality and to enhance the environmental and amenity value of local streams on or near the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus.
read moreThis project will provide a knowledge graph-powered mobile app for students to facilitate learning about on-campus sustainability issues, actions and initiatives and explore use cases for the Semantic
read moreThis project aims to enhance the student experience and promote the development of professional practice skills in the Community Development and Youth Work programme in TU Dublin.
read moreThe Mindful Kitchen Project at TU Dublin offers modules on ‘Health and Wellbeing for Chefs’ (2019) and Creativity & Social Gastronomy (2021)
read moreClimate change impacts may be seen as remote; something that happens to others in faraway places, something over which we have no control.
read moreEnactus is the world’s largest student-led and student-focused experiential learning initiative, which connects 35 countries, 1,8000 university programmes
read moreThe aim of this project is to promote biodiversity, through the creation of wildflower meadows on the TU Dublin campus and in the local community.
read moreThis project is made up of a group of eight 4th year architecture students who are undertaking elective work under the title, 'Radical Pedagogies for an Unknown Future'.
read moreThis project has the potential to enhance education for sustainable development (ESD) and an earlier introduction to SD and the SDGs, by creating more awareness
read moreTaking place in one of the poorest regions in the world, in the town of Turmalina in the Jequitinhonha valley, Brazil, the “Sustainability for the Future” project aims to reach
read moreThis project aims to reduce cigarette butt and vaping waste in Tallaght Village and the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus.
read moreThe School of Engineering in TU Dublin and its volunteering group, 3DAssist, have been working with community groups over the last 8 years in areas such as 3D printed prosthetics
read moreMany of our students in TU Dublin identify as Irish, but their lived experiences are often also shaped and influenced by a distinct cultural and linguistic heritage
read moreUniversity can be stressful and overwhelming for many students including neurodivergent and disabled students.
read moreAs part of the Critical Skills Module in semester 1 of the International Hospitality and Tourism Programme, students will demonstrate learning skills acquired from a range of semester one modules
read moreThis project will be a collaboration involving the lecturer and taught postgraduate students to create an e-learning resource on writing a dissertation research proposal.
read moreThis project is to expand our Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Tutorial initiative to other STEM subjects perceived as “traditionally difficult”, such as Math and Engineering, within TU Dublin’s Access
read moreThis project will develop a set of guidelines for staff and students on the use of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models in higher education.
read moreThe motivation for this project is that the current year 1 chemistry tutorial format is not achieving its potential.
read moreAn Extended Induction Programme enables students to learn about the supports and services available to them in Higher Education, and acquire some of the knowledge
read moreHaving almost completed 8 semesters of wonderful eclectic learning methodologies in a progressive learning environment of the ever-innovative and evolving International Hospitality
read moreThis D.E.S.I.G.N your future project aims to create a unique fashioneering/wearable tech engineering experience for current students and to attract potential students.
read moreThe Faculty of Arts & Humanities is implementing a staff-student collaborative approach to build and develop a community of learners, teachers, mentors and fellows
read moreThe project aims to develop a module that can be delivered across Arts and Humanities programmes at TU Dublin.
read moreThis project will enable the Healthy Campus project at TU Dublin support two internship students from the final year of the Public Health Nutrition Programme to implement sustainable health
read moreThe objective of assessment in third level education is to determine a student’s level of knowledge.
read more‘Hearing and Sounding a Diverse Campus’ looks at the DkIT campus through the lens of ‘soundscapes’: the sounds that populate our everyday lives and journeys.
read moreThis project’s focus is to explore students’, lecturers’ and academic support staffs’ understanding of the value and practice of Academic Integrity in nursing and midwifery undergraduate programmes.
read moreThe project aims to improve the induction process and overall 1st year experience for the Mechanical Engineering programmes, by integrating student partners in the development of the induction and not
read moreThis project will assist our postgraduate research students to improve their academic writing and critical thinking and guide them in disseminating their research while working
read moreStaff and students will co-design a playful outdoor space for use both during practical classes on Early Childhood Studies degrees and by the wider DkIT community.
read moreAs we look towards increasing simulation within our nursing programmes, this project provides opportunities for meaningful student-staff engagement and authentic dialogue
read moreClimate change is a global challenge, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have marked a way forward.
read moreThe N-TUTORR funding will facilitate the project team of midwifery students, clinical teachers and DkIT lecturers to progress five key learning enhancement priorities.
read moreThis project aims to leverage and strengthen the partnership that exists between DkIT ACM Student Chapter, their Academic Heads and the Careers and Employability Centre
read moreThe advent of ChatGPT and other forms of AI tools has raised concerns in the academic community in relation to learning and teaching as well as academic integrity.
read moreThe software industry employs Agile Methods to deliver complex products. Pre-pandemic Agile team members were typically co-located.
read moreAs part of the BSc (Hons) Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapy programme in TUS Athlone, our students gain clinical hands-on experience in our student-led clinic, supervised by Certified Athletic
read moreThe requirement to combine academic training with practical skill development is one of the challenges of training pharmacy technicians.
read moreTo achieve economic, social, and environmental progress, the SDGs include 17 specific targets. A module/micro-credential on the SDGs can offer some valuable benefits to students
read moreThe PhD journey can be socially and intellectually isolating, and research degree programmes traditionally have high attrition rates.
read moreResearch students may struggle with confidence in writing. Procrastination and imposter syndrome can affect writing quality, productivity and timely completion of research degrees.
read moreWomen in sport go beyond the female athlete; they include sports scientists, academics, executives and more. The underrepresentation of women in sport parallels that of STEM fields at large.
read moreThe aim of this fellowship is to create resources that will positively impact on the student experience and retention of students who undertake the Certificate in Transition to Higher Education progra
read moreThe goal of this project is to embed embodied learning activities in Personal Development modules, and to purchase resources and materials which will allow for embodied
read moreThe aim of this project is to further embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles within our Situated Design Practice module for our MA Interdisciplinary Design programme
read moreThis project aims to create a more inclusive hybrid learning environment that shifts emphasis from the current strategy of retention (passive) to participation (active).
read moreFemales are significantly underrepresented in sports science education and research, despite representing 49.5% of the world’s population.
read moreThis project’s focus is the creation of an Outdoor Classroom and Open access Education Space.
read moreStudent participation on Course Boards is essential. It can greatly aid programme quality. However, the involvement of students on such Boards can potentially serve to further
read moreAs both a teacher and a student, I have attended plenty of online classes, seminars, meetings, etc., and often encountered the simplest problem - the low signal of audio or muddy voice
read moreThe outcome of this project is to enhance student’s digital transformation skills of AI in digital marketing. Students will learn the skill of interacting with AI through appropriate prompts with Chat
read moreThis project faces the issue of miscommunication between college staff, class representatives, and corresponding college supports.
read moreThis project will explore the potential of Computer Based Exams (CBE) within an undergraduate accounting programme, by incorporating a CBE within a financial accounting module
read moreLearning that by 2050 we may not have enough food to feed the worlds inhabitants sparked an interest to apply for this Fellowship.
read moreThis project aims to revolutionise education delivery by addressing the fairness of team-based project assessments.
read moreThis fellowship will allow a group of students to collaborate with both lecturing and technical staff within the University to achieve the following
read moreTypical engineering mathematics curricula focus on calculations/procedures, while in practice computers are used to perform routine calculations.
read moreMTU is committed in both our values and practices to enhance at all times student engagement and student partnership to create a university experience where each student
read moreAs part of this project, students will be invited to highlight the things that most concern them about interviews. These will be used to guide what questions are asked in a programme of practice
read moreThis project will involve collaboration between students, their teachers at MTU, international collaborators, and registered nurses within the associated partner healthcare services.
read moreStudents will be involved in an initial phase of gathering feedback and data about a proposed journal structure and plan, as well as their own ongoing or previous challenges
read moreThe Cú is a universally designed performance of the skills of Hurling to Celtic music, featuring nods to both Cú Chulainn and warrior-queen Medb, signifying gender equality.
read moreFirst impressions matter, and one of the first impressions the students get is the onboarding process which sets the tone for the future relationship.
read moreLecturing staff will deliver two six-week modules in Trauma Awareness and in Self Care; we aim to do a piece of pre-entry work with potential participants in terms of study skills
read moreThe key aims and objectives of the project are
read moreInduction to college life is part of a longer process of transition from second to third level education that extends beyond the first weeks.
read moreThe TIPToP (Transition in Progress to Professionalism) conference aims to develop transferable skills, often called “graduate attributes”, in the students of the BSc in Biomedical Science.
read moreThe aim of this project is to improve student experience, and hence engagement, with our Asynchronous Maths support module, ‘Maths online’.
read moreReconnect is a workshop developed as a result of findings from published research in MTU, where 70% of students assessed that their physical and mental health was negatively affected by their internet
read moreThe aim of this project is to enhance understanding and use of a virtual degree pathway space for students of the programme.
read moreThis project will be made up of a series of workshops focussed on somatic and physical skills involved in live theatre.
read moreThe aim of the project is to provide additional accessible resources to the MTU community, to enhance resources already available and to enable independent learning through working
read moreThis project aims to explore students’ vision for education for sustainability at SETU.
read moreThis collaborative and exciting project involves the pairing of students in social care programmes, with design and architecture pedagogy, to explore how they can work together to create a proposed
read moreDigital Storytelling (DST) is a form of digital media production allowing people to create and share short stories online.
read moreJack and Emilie are PhD students with the National Centre for Mens Health in SETU Carlow. Their study, CAIRDE, is the largest research investigation ever conducted into mental health
read moreThe aim of this project is to develop a student-focussed project that will develop students’ intercultural understanding and global awareness.
read moreThe use of microplastic in personal care products has been banned recently, as the accumulation of microplastic (plastic particles less than 5 mm) is a major concern to marine life and food chain.
read moreIn collaboration with Forward Steps Family Resource Centre’s Traveller Women’s group, members of the Travelling community in Tullow, Co. Carlow commenced a Level 6 Certificate
read moreThis project will support the emergence of more democratic and inclusive decision-making, creating a deeper sense of mutual understanding across the learning community.
read moreCurrent Year 3 Applied Health Care (AHC) students will partner with faculty for induction of Year 1 nursing and healthcare students in a safe and fun environment, so that friendships can form and grow
read moreIt is clear from literature that student engagement with quality feedback has a very important role to pay in student learning.
read moreThis project builds upon the SETU community’s learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic by acquiring a paid version of Gathertown, so that it can be integrated in SETU modules
read moreSignificant advances have been made in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years. Tests at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton (2023), revealed that ChatGPT
read moreThis project will serve as a collaboration between students from three level 6 Literacy Development Centre blended programmes, the programme’s leader and the online engagement advisor.
read moreThe key aims and structure of this project are:
read moreThe project will improve collaboration quality, encouraging dialogue and discussion between staff and students. It will allow them to build trust and learn from each other
read moreThis project aims to directly support and improve the experience of black and brown women on the Professional Social Care Practice programme in SETU Carlow.
read more‘Moodle is a little confusing’, ‘Moodle is hard to navigate’, ‘Moodle is just frustrating to use’. This is recent student feedback from the Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (HCCC)
read moreThis comprehensive report provides valuable insights that will aid in shaping our future strategies for skills development in Ireland.
read moreTHEA welcomes this opportunity to discuss with the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proposed Research and Innovation Bill
read moreThe three organisations, representing students and higher education institutions, are calling for this year’s Leaving Certificate results to be available on their traditional mid-August date
read moreTHEA welcomes publication of OECD review
read moreProfessor Willie Donnelly takes up the role of Acting Director of Research, Development, and Innovation at THEA
read moreRound table discussion on mental health in Tertiary Education
read moreTreasa Fox, Head of Student Counselling Services, TUS, and Chairperson of Psychological Counselors in Higher Education Ireland
read moreCampaign to drive a positive conversation on consent, and to end sexual violence and harassment
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on behalf of our members: ATU, TÚS, SETU, DkIT, IADT
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA and USI
read moreSubmission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science - Mental health in tertiary education
read moreTHEA welcomes the announcement today, by Minister Simon Harris, TD, of an extra €40 million for higher education institutions for the upcoming academic year
read moreTechnological Universities are the future - Invest in them.
read moreA consortium of Technological Universities in Ireland has been awarded an initial allocation of €18.81m under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) to support teaching and learning reforms
read moreIreland’s New Research and Innovation Strategy from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science today, Tuesday 18 May 2022
read moreTHEA CEO and Char of the Council of Registrars outline concerns of the technological higher education sector over possible delays to the release of leaving certificate results
read moreOverall, much progress has been made in supporting improved gender equality (and the broader EDI agenda) in higher education over a relatively short time (since the mid-2010s).
read moreWe have worked hard with our political colleagues to ensure that our priorities as a world class technological higher education system are recognized.
read moreProviding higher educational programmes across all levels of the NFQ, the new TU will play a pivotal role in the strategic regional development of the West and North West.
read moreStatement on behalf of THEA member institutions
read moreThis funding will be particularly impactful in the technological higher education sector
read moreTHEA submission, February 2022
read moreThe class of 2020 were challenged in unprecedented ways
read moreThe higher education sector is in a unique position to show leadership in this area. Sexual violence and harassment should have no place in our higher education institutions
read moreEnd of year statement from THEA marking the end of a challenging year
read moreDepartment of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science advises closures tomorrow December 7
read moreTHEA and IUA accept award on behalf of research community
read moreStatement from THEA
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on behalf of the presidents of TÚS and the Institutes of Technology
read moreStatement from the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) following publication by the HEA of graduate earnings data
read moreTo help drive awareness and encourage conversation on consent the Higher Education Institutions, the IUA and THEA, the Higher Education Authority, and USI are launching the #unmuteconsent campaign
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan on behalf of the technological higher education institutions
read moreThe Presidents of the higher education institutions represented by the IUA, THEA and HECA have joined together to urge college students to get vaccinated
read moreCore drivers are digitalisation and infrastructure, climate action, human capital, research and innovation, and international cooperation.
read moreCore drivers are digitalisation and infrastructure, climate action, human capital, research and innovation, and international cooperation.
read moreThe higher education institutions represented by THEA, the IUA and RCSI have joined together to announce their plans for a safe return to campuses this September with maximum on-site presence.
read moreTHEA welcomes announcement by Minister Simon Harris of Cabinet approval for a full return to on-campus learning
read moreIrish doctoral student experience and standard of awards are endorsed by international report of the European University Association
read moreStatement from the THEA to Oireachtas Committee Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, & Science, on the re-opening of further and higher education in a safe and sustainable wa
read moreTHEA broadly welcomes the ambition of the new legislation and made a number of recommendations and observations during the opening statement.
read moreStatement on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology and Munster Technological University
read moreTHEA welcomes Technological University Transformation Fund announcement
read moreWe congratulate the governing bodies, presidents, and communities of both institutions who worked so hard to demonstrate their ambition and look forward to their designation date.
read moreWe look forward to working with all stakeholders on this new ambitious plan.
read morehese institutions have proven their commitment to advancing the careers of women and trans staff and students in academia and research, professional and support roles in their institutions
read moreMuch work still needs to be done if we are to understand the insights that can be gained and the meaningful actions that should be taken in order to identify vulnerable cohorts of students
read moreThe report, published today, is the culmination of a body of work undertaken by THEA in order to assist technological higher education institutions to implement the national Framework for Consent
read moreThe partnership comprises Fórsa, SIPTU, THEA, TU Dublin, TUI, Unite, the Higher Education Authority, and the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science
read morePartnership of Stakeholders in the Technological Sector meet to discuss working towards a successful completion of the academic year
read moreTHEA showcases female leaders, role models and influencers on International Women's Day 2021. Read their stories and how they use 'Resilience' to meet challenge
read moreShe will lead a collaboration between the Institutes of Technology, the Universities, and Technological Universities
read moreMeeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee Tuesday 16 February 2021
read moreAll THEA member institutions have offered further assistance to Government and many institutional leadership teams are already in talks with Government around how campus facilities, teams, and experti
read moreIf Ireland is to reach its stated ambition to become an Innovation Leader, in the top 5 in Europe, it must activate and support research and innovation capacity in the full range of higher education i
read moreDesignation of Munster Technological University
read moreTHEA statement following announcement of increased restrictions
read moreProfessor Maggie Cusack appointed as President of Munster Technological University
read moreFor the first time, a complete and accurate account of the socio-economic profiles of higher education institutions has been published.
read moreOpening Statement by Dr Joseph Ryan, Prof Vincent Cunnane, Dr Patricia Mulcahy and Mr Paul Hannigan
read moreAll Institutes of Technology within the THEA network have committed from the outset of this difficult year to afford maximum certainty and continuity of educational provision consistent with public he
read moreTHEA welcomes submission to Minister Simon Harris of application to establish a new technological university in the Midlands and Mid-West
read moreIT Sligo has been awarded funding through Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund to develop a novel mechatronic remote physiotherapy system (MRPS).
read moreTHEA’s annual Colloquium ‘Innovation through Partnership’ takes place online on 18th and 19th November 2020.
read moreThe Engineering Centre of Research and Enterprise (engCORE) is the research division of the Faculty of Engineering at IT Carlow.
read moreDesign + Technology Gateway at IT Carlow and Inferneco partnered on the design and development of an intelligent UV sanitising system for bottle beverages.
read moreNational Centre for Men's Health in IT Carlow leads major study of farmer’s health.
read moreLYIT collaborate with Ulster University in development of All Island Covid-19 Data Tracker through the Centre for Personalised Medicine.
read moreA team of researchers from LYIT and ‘The No Barriers Foundation’ are examining the use of a state-of-the-art full lower limb powered exoskeleton (The EksoGT).
read moreThe Smart Water consortium consists of seven partners led by Fields of Life (FOL), an NGO that has been working in Uganda and who have drilled over 30 wells in the Kumi region over the last 25 years.
read moreCork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been awarded funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for research into barrier masks to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
read moreCork Institute of Technology’s Nimbus Centre will lead a new EU funded research project to deliver energy-efficiency in the manufacturing sector.
read moreClarke Analytics Ltd is a wholly owned Irish consulting and training company specialising in data analytics and data science.
read moreAnyone who has ever been frustrated by the slow pace of play on a golf course will be pleased to learn that tech start-up PowerThru Golf has a solution
read moreEziVein is a medical aid designed to enhance the visibility of a vein to reduce the time and trauma for a blood draw or IV cannulation in the 35% of patients who suffer from DVA
read moreA team from the CIT Nimbus Technology Gateway collaborated with healthcare information technology company SteriTrack on the redesign of a complex piece of hardware.
read moreWIT has secured funding from Science Foundation Ireland to speed up Covid testing and increase the number of laboratories able to test without compromising quality and test accuracy.
read moreTSSG at WIT is leading a project aiming to transform Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced Internet of Things technologies, data science and smart farming.
read moreVirtual Reality (VR) technology and tools are being embraced by teachers, parents and autism therapists to help individuals with autism.
read moreImproving men's health through “Sheds for Life” .
read moreThe TSSG Team use Industry Insights report to reach out to existing and new clients in a post Covid economy.
read moreRecent EU Commission data shows that WIT has attracted more research funding from the EU in the area of ICT than all the other institutes of technology.
read moreDr Claire Keary, a researcher in the School of Science and Computing at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), has been awarded funding for research into radiation monitoring
read moreThe initiative was led by Dr. Aisling O’Neill, Manager of Arclabs Research and Innovation Centre, situated just over the brow of the hill in the picturesque Carriganore, overlooking the river Suir.
read moreIT Sligo is involved in a number of initiatives aimed at realising the potential of renewable energy in the North West region for the benefit of communities.
read moreAt the height of the pandemic there was a severe global shortage and disruption to the supply of PPE caused by unprecedented demand, panic buying and misuse of PPE.
read moreDundalk-based entrepreneur, Simon Chan, is on a mission to re-invent the wheel with his new invention, the Superwheel, a revolutionary bicycle wheel that can significantly improve cycling efficiency.
read moreThe SMILE project is a research collaboration between NetwellCASALA at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), Trinity College Dublin and Caredoc and is funded under the Slaintecare Integration Fund.
read moreThis 6.7M Euro Interreg VA project will look at how energy storage resources owned by homeowners and businesses can resolve the problem of the variability of output from renewable energy.
read moreDundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has unveiled plans to establish a new centre of excellence in the area of Connected Health & Wellbeing for the North East Region.
read moreStudy led by the University of Aberdeen with wide range of collaborators including GMIT
read moreLetterfrack is mapping the future for the Furniture Design and Wood Technology sectors.
read moreGMIT has been awarded funding from the Irish Research Council to develop an exciting marine science outreach project on ethical taxidermy
read more“How has your mindset changed since the pandemic?”
read moreGMIT and a consortium of European partners have been awarded Erasmus Mundus funding to continue to offer the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea).
read moreOver the past number of years, knowledge transfer activities have become an increasingly important aspect of youth mental health research.
read moreThe Public Design Lab (PDL) was founded to engage IADT’s design skill sets and creative practices in community projects for positive social impact.
read moreACORN Research Centre, LIT helping bakery industry to benefit from Artificial Intelligence
read moreResearch by Maria O'Donovan, Limerick School of Art and Design at LIT, examines how technology can bring creativity to teaching.
read moreReNu2Farm project works to impact food security and sustainability by safeguarding essential soil nutrients.
read moreAn Innovative Research Partnership to Promote the Inclusion and Wellbeing of Young People through Gaming.
read moreA researcher from AIT’s Software Research Institute is exploring how augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), can be used to help stroke victims.
read moreAn Athlone-based PhD candidate is using augmented reality (AR) to help cure people of walking abnormalities which, if left untreated, can lead to “wear and tear” arthritis and serious injuries.
read moreResearchers from Athlone Institute of Technology’s Materials Research Institute are spearheading a €5 million pan European Chinese research effort aimed at tackling plastic pollution.
read moreNew research looking at the use of cutaway peatland and poor agricultural land for freshwater fish production is underway at Athlone Institute of Technology.
read moreAthlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has partnered with The NPD Group, a global market research firm, to launch a million-euro ICT research technology lab.
read moreAthlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has teamed up with an Athlone-based fine chemical company to investigate greener and more economical alternatives to chemical production methods.
read moreThe AIT - LIT Consortium has been successful in its application to join a new, forward-thinking education alliance intended to increase collaboration between Europe’s universities.
read moreThe Efficient Food Project is led by IT Tralee in collaboration with UCD and funded under the EPA 2019 Sustainability Call.
read moreIT Tralee researchers are developing a cost-effective tracking system targeted at higher crop yields and greater food traceability.
read moreIT Tralee supporting rurally based natural cosmetics companies.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland.
read moreIssued by the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA).
read moreSafe return to campus in higher education institutions
read moreIn a difficult year where hard choices have had to be made, we can attest that every possible step has been taken to ensure equity and fairness
read moreSummary information on the Return to Campus Plans for Institutes of Technology, September 2020
read moreThe Presidents and staff in the Institutes of Technology are confident in, and supportive of, the approach adopted by both Ministers and their Departmentsto ensure students are treated fairly
read moreTHEA welcomes announcement by Minister Simon Harris of more than €10m grant for capital works and equipment in Institutes of Technology.
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA and TU Dublin
read moreThe July Stimulus package will facilitate Further and Higher Education to support employment in upskilling and reskilling
read moreOur institutions are ideally positioned to rebuild the economy, drive education and skills provision, and equip new and existing students with the skills and opportunities they need to succeed.
read moreLatest Leaving Certificate advice brings clarity in relation to the key dates for receipt of calculated grades and subsequent Round 1 offers from CAO and UCAS for colleges and universities.
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA, NUI and TU Dublin
read moreTHEA publishes principles and guidelines for academic programmes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These principles and guidelines will evolve with changing public health advice
read moreThis statement from THEA on behalf of Institutes of Technology throughout the country sets out how we will support students and communities over the coming academic year.
read moreTechnological University status is granted to the consortium comprising CIT and IT Tralee
read moreGraham Love, Consulting Partner at Mazars, hosted a panel discussion with UCC President, Pat O'Shea, GMIT President, Orla Flynn, and SFI Chairman, Peter Clinch
read moreWe will continue to work closely with the public health authorities to ensure that next year's provision will protect the health and wellbeing of both staff and students
read moreOur staff throughout the institutes should be congratulated for the contribution that they continue to make to the national efforts to contain COVID-19
read moreWe interviewed Dr Joseph Ryan, the CEO of our member, The Technological Higher Education Association (THEA), Ireland, who gave us an overview of how the sector has been addressing the main challenges
read moreThis brings welcome certainty to families and students who are undertaking the examination this year.
read moreAll higher education institutions put revised processes in place for end of year assessments
read moreThe health and wellbeing of students is of primary importance
read moreFrom Joseph Ryan CEO THEA, Vincent Cunnane Chair THEA on behalf of Presidents and staff
read moreFollows from the speech of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, post the cabinet statement on Tuesday, 24 March 2020
read moreLearners can be assured that you will be advised shortly by your institution of the revised assessment approach
read moreDetailed institutional contingency plans and risk mitigation measures being put in place to meet the unprecedented challenge of the Covid 19 public health crisis
read moreThe Presidents of all of Ireland’s Universities and Institutes of Technology have today (Monday March 16th) issued a plea to every student to fully follow set guidelines on social distancing
read moreEURASHE project ‘Mapping Regional Engagement Activities of European Universities of Applied Sciences’ (hereafter-UASiMAP) is searching for external experts
read moreResponse to a request from the HEA Committee on Research and Graduate Education
read moreState Funding per student to third level institutions is now 40% less than it was a decade ago
read moreMary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for Higher Education, announced the funding of 20 senior academic posts across the Irish higher education system
read morePresident of Limerick Institute of Technology, Professor Vincent Cunnane, assumes the chair of THEA for the 50th anniversary year of Technological Higher Education in Ireland
read moreThe programme is fully financed by the Irish research funders and has the capacity to train up to 15,000 staff and students
read moreAlmost 1,800 new undergraduate places across 94 new courses will be created in TU Dublin and the Institutes of Technology.
read moreAn analysis of the 'withdrawal' question added by 9 of the 12 technological HEIs in the 2019 StudentSurvey
read moreThe clusters will enable IoTs and TUs to connect and engage with SMEs and multinational corporations in a strategic way on common areas of interest
read moreWith superbugs poised to become humanity’s greatest threat, shiitake mushrooms may hold the key to preventing ‘global disaster’ of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
read moreAquaVitae Project: Developing Atlantic Ocean aquaculture production in a sustainable way
read moreEMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs
read moreSupporting Rural Food Entrepreneurs
read moreInternationally Scaling – ThinScale Technology Flying from the Media Cube nest
read moreSpearline Communications locates Global Sales Headquarters in ArcLabs Research and Innovation Centre, Waterford Institute of Technology
read moreIrish Clinical Research Team to Study Breast Cancer-related Fatigue
read moreLIT and Irish Bieconomy Foundation awarded €4.6 Million by Enterprise Ireland through the Regional Enterprise Development Fund.
read more“Is the open and inclusive innovation ecosystem really that open to all potential entrepreneurs?”.
read moreThe RDI Hub Killorglin is a large scale collaborative project, between Fexco, ITT, and Kerry County Council, which secured €3.5 Million Euros in funding from Enterprise Ireland.
read moreDkIT Launches New Research & Innovation Institute of Connected Health & Wellbeing
read moreAthlone IT Developing ‘Zero Gravity’ 3D Printing Technology for Use in Space
read moreWe speak to Mark Christal, Manager of the Regions and Entrepreneurship Division in Enterprise Ireland (EI), about how EI supports regional development and enhances the STEM sector in Ireland
read moreEI has committed €26 million to invest in the Future Technology Gateway Programme between 2018 and 2022. They have had over 500 companies involved in over 700 projects through the Technology Gateway,
read moreCelebrating new start-ups by female entrepreneurs at the Rubicon Centre
read moreMcKesson joins forces with CIT to offer first ever female PhD scholarship
read moreDkIT & Nova Leah Secure €3.7M Funding to Support Innovative Medical Device Research Projects
read moreOne pill to cure them all? Athlone Institute of Technology researchers working on ‘made to order’ personalised healthcare technology.
read moreAthlone Institute of Technology and Arran Chemical Company Form Unique Industry-Academia Research Partnership
read moreAIT Students to Collaborate with Industry on Live Digital Marketing Projects
read moreWith the welcome decision by Athlone and Limerick to work towards application we now have an emerging Technological University sector that has a footprint in every region
read moreTHEA has grouped the responses under the suggested headings of Skills; Support for creative businesses, Innovation, Creative spaces + places, International
read moreMore than 43,000 students took the surveys. Highlights include record participation in national StudentSurvey.ie and higher levels of engagement among international students in Ireland.
read moreWe would urge Government to use the evidence in this newly published Report, in particular the deprivation index scores, to ensure that public monies are targeted where they are most needed
read moreThe significant proportion of funding allocated to Technological University consortia is significant because it signals the continuing support of Government for the Technological University sector
read moreThis agreement will further develop Ireland’s bioeconomy through partnerships in research, development, innovation, education and training opportunities with a particular focus on regional development
read moreThe TUs will offer a system of higher education which, through its distinctive academic learning environment, is designed to meet the employment and skills needs of Ireland’s regions
read moreTHEA welcomes budgetary announcement from Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor, TD
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, Chief Executive THEA, Budget 2020
read moreStatement from Dr Jim Murray, Director of Academic Affairs and Deputy CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)
read moreTHEA CEO, Dr Joseph Ryan, noted that “This is an important conversation that will help to shape the ongoing reform of the higher education landscape and THEA encourages the widest engagement."
read moreCIT and IT Tralee are well advanced toward designation as a unitary Technological University in Q1 2020
read moreTHEA aims to support the technological higher education (THE) sector to scale, broaden and deepen their activities in RIE
read moreWe see this is a significant new tool in addressing gender inequality in higher education and look forward to affirmative action to effect positive change in our institutions
read moreIT Carlow and CIT awarded Athena SWAN bronze award
read moreMinister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. launches new strategy
read moreThe GMIT Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 represents the next stage in the development of GMIT as it transitions to a Technological University (TU) together with its CUA partners, LYIT and IT Sligo
read more€13.7m announced for IT Sligo under Project Ireland 2040
read moreAs a sector, we have benefited enormously from the contribution of strong successful female role models
read moreThe programme, designed to encourage young people from Ireland, Poland and Spain to return to studies or the labour market, was launched during NEF (New Education Forum) at LIT, Thurles Campus
read moreSFI has announced that CIT’s application “The SFI Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies” has been awarded more than €13 million euro
read moreNational and EU funding secured for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to enhance teaching & learning, to open access for lifelong learners and to lead in EU Policy experimentation for adults with low skills
read moreThe day was well attended by admissions officers, international officers and academic from throughout the sector
read moreMinister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor officially launched IADT's new Strategic Plan 2019-2023, Better Futures Created Together, at the National Film School.
read moreThe provision of education and training programmes, relevant to the needs of employers, has long been the lifeblood of the institutions that comprise the technological higher education sector.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan
read moreCivil Engineering student Conor McLoughlin from Swinford awarded Digital Badge
read moreDelegation from SATN visits THEA at start of Irish tour
read morePresident of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT), Dr Annie Doona, takes over as Chairperson of the Board of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on 1 January 2
read moreDr Annnie Doona, President of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology begins her term of office as Chair on 01 January 2019
read moreFirst President of Technology University Dublin announced
read moreThe Strategic Plan was collaboratively devised through an extensive consultation and engagement exercise involving THEA's members and 15 stakeholder organisations
read moreApprenticeships and Traineeships
read moreDr Jim Murray, Director Academic Affairs THEA; The uptake of apprenticeships and trainee-ships
read moreIn support of the launch of Gender Action Plan 2018 - 2020 by Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor
read moreA researcher from Athlone Institute of Technology has made meaningful strides in stent technology through her work with polymer and biodegradable medical devices.
read moreJessica Fuller, Head of Creative Engagement at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) speaks about the crossover between traditional STEM and arts, and its impact on industry.
read more3D Metal printing (Additive Manufacturing) technology is changing how manufacturing of complex engineering components will be achieved not just in future but for applications today.
read moreEverybody loves the smell of peat burning in the fireplace on a crisp autumnal evening and the crackling sound of burning wood in the stove.
read moreGemma Dardis based in the faculty of Art and Design at LIT is engaged with an interdisciplinary research project that explores the best practices that integrate the arts and STEM fields.
read moreThere has been a new wave of digital banking apps where the route to market has largely been to build a core, prepaid-card based account by integrating some budgeting and financial management aspects.
read moreResearchers at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) are applying the power of machine learning to prevent and treat stroke, one of the most severe medical problems worldwide.
read moreDIT researchers were awarded seven grants totalling €1.4 million in a recent round of funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
read moreResearchers from Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) have launched the second phase of PROTECTIVE, an EU-funded cybersecurity research project.
read moreThe CAPPA centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been successful in being part of a collaborative team called to the second phase of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
read moreNines Photovoltaic (Nines PV), an Irish technology company based in the Synergy Centre at IT Tallaght, has developed innovative new processes to reduce the production costs of solar cells.
read moreDundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) mature student, Mark Travers, has used his construction industry experience to develop a safer scaffold system.
read moreA revolutionary additive manufacturing device, with the capability to 3D print complex objects, made its Irish debut at an Athlone Institute of Technology industry showcase this week.
read moreProfessor Neil Rowan, Director of the Bioscience Research Institute at AIT is working to investigate the decline in honey and bumble bee health and wellbeing.
read moreAthlone Institute of Technology has launched a new research initiative to make plastic more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
read moreConor Jordan of Institute of Technology Carlow has worked with Aiden Owens of Carlow Fire and Rescue Service to develop a software tool to improve emergency management.
read moreDiabetes mellitus is expected to effect over 366 million people by 2030.
read moreAon Scéal, an app for primary school classrooms which brings together technology and education, is being developed by LIT student David Byrne for his MSc.
read moreKerrie Ni Dhufaigh is a PhD student of the GMIT Marine and Freshwater Research Centre.
read moreThe first time DIT PhD student Rachel Harding read a physics book, she knew this “absolutely fascinating subject” was the area of study she wished to pursue in college.
read moreRokaia Jedir is a first year postgraduate research student at Limerick Institute of Technology, and the newest member of the Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG), led by Dr. Flaithri Neff.
read moreIntensification of agriculture to industrial scale brings, together with the much-desired food provision, various consequences at the expense of the planet and its ecosystems.
read moreOne hundred recent graduates from Institutes of Technology across the country showcased their expertise at the first SURE Conference, held at AIT, DIT and WIT.
read moreSharon White, Senior Research Engineer at Enterprise Ireland’s Medical Engineering Technology (MET) Gateway is working on a device to treat heart failure.
read moreGrowing demand for skills in the ICT sector led to the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown’s (ITB) establishment of the Learn+Work Programme in Networking Technologies.
read moreA new Red C survey of 1,000 adults has found that 39pc of Irish adults are concerned that robots or Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take their jobs.
read moreResearchers from IT Tralee, Bon Secours Hospital Tralee and Lero are collaborating on a project funded by Science Foundation Ireland.
read moreFor his final-year project, Evan Stuart, Product Design student in DIT, designed an ‘everlasting shoe’ with replaceable, biodegradable parts.
read moreIn recent years, the European Research Area has pursued the development of research frameworks which focus on the major challenges that face society.
read moreStakeholder Consultation on the Mid-term Review of Innovation 2020
read moreInstitute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology host Gender Equality in the Irish Technological Higher Education Sector workshop
read moreMinister Mary Mitchell O'Connor announces further funding for technological higher education sector
read moreThe time for technological higher education is here and now
read moreThe event took place at the WIT Arena and was attended by close to 150 graduates, students and staff from Cork IT, Carlow IT and WIT and industry
read moreOver 100 recent science graduates from Institutes of Technology across the country presented their research at three simultaneous conferences hosted by DIT, AIT and WIT
read moreDIT has been awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
read moreUnions representing students & teaching staff have joined forces with the representative bodies of universities and institutes of technology to call on the government to respond to the growing crisis
read moreA revolutionary additive manufacturing device, with the capability to 3D print complex objects, made its Irish debut at an Athlone Institute of Technology industry showcase this week
read moreFor many of the 40,000 first-time college students entering third level this September, first year will be a time of great fun and frivolity; for new experiences and pushing boundaries.
read moreWaterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced the appointment of Dr Mark White as the Institute’s Vice President for Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies
read moreMinister launches THEA Gender & Diversity mission statement during opening remarks to European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education
read moreTHEA publishes first Gender & Diversity Statement for higher education institutions
read morePublished by the Technological Higher Education Association, August 2018
read moreDr Joseph Ryan congratulates leaving cert students
read moreThis extension will double the size of the Innovation Hub to about 2,400 m2
read moreThe overarching mission statement in this policy outlines a commitment by all Institutes of Technology to ensure equality of access to education and opportunities for career advancement to all persons
read moreAs government prepares for the autumn financial statement, its decision-making process is a clear yet difficult one: where to allocate scarce resources amongst competing demands.
read moreThe Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donhoe TD, on behalf of the 14 Institutes of Technology
read moreDr Jim Murray outlines how the new Bill provides for the granting of award-making powers to the technological sector
read moreWaterford Institute of Technology welcomes the Minister for Education and Skills' announcement this week of the decision to grant TU4Dublin’s application for designation as a technological university
read moreMinister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD this morning turned the sod on Institute of Technology Carlow’s new €15million, 31-acre South Sports Campus.
read moreThe TU4Dublin consortium comprises Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and Institute of Technology Tallaght.
read moreOn Tuesday 17th July, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, announced Ireland’s first Technological University at DIT’s new campus at Grangegorman
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association
read moreTechnological University Dublin (TU Dublin) to be established early next year
read morePromoting equality of opportunity in higher education is a national priority that has been fundamental to the role of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) since its foundation in the early 1970s.
read moreProcedures for the review of each programme or class of programme of education and training of a provider to which authority to make an award has been delegated and the overall operation and managemen
read moreHEA funded scheme geared towards second level pupils (9-13 July)
read moreProfessional Practice Project’ module gives students real-time work experience as part of their degree studies
read moreNew Initiative from IT Tallaght to Further Strengthen its Links with Employers
read moreIn the final seminar of the School of Education's research series for 2017/18, Richard Thorn will present on his book: No Artificial Limits - Ireland's Regional Technical Colleges
read moreSets out the purpose of the statutory core quality assurance guidelines and identifies who they are for. Defines what is meant by provider-owned quality assurance policies and procedures
read moreCyclical Review evaluates the effectiveness of institution-wide quality assurance procedures
read moreThis policy sets out a single flexible model for cyclical quality review at the level of the institution for relevant providers of higher education and the NUI.
read moreThe Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) were adopted by the Ministers responsible for higher education in 2005
read moreThe Universities and the Institutes of Technology have been working in partnership with the Department of Education and Skills to bring about progressive and incremental enhancements of the transition
read moreStudents are valued members of the higher education community, and it is important that this value is actioned by welcoming student participation in all aspects of higher education institution (HEI) l
read moreIn the summer of 2014 the Higher Education Authority decided to establish a Working Group to examine and make proposals around the issue of student engagement in higher education institutions.
read moreThe quality of the doctorate awarded in Ireland is vital to the development of human and knowledge capital.
read moreTerms of Reference for the Review of Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreQQI Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Providers of Statutory Apprenticeship Programmes
read moreThe Annual Institutional Quality Assurance Report (AIQR) is an annual report about internal quality assurance that institutions provide to QQI and publish every year
read moreRead his 'thought piece' in the just published Knowledge Transfer Ireland Review and Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey 2017
read moreTHEA hosts Information Day for Institutes of Technology In partnership with Enterprise Ireland
read moreFive IOTs, five universities and the RCSI have received the “HR logo” award to-date. This currently provides an advantage when applying for EU research funding
read moreFive Institutes of Technology, five universities and the RCSI have received the “HR logo” award to date. This currently provides an advantage when applying for EU research funding
read moreDún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design + Technology and Sheridan have signed a memorandum of agreement to explore the development of collaborative programme, accredited by IADT
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) upon publication by the Higher Education Authority of their report on progression rates in third level institutions
read moreThe purpose of this policy is to ensure that risks to the Institute are identified, assessed and managed to enable the Institute to operate within an acceptable level that has been defined.
read moreThe first annual THEA Colloquium is being hosted in GMIT on 10 May and focuses on the theme of ‘Engagement’.
read moreTechnological Higher Education Association holds first Colloquium in GMIT Engagement with enterprise, policy, and civic & community are core themes of THEA Colloquium
read moreTHEA Code of Governance for Institutes of Technology
read moreCampus engage charter for civic and community engagement
read moreCreation of a coherent and well coordinated system of higher education institutions
read moreTHEA submission to Oireachtas Committee on Education on the Cassells Report
read moreAnnual report about internal quality assurance that institutions provide to QQI
read moreStatutory QAG developed by QQI for Providers of Statutory Apprenticeship Programmes
read moreBasic principles and the underlying purpose of engagement with wider society
read moreCyclical Review Handbook for Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreTerms of Reference for Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for use by all Providers
read moreNew Leaving Certificate Grading Scale and revised Common Points Scale
read moreReport of the Working Group on Student Engagement in Irish Higher Education
read moreProcedures and criteria for the determination of a request for delegated authority to make an award in respect of a programme or class of programmes.
read moreThis Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Providers of Research Degree Programmes
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Institutes of Technology
read moreTHEA congratulates DELTA awardees
read moreStatement from THEA on signing into law of Technological Universities Bill 2015
read moreStatement from the Technological Higher Education Association
read moreSubmission from THEA toward the Indecon review of the National Training Fund
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)
read moreThe Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) offers a qualified welcome for the Higher Education Provisions within Budget 2024.
read moreOn behalf of the Presidents of the technological higher education institutions, THEA welcomes the publication today of the CAO offers
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The benefits will extend far beyond our campuses, reaching into local communities and industries, making substantial contributions to Ireland's economic competitiveness on a global scale
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The project aims to collect the views and feedback from ATU students and local employers on current and future language provision by replicating a study previously conducted at SETU.
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A collaborative visual arts project in an Early Childhood Education setting.
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The collaborative FFACT Connect module redesign project will involve focus groups with student researchers who took this module from each programme in the faculty.
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The focus will be making improvements to the current studio at IADT, looking at ways to improve the accessibility of the studio
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The project aims to improve the learning and living experiences of IADT students while enhancing the efficiency of Student Support Services
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This project aims to develop, design and test a game-style toolkit to help students to peer-network in an entertaining and inclusive manner.
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Students of the creative arts are studying during a time of unprecedented change in their creative practice.
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This project explores the perceptions of both staff and students in the Faculty of Enterprise and Humanities on the use of artificial intelligence in assessments.
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The aim of this project is for IADT psychology students to organise outreach activities to under-represented students with intellectual disability (ID) in the community.
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The main outlines of this project are to create a student garden on campus, making sure that students learn useful skills while also producing alternative food sources
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A collaborative project involving three students looking at ways to improve the student experience in the face of physical, emotional and time-management challenges.
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The LEtGO of Stress project utilises Lego to create both a Universal Design for Learning Experience for first-year engineering students and a stress-relieving campus-wide community health and wellbein
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In recent years, the use of essay mills by students has expanded rapidly in Ireland.
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The plan is to build a university greenhouse so that students can grow and harvest fresh produce.
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One of the most important goals of education has become to help students acquire self-regulation skills that improve learning.
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Students undertaking the BA Early Childhood Education and Care programme in ATU Galway & Mayo are required by the Professional Awards Criteria for Initial Professional Education
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The project will begin with students from the BA in Early Childhood Education and Care programme learning about the Ocean Literacy Framework.
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This project aims to increase cycling among students though a small team of Student Cycling Ambassadors and through provision of bikes.
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Participants will be invited to analyse library services and learning resources through the student lens where they experience learning difficulties or additional needs.
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Most, if not all, programmes at the undergraduate level have recognized statistics as a necessary component required for data collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation
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The key deliverables are to establish a tried and tested method of converting current theoretical learning experiences in design to a practical hands-on application of design
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A molecular biology educational toolkit will be developed, supporting multiple options of content delivery, assessment, and feedback.
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Analytical techniques, not available at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo but used widely in forensic, health, nutrition and pharma industries globally
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This experiential event has the potential to positively impact both the student learning experience and teaching enhancement.
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The Sustainathon is a challenge-based learning intervention which aims to facilitate students actively engaging with the idea of sustainable consumption.
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Motivated by changes in the student demographics on campus, this project aims to redesign and refurbish a campus space to ensure that it is open
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This project will deliver an open-access, resource-based portal focusing on statistics supports for beginners, available to all ATU staff and students
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Across the 9 ATU campuses, entrepreneurship modules give students an appreciation for theoretical Entrepreneurship.
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The aim of this project is to introduce culinary arts education to under-represented groups in Galway city.
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Meaningful integration of digital training tools in teaching has the potential to improve accessibility, flexibility, and foster learning in an inclusive, empowering manner.
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The project aims to collect the views and feedback from ATU students and local employers on current and future language provision by replicating a study previously conducted at SETU.
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This project aims to bring students and staff from different disciplines across ATU together, with a UDL focus.
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This project will organise and host a two-day Winterage event using the “17 Rooms” methodology, with embedded World Café events.
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The project involves installing, operating, and researching a domestic-sized biodigester in the Students’ Union common area/kitchen on the ATU Mayo campus.
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A critical component of the National Strategy for Education and Training (NStEP) 2022+ is sustainability in action, which is a concept that emphasises the need for practical, measurable and effective
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The aim of this project is to create a centralised digital information screen, whereby all students can access information in relation to careers events, resources, job and placement opportunities
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This project will provide a reusable sustainable set of learning resources for Year 4 BSc In Computing & Digital Media students.
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The introduction of a Peer Led Wellness Café in a 3rd Level setting will be piloted, which supports a settings-based health promotion approach as a method for implementing a whole-campus approach
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This project aims to improve the water quality and to enhance the environmental and amenity value of local streams on or near the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus.
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This project will provide a knowledge graph-powered mobile app for students to facilitate learning about on-campus sustainability issues, actions and initiatives and explore use cases for the Semantic
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This project aims to enhance the student experience and promote the development of professional practice skills in the Community Development and Youth Work programme in TU Dublin.
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The Mindful Kitchen Project at TU Dublin offers modules on ‘Health and Wellbeing for Chefs’ (2019) and Creativity & Social Gastronomy (2021)
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Climate change impacts may be seen as remote; something that happens to others in faraway places, something over which we have no control.
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Enactus is the world’s largest student-led and student-focused experiential learning initiative, which connects 35 countries, 1,8000 university programmes
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The aim of this project is to promote biodiversity, through the creation of wildflower meadows on the TU Dublin campus and in the local community.
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This project is made up of a group of eight 4th year architecture students who are undertaking elective work under the title, 'Radical Pedagogies for an Unknown Future'.
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This project has the potential to enhance education for sustainable development (ESD) and an earlier introduction to SD and the SDGs, by creating more awareness
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Taking place in one of the poorest regions in the world, in the town of Turmalina in the Jequitinhonha valley, Brazil, the “Sustainability for the Future” project aims to reach
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This project aims to reduce cigarette butt and vaping waste in Tallaght Village and the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus.
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The School of Engineering in TU Dublin and its volunteering group, 3DAssist, have been working with community groups over the last 8 years in areas such as 3D printed prosthetics
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Many of our students in TU Dublin identify as Irish, but their lived experiences are often also shaped and influenced by a distinct cultural and linguistic heritage
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University can be stressful and overwhelming for many students including neurodivergent and disabled students.
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As part of the Critical Skills Module in semester 1 of the International Hospitality and Tourism Programme, students will demonstrate learning skills acquired from a range of semester one modules
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This project will be a collaboration involving the lecturer and taught postgraduate students to create an e-learning resource on writing a dissertation research proposal.
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This project is to expand our Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Tutorial initiative to other STEM subjects perceived as “traditionally difficult”, such as Math and Engineering, within TU Dublin’s Access
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This project will develop a set of guidelines for staff and students on the use of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models in higher education.
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The motivation for this project is that the current year 1 chemistry tutorial format is not achieving its potential.
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An Extended Induction Programme enables students to learn about the supports and services available to them in Higher Education, and acquire some of the knowledge
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Having almost completed 8 semesters of wonderful eclectic learning methodologies in a progressive learning environment of the ever-innovative and evolving International Hospitality
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This D.E.S.I.G.N your future project aims to create a unique fashioneering/wearable tech engineering experience for current students and to attract potential students.
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The Faculty of Arts & Humanities is implementing a staff-student collaborative approach to build and develop a community of learners, teachers, mentors and fellows
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The project aims to develop a module that can be delivered across Arts and Humanities programmes at TU Dublin.
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This project will enable the Healthy Campus project at TU Dublin support two internship students from the final year of the Public Health Nutrition Programme to implement sustainable health
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The objective of assessment in third level education is to determine a student’s level of knowledge.
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‘Hearing and Sounding a Diverse Campus’ looks at the DkIT campus through the lens of ‘soundscapes’: the sounds that populate our everyday lives and journeys.
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This project’s focus is to explore students’, lecturers’ and academic support staffs’ understanding of the value and practice of Academic Integrity in nursing and midwifery undergraduate programmes.
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The project aims to improve the induction process and overall 1st year experience for the Mechanical Engineering programmes, by integrating student partners in the development of the induction and not
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This project will assist our postgraduate research students to improve their academic writing and critical thinking and guide them in disseminating their research while working
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Staff and students will co-design a playful outdoor space for use both during practical classes on Early Childhood Studies degrees and by the wider DkIT community.
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As we look towards increasing simulation within our nursing programmes, this project provides opportunities for meaningful student-staff engagement and authentic dialogue
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Climate change is a global challenge, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have marked a way forward.
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The N-TUTORR funding will facilitate the project team of midwifery students, clinical teachers and DkIT lecturers to progress five key learning enhancement priorities.
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This project aims to leverage and strengthen the partnership that exists between DkIT ACM Student Chapter, their Academic Heads and the Careers and Employability Centre
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The advent of ChatGPT and other forms of AI tools has raised concerns in the academic community in relation to learning and teaching as well as academic integrity.
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The software industry employs Agile Methods to deliver complex products. Pre-pandemic Agile team members were typically co-located.
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As part of the BSc (Hons) Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapy programme in TUS Athlone, our students gain clinical hands-on experience in our student-led clinic, supervised by Certified Athletic
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The requirement to combine academic training with practical skill development is one of the challenges of training pharmacy technicians.
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To achieve economic, social, and environmental progress, the SDGs include 17 specific targets. A module/micro-credential on the SDGs can offer some valuable benefits to students
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The PhD journey can be socially and intellectually isolating, and research degree programmes traditionally have high attrition rates.
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Research students may struggle with confidence in writing. Procrastination and imposter syndrome can affect writing quality, productivity and timely completion of research degrees.
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Women in sport go beyond the female athlete; they include sports scientists, academics, executives and more. The underrepresentation of women in sport parallels that of STEM fields at large.
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The aim of this fellowship is to create resources that will positively impact on the student experience and retention of students who undertake the Certificate in Transition to Higher Education progra
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The goal of this project is to embed embodied learning activities in Personal Development modules, and to purchase resources and materials which will allow for embodied
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The aim of this project is to further embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles within our Situated Design Practice module for our MA Interdisciplinary Design programme
read moreThis project aims to create a more inclusive hybrid learning environment that shifts emphasis from the current strategy of retention (passive) to participation (active).
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Females are significantly underrepresented in sports science education and research, despite representing 49.5% of the world’s population.
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This project’s focus is the creation of an Outdoor Classroom and Open access Education Space.
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Student participation on Course Boards is essential. It can greatly aid programme quality. However, the involvement of students on such Boards can potentially serve to further
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As both a teacher and a student, I have attended plenty of online classes, seminars, meetings, etc., and often encountered the simplest problem - the low signal of audio or muddy voice
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The outcome of this project is to enhance student’s digital transformation skills of AI in digital marketing. Students will learn the skill of interacting with AI through appropriate prompts with Chat
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This project faces the issue of miscommunication between college staff, class representatives, and corresponding college supports.
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This project will explore the potential of Computer Based Exams (CBE) within an undergraduate accounting programme, by incorporating a CBE within a financial accounting module
read moreLearning that by 2050 we may not have enough food to feed the worlds inhabitants sparked an interest to apply for this Fellowship.
read moreThis project aims to revolutionise education delivery by addressing the fairness of team-based project assessments.
read moreThis fellowship will allow a group of students to collaborate with both lecturing and technical staff within the University to achieve the following
read moreTypical engineering mathematics curricula focus on calculations/procedures, while in practice computers are used to perform routine calculations.
read moreMTU is committed in both our values and practices to enhance at all times student engagement and student partnership to create a university experience where each student
read moreAs part of this project, students will be invited to highlight the things that most concern them about interviews. These will be used to guide what questions are asked in a programme of practice
read moreThis project will involve collaboration between students, their teachers at MTU, international collaborators, and registered nurses within the associated partner healthcare services.
read moreStudents will be involved in an initial phase of gathering feedback and data about a proposed journal structure and plan, as well as their own ongoing or previous challenges
read moreThe Cú is a universally designed performance of the skills of Hurling to Celtic music, featuring nods to both Cú Chulainn and warrior-queen Medb, signifying gender equality.
read moreFirst impressions matter, and one of the first impressions the students get is the onboarding process which sets the tone for the future relationship.
read moreLecturing staff will deliver two six-week modules in Trauma Awareness and in Self Care; we aim to do a piece of pre-entry work with potential participants in terms of study skills
read moreThe key aims and objectives of the project are
read moreInduction to college life is part of a longer process of transition from second to third level education that extends beyond the first weeks.
read moreThe TIPToP (Transition in Progress to Professionalism) conference aims to develop transferable skills, often called “graduate attributes”, in the students of the BSc in Biomedical Science.
read moreThe aim of this project is to improve student experience, and hence engagement, with our Asynchronous Maths support module, ‘Maths online’.
read moreReconnect is a workshop developed as a result of findings from published research in MTU, where 70% of students assessed that their physical and mental health was negatively affected by their internet
read moreThe aim of this project is to enhance understanding and use of a virtual degree pathway space for students of the programme.
read moreThis project will be made up of a series of workshops focussed on somatic and physical skills involved in live theatre.
read moreThe aim of the project is to provide additional accessible resources to the MTU community, to enhance resources already available and to enable independent learning through working
read moreThis project aims to explore students’ vision for education for sustainability at SETU.
read moreThis collaborative and exciting project involves the pairing of students in social care programmes, with design and architecture pedagogy, to explore how they can work together to create a proposed
read moreDigital Storytelling (DST) is a form of digital media production allowing people to create and share short stories online.
read moreJack and Emilie are PhD students with the National Centre for Mens Health in SETU Carlow. Their study, CAIRDE, is the largest research investigation ever conducted into mental health
read moreThe aim of this project is to develop a student-focussed project that will develop students’ intercultural understanding and global awareness.
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The use of microplastic in personal care products has been banned recently, as the accumulation of microplastic (plastic particles less than 5 mm) is a major concern to marine life and food chain.
read moreIn collaboration with Forward Steps Family Resource Centre’s Traveller Women’s group, members of the Travelling community in Tullow, Co. Carlow commenced a Level 6 Certificate
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This project will support the emergence of more democratic and inclusive decision-making, creating a deeper sense of mutual understanding across the learning community.
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Current Year 3 Applied Health Care (AHC) students will partner with faculty for induction of Year 1 nursing and healthcare students in a safe and fun environment, so that friendships can form and grow
read moreIt is clear from literature that student engagement with quality feedback has a very important role to pay in student learning.
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This project builds upon the SETU community’s learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic by acquiring a paid version of Gathertown, so that it can be integrated in SETU modules
read moreSignificant advances have been made in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years. Tests at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton (2023), revealed that ChatGPT
read moreThis project will serve as a collaboration between students from three level 6 Literacy Development Centre blended programmes, the programme’s leader and the online engagement advisor.
read moreThe key aims and structure of this project are:
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The project will improve collaboration quality, encouraging dialogue and discussion between staff and students. It will allow them to build trust and learn from each other
read moreThis project aims to directly support and improve the experience of black and brown women on the Professional Social Care Practice programme in SETU Carlow.
read more‘Moodle is a little confusing’, ‘Moodle is hard to navigate’, ‘Moodle is just frustrating to use’. This is recent student feedback from the Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (HCCC)
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This comprehensive report provides valuable insights that will aid in shaping our future strategies for skills development in Ireland.
read moreTHEA welcomes this opportunity to discuss with the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proposed Research and Innovation Bill
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The three organisations, representing students and higher education institutions, are calling for this year’s Leaving Certificate results to be available on their traditional mid-August date
read moreTHEA welcomes publication of OECD review
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Professor Willie Donnelly takes up the role of Acting Director of Research, Development, and Innovation at THEA
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Round table discussion on mental health in Tertiary Education
read moreTreasa Fox, Head of Student Counselling Services, TUS, and Chairperson of Psychological Counselors in Higher Education Ireland
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Campaign to drive a positive conversation on consent, and to end sexual violence and harassment
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on behalf of our members: ATU, TÚS, SETU, DkIT, IADT
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA and USI
read moreSubmission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science - Mental health in tertiary education
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THEA welcomes the announcement today, by Minister Simon Harris, TD, of an extra €40 million for higher education institutions for the upcoming academic year
read moreTechnological Universities are the future - Invest in them.
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A consortium of Technological Universities in Ireland has been awarded an initial allocation of €18.81m under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) to support teaching and learning reforms
read moreIreland’s New Research and Innovation Strategy from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science today, Tuesday 18 May 2022
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THEA CEO and Char of the Council of Registrars outline concerns of the technological higher education sector over possible delays to the release of leaving certificate results
read moreOverall, much progress has been made in supporting improved gender equality (and the broader EDI agenda) in higher education over a relatively short time (since the mid-2010s).
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We have worked hard with our political colleagues to ensure that our priorities as a world class technological higher education system are recognized.
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Providing higher educational programmes across all levels of the NFQ, the new TU will play a pivotal role in the strategic regional development of the West and North West.
read moreStatement on behalf of THEA member institutions
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This funding will be particularly impactful in the technological higher education sector
read moreTHEA submission, February 2022
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The class of 2020 were challenged in unprecedented ways
read moreThe higher education sector is in a unique position to show leadership in this area. Sexual violence and harassment should have no place in our higher education institutions
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End of year statement from THEA marking the end of a challenging year
read moreDepartment of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science advises closures tomorrow December 7
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THEA and IUA accept award on behalf of research community
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Statement from THEA
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Statement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on behalf of the presidents of TÚS and the Institutes of Technology
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Statement from the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) following publication by the HEA of graduate earnings data
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To help drive awareness and encourage conversation on consent the Higher Education Institutions, the IUA and THEA, the Higher Education Authority, and USI are launching the #unmuteconsent campaign
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Statement from Dr Joseph Ryan on behalf of the technological higher education institutions
read moreThe Presidents of the higher education institutions represented by the IUA, THEA and HECA have joined together to urge college students to get vaccinated
read moreCore drivers are digitalisation and infrastructure, climate action, human capital, research and innovation, and international cooperation.
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Core drivers are digitalisation and infrastructure, climate action, human capital, research and innovation, and international cooperation.
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The higher education institutions represented by THEA, the IUA and RCSI have joined together to announce their plans for a safe return to campuses this September with maximum on-site presence.
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THEA welcomes announcement by Minister Simon Harris of Cabinet approval for a full return to on-campus learning
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Irish doctoral student experience and standard of awards are endorsed by international report of the European University Association
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Statement from the THEA to Oireachtas Committee Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, & Science, on the re-opening of further and higher education in a safe and sustainable wa
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THEA broadly welcomes the ambition of the new legislation and made a number of recommendations and observations during the opening statement.
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Statement on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology and Munster Technological University
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THEA welcomes Technological University Transformation Fund announcement
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We congratulate the governing bodies, presidents, and communities of both institutions who worked so hard to demonstrate their ambition and look forward to their designation date.
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We look forward to working with all stakeholders on this new ambitious plan.
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hese institutions have proven their commitment to advancing the careers of women and trans staff and students in academia and research, professional and support roles in their institutions
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Much work still needs to be done if we are to understand the insights that can be gained and the meaningful actions that should be taken in order to identify vulnerable cohorts of students
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The report, published today, is the culmination of a body of work undertaken by THEA in order to assist technological higher education institutions to implement the national Framework for Consent
read moreThe partnership comprises Fórsa, SIPTU, THEA, TU Dublin, TUI, Unite, the Higher Education Authority, and the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science
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Partnership of Stakeholders in the Technological Sector meet to discuss working towards a successful completion of the academic year
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THEA showcases female leaders, role models and influencers on International Women's Day 2021. Read their stories and how they use 'Resilience' to meet challenge
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She will lead a collaboration between the Institutes of Technology, the Universities, and Technological Universities
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Meeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee Tuesday 16 February 2021
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All THEA member institutions have offered further assistance to Government and many institutional leadership teams are already in talks with Government around how campus facilities, teams, and experti
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If Ireland is to reach its stated ambition to become an Innovation Leader, in the top 5 in Europe, it must activate and support research and innovation capacity in the full range of higher education i
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Designation of Munster Technological University
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THEA statement following announcement of increased restrictions
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Professor Maggie Cusack appointed as President of Munster Technological University
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For the first time, a complete and accurate account of the socio-economic profiles of higher education institutions has been published.
read moreOpening Statement by Dr Joseph Ryan, Prof Vincent Cunnane, Dr Patricia Mulcahy and Mr Paul Hannigan
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All Institutes of Technology within the THEA network have committed from the outset of this difficult year to afford maximum certainty and continuity of educational provision consistent with public he
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THEA welcomes submission to Minister Simon Harris of application to establish a new technological university in the Midlands and Mid-West
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IT Sligo has been awarded funding through Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund to develop a novel mechatronic remote physiotherapy system (MRPS).
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THEA’s annual Colloquium ‘Innovation through Partnership’ takes place online on 18th and 19th November 2020.
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The Engineering Centre of Research and Enterprise (engCORE) is the research division of the Faculty of Engineering at IT Carlow.
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Design + Technology Gateway at IT Carlow and Inferneco partnered on the design and development of an intelligent UV sanitising system for bottle beverages.
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National Centre for Men's Health in IT Carlow leads major study of farmer’s health.
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LYIT collaborate with Ulster University in development of All Island Covid-19 Data Tracker through the Centre for Personalised Medicine.
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A team of researchers from LYIT and ‘The No Barriers Foundation’ are examining the use of a state-of-the-art full lower limb powered exoskeleton (The EksoGT).
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The Smart Water consortium consists of seven partners led by Fields of Life (FOL), an NGO that has been working in Uganda and who have drilled over 30 wells in the Kumi region over the last 25 years.
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Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been awarded funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for research into barrier masks to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cork Institute of Technology’s Nimbus Centre will lead a new EU funded research project to deliver energy-efficiency in the manufacturing sector.
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Clarke Analytics Ltd is a wholly owned Irish consulting and training company specialising in data analytics and data science.
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Anyone who has ever been frustrated by the slow pace of play on a golf course will be pleased to learn that tech start-up PowerThru Golf has a solution
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EziVein is a medical aid designed to enhance the visibility of a vein to reduce the time and trauma for a blood draw or IV cannulation in the 35% of patients who suffer from DVA
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A team from the CIT Nimbus Technology Gateway collaborated with healthcare information technology company SteriTrack on the redesign of a complex piece of hardware.
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WIT has secured funding from Science Foundation Ireland to speed up Covid testing and increase the number of laboratories able to test without compromising quality and test accuracy.
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TSSG at WIT is leading a project aiming to transform Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced Internet of Things technologies, data science and smart farming.
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Virtual Reality (VR) technology and tools are being embraced by teachers, parents and autism therapists to help individuals with autism.
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Improving men's health through “Sheds for Life” .
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The TSSG Team use Industry Insights report to reach out to existing and new clients in a post Covid economy.
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Recent EU Commission data shows that WIT has attracted more research funding from the EU in the area of ICT than all the other institutes of technology.
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Dr Claire Keary, a researcher in the School of Science and Computing at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), has been awarded funding for research into radiation monitoring
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The initiative was led by Dr. Aisling O’Neill, Manager of Arclabs Research and Innovation Centre, situated just over the brow of the hill in the picturesque Carriganore, overlooking the river Suir.
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IT Sligo is involved in a number of initiatives aimed at realising the potential of renewable energy in the North West region for the benefit of communities.
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At the height of the pandemic there was a severe global shortage and disruption to the supply of PPE caused by unprecedented demand, panic buying and misuse of PPE.
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Dundalk-based entrepreneur, Simon Chan, is on a mission to re-invent the wheel with his new invention, the Superwheel, a revolutionary bicycle wheel that can significantly improve cycling efficiency.
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The SMILE project is a research collaboration between NetwellCASALA at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), Trinity College Dublin and Caredoc and is funded under the Slaintecare Integration Fund.
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This 6.7M Euro Interreg VA project will look at how energy storage resources owned by homeowners and businesses can resolve the problem of the variability of output from renewable energy.
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Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has unveiled plans to establish a new centre of excellence in the area of Connected Health & Wellbeing for the North East Region.
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Study led by the University of Aberdeen with wide range of collaborators including GMIT
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Letterfrack is mapping the future for the Furniture Design and Wood Technology sectors.
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GMIT has been awarded funding from the Irish Research Council to develop an exciting marine science outreach project on ethical taxidermy
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“How has your mindset changed since the pandemic?”
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GMIT and a consortium of European partners have been awarded Erasmus Mundus funding to continue to offer the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea).
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Over the past number of years, knowledge transfer activities have become an increasingly important aspect of youth mental health research.
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The Public Design Lab (PDL) was founded to engage IADT’s design skill sets and creative practices in community projects for positive social impact.
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ACORN Research Centre, LIT helping bakery industry to benefit from Artificial Intelligence
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Research by Maria O'Donovan, Limerick School of Art and Design at LIT, examines how technology can bring creativity to teaching.
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ReNu2Farm project works to impact food security and sustainability by safeguarding essential soil nutrients.
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An Innovative Research Partnership to Promote the Inclusion and Wellbeing of Young People through Gaming.
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A researcher from AIT’s Software Research Institute is exploring how augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), can be used to help stroke victims.
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An Athlone-based PhD candidate is using augmented reality (AR) to help cure people of walking abnormalities which, if left untreated, can lead to “wear and tear” arthritis and serious injuries.
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Researchers from Athlone Institute of Technology’s Materials Research Institute are spearheading a €5 million pan European Chinese research effort aimed at tackling plastic pollution.
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New research looking at the use of cutaway peatland and poor agricultural land for freshwater fish production is underway at Athlone Institute of Technology.
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Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has partnered with The NPD Group, a global market research firm, to launch a million-euro ICT research technology lab.
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Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has teamed up with an Athlone-based fine chemical company to investigate greener and more economical alternatives to chemical production methods.
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The AIT - LIT Consortium has been successful in its application to join a new, forward-thinking education alliance intended to increase collaboration between Europe’s universities.
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The Efficient Food Project is led by IT Tralee in collaboration with UCD and funded under the EPA 2019 Sustainability Call.
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IT Tralee researchers are developing a cost-effective tracking system targeted at higher crop yields and greater food traceability.
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IT Tralee supporting rurally based natural cosmetics companies.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO THEA, on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland.
read moreIssued by the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA).
read moreSafe return to campus in higher education institutions
read moreIn a difficult year where hard choices have had to be made, we can attest that every possible step has been taken to ensure equity and fairness
read moreSummary information on the Return to Campus Plans for Institutes of Technology, September 2020
read moreThe Presidents and staff in the Institutes of Technology are confident in, and supportive of, the approach adopted by both Ministers and their Departmentsto ensure students are treated fairly
read moreTHEA welcomes announcement by Minister Simon Harris of more than €10m grant for capital works and equipment in Institutes of Technology.
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA and TU Dublin
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The July Stimulus package will facilitate Further and Higher Education to support employment in upskilling and reskilling
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Our institutions are ideally positioned to rebuild the economy, drive education and skills provision, and equip new and existing students with the skills and opportunities they need to succeed.
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Latest Leaving Certificate advice brings clarity in relation to the key dates for receipt of calculated grades and subsequent Round 1 offers from CAO and UCAS for colleges and universities.
read moreJoint statement from THEA, IUA, NUI and TU Dublin
read moreTHEA publishes principles and guidelines for academic programmes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These principles and guidelines will evolve with changing public health advice
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This statement from THEA on behalf of Institutes of Technology throughout the country sets out how we will support students and communities over the coming academic year.
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Technological University status is granted to the consortium comprising CIT and IT Tralee
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Graham Love, Consulting Partner at Mazars, hosted a panel discussion with UCC President, Pat O'Shea, GMIT President, Orla Flynn, and SFI Chairman, Peter Clinch
read moreWe will continue to work closely with the public health authorities to ensure that next year's provision will protect the health and wellbeing of both staff and students
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Our staff throughout the institutes should be congratulated for the contribution that they continue to make to the national efforts to contain COVID-19
read moreWe interviewed Dr Joseph Ryan, the CEO of our member, The Technological Higher Education Association (THEA), Ireland, who gave us an overview of how the sector has been addressing the main challenges
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This brings welcome certainty to families and students who are undertaking the examination this year.
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All higher education institutions put revised processes in place for end of year assessments
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The health and wellbeing of students is of primary importance
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From Joseph Ryan CEO THEA, Vincent Cunnane Chair THEA on behalf of Presidents and staff
read moreFollows from the speech of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, post the cabinet statement on Tuesday, 24 March 2020
read moreLearners can be assured that you will be advised shortly by your institution of the revised assessment approach
read moreDetailed institutional contingency plans and risk mitigation measures being put in place to meet the unprecedented challenge of the Covid 19 public health crisis
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The Presidents of all of Ireland’s Universities and Institutes of Technology have today (Monday March 16th) issued a plea to every student to fully follow set guidelines on social distancing
read moreEURASHE project ‘Mapping Regional Engagement Activities of European Universities of Applied Sciences’ (hereafter-UASiMAP) is searching for external experts
read moreResponse to a request from the HEA Committee on Research and Graduate Education
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State Funding per student to third level institutions is now 40% less than it was a decade ago
read moreMary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for Higher Education, announced the funding of 20 senior academic posts across the Irish higher education system
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President of Limerick Institute of Technology, Professor Vincent Cunnane, assumes the chair of THEA for the 50th anniversary year of Technological Higher Education in Ireland
read moreThe programme is fully financed by the Irish research funders and has the capacity to train up to 15,000 staff and students
read moreAlmost 1,800 new undergraduate places across 94 new courses will be created in TU Dublin and the Institutes of Technology.
read moreAn analysis of the 'withdrawal' question added by 9 of the 12 technological HEIs in the 2019 StudentSurvey
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The clusters will enable IoTs and TUs to connect and engage with SMEs and multinational corporations in a strategic way on common areas of interest
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With superbugs poised to become humanity’s greatest threat, shiitake mushrooms may hold the key to preventing ‘global disaster’ of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
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AquaVitae Project: Developing Atlantic Ocean aquaculture production in a sustainable way
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EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs
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Supporting Rural Food Entrepreneurs
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Internationally Scaling – ThinScale Technology Flying from the Media Cube nest
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Spearline Communications locates Global Sales Headquarters in ArcLabs Research and Innovation Centre, Waterford Institute of Technology
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Irish Clinical Research Team to Study Breast Cancer-related Fatigue
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LIT and Irish Bieconomy Foundation awarded €4.6 Million by Enterprise Ireland through the Regional Enterprise Development Fund.
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“Is the open and inclusive innovation ecosystem really that open to all potential entrepreneurs?”.
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The RDI Hub Killorglin is a large scale collaborative project, between Fexco, ITT, and Kerry County Council, which secured €3.5 Million Euros in funding from Enterprise Ireland.
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DkIT Launches New Research & Innovation Institute of Connected Health & Wellbeing
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Athlone IT Developing ‘Zero Gravity’ 3D Printing Technology for Use in Space
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We speak to Mark Christal, Manager of the Regions and Entrepreneurship Division in Enterprise Ireland (EI), about how EI supports regional development and enhances the STEM sector in Ireland
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EI has committed €26 million to invest in the Future Technology Gateway Programme between 2018 and 2022. They have had over 500 companies involved in over 700 projects through the Technology Gateway,
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Celebrating new start-ups by female entrepreneurs at the Rubicon Centre
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McKesson joins forces with CIT to offer first ever female PhD scholarship
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DkIT & Nova Leah Secure €3.7M Funding to Support Innovative Medical Device Research Projects
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One pill to cure them all? Athlone Institute of Technology researchers working on ‘made to order’ personalised healthcare technology.
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Athlone Institute of Technology and Arran Chemical Company Form Unique Industry-Academia Research Partnership
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AIT Students to Collaborate with Industry on Live Digital Marketing Projects
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With the welcome decision by Athlone and Limerick to work towards application we now have an emerging Technological University sector that has a footprint in every region
read moreTHEA has grouped the responses under the suggested headings of Skills; Support for creative businesses, Innovation, Creative spaces + places, International
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More than 43,000 students took the surveys. Highlights include record participation in national StudentSurvey.ie and higher levels of engagement among international students in Ireland.
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We would urge Government to use the evidence in this newly published Report, in particular the deprivation index scores, to ensure that public monies are targeted where they are most needed
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The significant proportion of funding allocated to Technological University consortia is significant because it signals the continuing support of Government for the Technological University sector
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This agreement will further develop Ireland’s bioeconomy through partnerships in research, development, innovation, education and training opportunities with a particular focus on regional development
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The TUs will offer a system of higher education which, through its distinctive academic learning environment, is designed to meet the employment and skills needs of Ireland’s regions
read moreTHEA welcomes budgetary announcement from Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor, TD
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Statement from Dr Joseph Ryan, Chief Executive THEA, Budget 2020
read moreStatement from Dr Jim Murray, Director of Academic Affairs and Deputy CEO, Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)
read moreTHEA CEO, Dr Joseph Ryan, noted that “This is an important conversation that will help to shape the ongoing reform of the higher education landscape and THEA encourages the widest engagement."
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CIT and IT Tralee are well advanced toward designation as a unitary Technological University in Q1 2020
read moreTHEA aims to support the technological higher education (THE) sector to scale, broaden and deepen their activities in RIE
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We see this is a significant new tool in addressing gender inequality in higher education and look forward to affirmative action to effect positive change in our institutions
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IT Carlow and CIT awarded Athena SWAN bronze award
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Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. launches new strategy
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The GMIT Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 represents the next stage in the development of GMIT as it transitions to a Technological University (TU) together with its CUA partners, LYIT and IT Sligo
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€13.7m announced for IT Sligo under Project Ireland 2040
read moreAs a sector, we have benefited enormously from the contribution of strong successful female role models
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The programme, designed to encourage young people from Ireland, Poland and Spain to return to studies or the labour market, was launched during NEF (New Education Forum) at LIT, Thurles Campus
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SFI has announced that CIT’s application “The SFI Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies” has been awarded more than €13 million euro
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National and EU funding secured for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to enhance teaching & learning, to open access for lifelong learners and to lead in EU Policy experimentation for adults with low skills
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The day was well attended by admissions officers, international officers and academic from throughout the sector
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Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor officially launched IADT's new Strategic Plan 2019-2023, Better Futures Created Together, at the National Film School.
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The provision of education and training programmes, relevant to the needs of employers, has long been the lifeblood of the institutions that comprise the technological higher education sector.
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan
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Civil Engineering student Conor McLoughlin from Swinford awarded Digital Badge
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Delegation from SATN visits THEA at start of Irish tour
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President of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT), Dr Annie Doona, takes over as Chairperson of the Board of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on 1 January 2
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Dr Annnie Doona, President of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology begins her term of office as Chair on 01 January 2019
read moreFirst President of Technology University Dublin announced
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The Strategic Plan was collaboratively devised through an extensive consultation and engagement exercise involving THEA's members and 15 stakeholder organisations
read moreApprenticeships and Traineeships
read moreDr Jim Murray, Director Academic Affairs THEA; The uptake of apprenticeships and trainee-ships
read moreIn support of the launch of Gender Action Plan 2018 - 2020 by Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor
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A researcher from Athlone Institute of Technology has made meaningful strides in stent technology through her work with polymer and biodegradable medical devices.
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Jessica Fuller, Head of Creative Engagement at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) speaks about the crossover between traditional STEM and arts, and its impact on industry.
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3D Metal printing (Additive Manufacturing) technology is changing how manufacturing of complex engineering components will be achieved not just in future but for applications today.
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Everybody loves the smell of peat burning in the fireplace on a crisp autumnal evening and the crackling sound of burning wood in the stove.
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Gemma Dardis based in the faculty of Art and Design at LIT is engaged with an interdisciplinary research project that explores the best practices that integrate the arts and STEM fields.
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There has been a new wave of digital banking apps where the route to market has largely been to build a core, prepaid-card based account by integrating some budgeting and financial management aspects.
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Researchers at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) are applying the power of machine learning to prevent and treat stroke, one of the most severe medical problems worldwide.
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DIT researchers were awarded seven grants totalling €1.4 million in a recent round of funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
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Researchers from Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) have launched the second phase of PROTECTIVE, an EU-funded cybersecurity research project.
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The CAPPA centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been successful in being part of a collaborative team called to the second phase of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
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Nines Photovoltaic (Nines PV), an Irish technology company based in the Synergy Centre at IT Tallaght, has developed innovative new processes to reduce the production costs of solar cells.
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Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) mature student, Mark Travers, has used his construction industry experience to develop a safer scaffold system.
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A revolutionary additive manufacturing device, with the capability to 3D print complex objects, made its Irish debut at an Athlone Institute of Technology industry showcase this week.
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Professor Neil Rowan, Director of the Bioscience Research Institute at AIT is working to investigate the decline in honey and bumble bee health and wellbeing.
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Athlone Institute of Technology has launched a new research initiative to make plastic more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Conor Jordan of Institute of Technology Carlow has worked with Aiden Owens of Carlow Fire and Rescue Service to develop a software tool to improve emergency management.
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Diabetes mellitus is expected to effect over 366 million people by 2030.
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Aon Scéal, an app for primary school classrooms which brings together technology and education, is being developed by LIT student David Byrne for his MSc.
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Kerrie Ni Dhufaigh is a PhD student of the GMIT Marine and Freshwater Research Centre.
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The first time DIT PhD student Rachel Harding read a physics book, she knew this “absolutely fascinating subject” was the area of study she wished to pursue in college.
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Rokaia Jedir is a first year postgraduate research student at Limerick Institute of Technology, and the newest member of the Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG), led by Dr. Flaithri Neff.
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Intensification of agriculture to industrial scale brings, together with the much-desired food provision, various consequences at the expense of the planet and its ecosystems.
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One hundred recent graduates from Institutes of Technology across the country showcased their expertise at the first SURE Conference, held at AIT, DIT and WIT.
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Sharon White, Senior Research Engineer at Enterprise Ireland’s Medical Engineering Technology (MET) Gateway is working on a device to treat heart failure.
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Growing demand for skills in the ICT sector led to the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown’s (ITB) establishment of the Learn+Work Programme in Networking Technologies.
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A new Red C survey of 1,000 adults has found that 39pc of Irish adults are concerned that robots or Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take their jobs.
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Researchers from IT Tralee, Bon Secours Hospital Tralee and Lero are collaborating on a project funded by Science Foundation Ireland.
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For his final-year project, Evan Stuart, Product Design student in DIT, designed an ‘everlasting shoe’ with replaceable, biodegradable parts.
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In recent years, the European Research Area has pursued the development of research frameworks which focus on the major challenges that face society.
read moreStakeholder Consultation on the Mid-term Review of Innovation 2020
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Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology host Gender Equality in the Irish Technological Higher Education Sector workshop
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Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor announces further funding for technological higher education sector
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The time for technological higher education is here and now
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The event took place at the WIT Arena and was attended by close to 150 graduates, students and staff from Cork IT, Carlow IT and WIT and industry
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Over 100 recent science graduates from Institutes of Technology across the country presented their research at three simultaneous conferences hosted by DIT, AIT and WIT
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DIT has been awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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Unions representing students & teaching staff have joined forces with the representative bodies of universities and institutes of technology to call on the government to respond to the growing crisis
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A revolutionary additive manufacturing device, with the capability to 3D print complex objects, made its Irish debut at an Athlone Institute of Technology industry showcase this week
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For many of the 40,000 first-time college students entering third level this September, first year will be a time of great fun and frivolity; for new experiences and pushing boundaries.
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Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced the appointment of Dr Mark White as the Institute’s Vice President for Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies
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Minister launches THEA Gender & Diversity mission statement during opening remarks to European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education
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THEA publishes first Gender & Diversity Statement for higher education institutions
read morePublished by the Technological Higher Education Association, August 2018
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Dr Joseph Ryan congratulates leaving cert students
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This extension will double the size of the Innovation Hub to about 2,400 m2
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The overarching mission statement in this policy outlines a commitment by all Institutes of Technology to ensure equality of access to education and opportunities for career advancement to all persons
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As government prepares for the autumn financial statement, its decision-making process is a clear yet difficult one: where to allocate scarce resources amongst competing demands.
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The Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donhoe TD, on behalf of the 14 Institutes of Technology
read moreDr Jim Murray outlines how the new Bill provides for the granting of award-making powers to the technological sector
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Waterford Institute of Technology welcomes the Minister for Education and Skills' announcement this week of the decision to grant TU4Dublin’s application for designation as a technological university
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Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD this morning turned the sod on Institute of Technology Carlow’s new €15million, 31-acre South Sports Campus.
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The TU4Dublin consortium comprises Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and Institute of Technology Tallaght.
read moreOn Tuesday 17th July, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, announced Ireland’s first Technological University at DIT’s new campus at Grangegorman
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO, Technological Higher Education Association
read moreTechnological University Dublin (TU Dublin) to be established early next year
read morePromoting equality of opportunity in higher education is a national priority that has been fundamental to the role of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) since its foundation in the early 1970s.
read moreProcedures for the review of each programme or class of programme of education and training of a provider to which authority to make an award has been delegated and the overall operation and managemen
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HEA funded scheme geared towards second level pupils (9-13 July)
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Professional Practice Project’ module gives students real-time work experience as part of their degree studies
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New Initiative from IT Tallaght to Further Strengthen its Links with Employers
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In the final seminar of the School of Education's research series for 2017/18, Richard Thorn will present on his book: No Artificial Limits - Ireland's Regional Technical Colleges
read moreSets out the purpose of the statutory core quality assurance guidelines and identifies who they are for. Defines what is meant by provider-owned quality assurance policies and procedures
read moreCyclical Review evaluates the effectiveness of institution-wide quality assurance procedures
read moreThis policy sets out a single flexible model for cyclical quality review at the level of the institution for relevant providers of higher education and the NUI.
read moreThe Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) were adopted by the Ministers responsible for higher education in 2005
read moreThe Universities and the Institutes of Technology have been working in partnership with the Department of Education and Skills to bring about progressive and incremental enhancements of the transition
read moreStudents are valued members of the higher education community, and it is important that this value is actioned by welcoming student participation in all aspects of higher education institution (HEI) l
read moreIn the summer of 2014 the Higher Education Authority decided to establish a Working Group to examine and make proposals around the issue of student engagement in higher education institutions.
read moreThe quality of the doctorate awarded in Ireland is vital to the development of human and knowledge capital.
read moreTerms of Reference for the Review of Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreQQI Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Providers of Statutory Apprenticeship Programmes
read moreThe Annual Institutional Quality Assurance Report (AIQR) is an annual report about internal quality assurance that institutions provide to QQI and publish every year
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Read his 'thought piece' in the just published Knowledge Transfer Ireland Review and Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey 2017
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THEA hosts Information Day for Institutes of Technology In partnership with Enterprise Ireland
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Five IOTs, five universities and the RCSI have received the “HR logo” award to-date. This currently provides an advantage when applying for EU research funding
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Five Institutes of Technology, five universities and the RCSI have received the “HR logo” award to date. This currently provides an advantage when applying for EU research funding
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Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design + Technology and Sheridan have signed a memorandum of agreement to explore the development of collaborative programme, accredited by IADT
read moreStatement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) upon publication by the Higher Education Authority of their report on progression rates in third level institutions
read moreThe purpose of this policy is to ensure that risks to the Institute are identified, assessed and managed to enable the Institute to operate within an acceptable level that has been defined.
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The first annual THEA Colloquium is being hosted in GMIT on 10 May and focuses on the theme of ‘Engagement’.
read moreTechnological Higher Education Association holds first Colloquium in GMIT Engagement with enterprise, policy, and civic & community are core themes of THEA Colloquium
read moreTHEA Code of Governance for Institutes of Technology
read moreCampus engage charter for civic and community engagement
read moreCreation of a coherent and well coordinated system of higher education institutions
read moreTHEA submission to Oireachtas Committee on Education on the Cassells Report
read moreAnnual report about internal quality assurance that institutions provide to QQI
read moreStatutory QAG developed by QQI for Providers of Statutory Apprenticeship Programmes
read moreBasic principles and the underlying purpose of engagement with wider society
read moreCyclical Review Handbook for Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreTerms of Reference for Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for use by all Providers
read moreNew Leaving Certificate Grading Scale and revised Common Points Scale
read moreReport of the Working Group on Student Engagement in Irish Higher Education
read moreProcedures and criteria for the determination of a request for delegated authority to make an award in respect of a programme or class of programmes.
read moreThis Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Providers of Research Degree Programmes
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Designated Awarding Bodies
read moreStatutory Quality Assurance Guidelines developed by QQI for Institutes of Technology
read moreTHEA congratulates DELTA awardees
read moreStatement from THEA on signing into law of Technological Universities Bill 2015
read moreStatement from the Technological Higher Education Association
read moreSubmission from THEA toward the Indecon review of the National Training Fund
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Statement from Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO Technological Higher Education Association (THEA)
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