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20 Oct

Level 5 Restrictions in Higher Education

Statement from Dr Joseph Ryan on behalf of the Presidents of the Institutes of Technology in Ireland

19 Oct

AIT: AIT Student Counselling Service Partners with National Crisis Textline

The anonymous text service, which is funded by the HSE, provides everything from a calming chat to immediate support for people going through a mental health or emotional crisis

15 Oct

AIT: Third National SURE Conference Celebrating Undergraduate Research to Take Place Virtually

Annual SURE Conference attracts over 500 STEM students and academic research supervisors

13 Oct

AIT: 3Set Delivers Ireland’s First Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework

Ireland’s first student mental health and suicide prevention framework aimed at improving the provision of student mental health services was launched today by Minister for Further and Higher Educatio

12 Oct

IT Carlow: Institute of Technology Carlow to receive €644,504 target funding for researchers whose work has been affected by COVID-19

IT Carlow welcomes the announcement of funding to support its researchers and research students whose work has been seriously disrupted by the pandemic

9 Oct

CIT: CIT Wins Significant Funding to Meet Priority Skills NeedsThrough the Government-funded Human Capital Initiative (HCI),

Through the Government-funded Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and collaborating higher education institutions, have secured in the region of €30 million to address p

8 Oct

IADT: IADT Student Awarded Uversity Scholarship

Laura Mahon has been awarded a Higher Education Scholarship to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Animation at the Institute of Art, Design + Technology

8 Oct

IADT: IADT welcomes government funding to explore potential for Creative Arts University

IADT has welcomed the announcement which confirmed that the institute will receive seed funding via the Technological Universities Transformation Fund (TUTF).

8 Oct

Dk\it; DkIT Welcomes €760k In Government Funding To Progress Plans Towards Achieving TU Status

Last week, DkIT unveiled plans to commence a structured development pathway with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) in progression towards and realisation of established TU status

7 Oct

WIT: €2M HCI FUNDING FOR ‘STRENGTHENING AND PROTECTING THE FUNDS INDUSTRY IN IRELAND’

The WIT-led Strengthening and Protecting the Funds Industry in Ireland in collaboration with partners Cork Institute of Technology, State Street, and BNY Mellon was awarded €2,048,180

7 Oct

WIT: €2M HCI FUNDING FOR AMASE: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ADVANCING THE SOUTH EAST

The funding will enable the development and implementation of a new and unique degree programme in Additive Manufacturing

7 Oct

IT Trlaee: Presidents Of CIT And IT Tralee Welcome Significant Funding For MTU

IT Tralee welcomes the announcement of an allocation of €8.25m to Ireland’s newest Technological University - Munster Technological University (MTU).

7 Oct

GMIT: CUA INSTITUTES TO COLLABORATE ON SIX HCI FUNDED PROJECTS TO HELP DEVELOP AND TRANSFORM HIGHER EDUCATION

IT Sligo to lead €12.4m ambitious overhaul of Higher Education

6 Oct

IADT: IADT welcomes announcement of funding award for Creative Futures Academy

NCAD, IADT and UCD, welcome the announcement that the Creative Futures Academy will receive over €10 million in funding

6 Oct

DkIT: DkIT Launches New Fully Accessible Changing Facility In Move Towards More Inclusive Education

The new purpose-built facility is a vital new resource for DkIT students and staff with disabilities who have complex needs

6 Oct

IT Tralee: IT Tralee Successful In HCI Pillar 3 Funding Application Worth €8.95m For Rethinking Engineering Education In Ireland (REEdI)

Institute of Technology Tralee has welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister Simon Harris, T.D. that it has been successful in its application for Reimagining Engineering Education in Ireland (

5 Oct

IT Carlow: Institute of Technology Carlow receives €13million project funding under the Human Capital Initiative

Institute of Technology Carlow was directly awarded funding for three projects

2 Oct

WIT: WIT MATURE STUDENT AWARDED UVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Uversity was astounded by the ambition and determination of the candidates to pursue their degrees in spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19

1 Oct

GMIT: GMIT LETTERFRACK UNVEILS NEW DESIGN AWARD WITH FARRELL FURNITURE

Gerry Murray is first winner of Conor Farrell Award designed by lecturer Jeremy Madden

28 Sep

GMIT: GMIT AND SU WELCOME STUDENTS AND URGE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES

The GMIT President Dr Orla Flynn and the President of the GMIT Students Union Victor O'Loughlin today urge new first years to check the GMIT Student Hub for updated information on scheduled induction

28 Sep

AIT: AIT Moves Lectures and Tutorials Online for Two Weeks

Late on Friday, due to a national rise in COVID-19 cases, all higher education institutes, including Athlone Institute of Technology, were instructed to move lectures and tutorials online for the next

28 Sep

IADT: Variety names the National Film School one of the top worldwide film schools of 2020

This is the first time that an Irish school has made it on to this prestigious rollcall