Education
![SPRINT 2020 Launched by Gateway UCC to Support Entrepreneurs and Start-ups](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SPRINTJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Strategic Industry-University Agreement For Border and North East Between DCU and Combilift](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CombiliftJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Microsoft to Establish Cyber Security Centre in Belfast](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MicrosoftBelfastJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Applications Open For Accenture’s Women in Data Science Accelerator Programme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AccentureJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![€21.6 Million Boost For ‘Functional Food’ Technology Centre](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FoodForHealthNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![UCD Wins Two Knowledge Transfer Ireland 2019 Impact Awards](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/KTIAwardsUCDNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![The Irish Heart Foundation Launches Ground-breaking Childhood Obesity Manifesto](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IrishHeartFoundation-505x306_c.jpg)
![Putting the Science into Irish Beer and Spirits With a Brewing and Distilling Degree](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TUDublinOctober2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Maynooth University Receives €25 Million Capital Grant From Government For New ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MaynoothCampusDevelopmentAugust2019Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
Maynooth University has welcomed a capital grant of €25 million from Government for a major new building project to support the University’s rapidly growing student population. The €25 million contribution
![Students Developing Carpooling Solution Win UCD’s 2019 Start-Up Programme For Young Entrepreneurs](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NovaUCDJune2019-505x306_c.jpg)
MLN (pronounced ‘Melon’), an early-stage University College Dublin (UCD) student venture, has been declared overall winner of the 2019 UCD Start-up Stars Programme and has won a €3,000 cash prize.
![Trinity College Dublin Crowned 2019 Enactus Ireland Champions](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/EnactusJune2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Enactus TCD were crowned the winners of the Enactus Ireland National Competition which took place recently in Chartered Accountants House, Dublin 2. The Enactus Ireland National Competition saw colleges from 10 HEI’s across the country compete
![Support For Ireland’s Ambition to Increase the Number of Companies Exporting to the Eurozone](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GoogleMay2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Google has launched a new Grow with Google programme in Ireland which will see the company train more than 8,000 SMEs through workshops across Ireland and through partnerships with State
![Bord Bia and Trainline CEO’s Honoured as UCD Business Alumni of the Year 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/UCDAwardsApril2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Tara McCarthy, CEO of Bord Bia, and Clare Gilmartin, CEO of Trainline, were both honoured at the recent UCD Business Alumni of the Year 2019 awards dinner at the InterContinental Hotel,
![Derry is the Most Exposed Region in Ireland Post-Brexit](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DerryNightbridge-505x306_c.jpg)
The newly appointed Chair of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Ireland has said that Derry is hugely dependent on a dynamic cross border economy and with its
![€760 Million Raised by NovaUCD Supported Companies Over the Last 15 Years](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NovaUCDFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
University College Dublin (UCD) has announced the results of its latest survey of companies supported through NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, since it opened 15 years
![Skillnet Ireland Wins Big at Top Digital Awards 2019](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SkillnetFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Skillnet Ireland, the national agency responsible for the promotion and facilitation of workforce learning, won big at the recent 2019 Digital Media Awards , picking up the award for Best
![Coca-Cola and Enterprise Ireland Celebrate Graduates of 2018 Thrive Project](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ThriveGraduationFebruary2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Coca-Cola and Enterprise Ireland recently celebrated the graduation of the third cohort of the Thrive Project. The eight ambitious Irish companies were honoured for completing the six-month leadership programme, an
![DIT Launches New MSc in Transport and Mobility](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DITTransportDecember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Over 250 million journeys were taken by passengers on Irish public transport services in 2017, and with the population set to increase, this number is likely to continue growing in the
![€100 Million Investment For Four Capital Developments at Trinity College Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TrinityCollegeDublinEIBOctober2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Teaching, research and student accommodation at Trinity College Dublin will be transformed over the next two years with the backing of a €100 million long-term European Investment Bank (EIB) loan
![New Head of ACCA Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ACCACaitrionaAllis-505x306_c.jpg)
Caitriona Allis (pictured) has been appointed as the new Head of ACCA Ireland (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Caitriona joined ACCA on 11 September and is now responsible for
![DCU to Represent Ireland on Global Stage at Enactus World Cup](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/EnactusSeptember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Student social entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics and Enactus alumni from across the country gathered recently in Bank of Ireland, Grand Canal Square to celebrate the official Enactus Team Ireland Launch ahead of
![New Online Course Targets Irish Food Start-ups](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DublinFoodChainAugust2018-505x306_c.jpg)
A new ‘Digital School of Food’ has been launched, aimed at enabling food start-ups to grow and succeed. An initiative of the Dublin Food Chain and the Local Enterprise Offices
![New €6.5 Million Development Project to Expand NovaUCD’s Capacity to House Start-ups](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NovaUCDTomFlanagan-505x306_c.jpg)
NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, is set to expand its capacity to house early-stage start-ups by over
![GMIT IHUB Extension Work Commences](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GMITiHUBAugust2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The first sod has been turned on the site of the new extension to GMIT’s Innovation Hub (iHub) at the
![Next Generation Data Centre Education Programs Released](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CNetBannerJuly2018Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
CNet Training, the global leader in technical education for the data centre and network infrastructure sectors, has released new industry
![DIT Launches Innovative Part-Time Learning Opportunities For Brewing & Distilling Industry](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DITJuly2018-505x306_c.jpg)
For centuries, Ireland has been a leader in the brewing and distilling industry with several home-grown brands synonymous with the
![Grand Canal Innovation District Planned For Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GrandCanalInnovationPlan-505x306_c.jpg)
A far-reaching plan for the creation of the Grand Canal Innovation District in Dublin has been launched. The proposal from
![DCU Launches Ireland’s First Centre of Excellence For Diversity & Inclusion](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DCUJune2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland’s first Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion has been launched at Dublin City University. The DCU Centre of Excellence for
![Students from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Scoop Top Prize at Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards 2018](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/StudentEntrepreneurWinnersJune2018Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
Elaine Leahy, David O’Donovan, Daniel Crowley, Ryan Breen, Michael Ahern, Brian Fitzpatrick and Colm Nicholl, students from Cork Institute of
![DCU Crowned 2018 Enactus Ireland Champions](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EnactusJune2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Enactus Dublin City University were crowned the winners of the recent Enactus Ireland National Competition which took place in Chartered Accountants House, Dublin
![The Interconnected Era – Shaping Your Digital Transformation Strategy](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EquinixEventJune2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, will host an event at 14:00 on Thursday, 28th June in Quay 14, Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 to
![RWL Expands Education Offering in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RWLEducationResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Representing leading manufacturers in the data, security and telecoms market in Ireland, RWL, has entered an agreement to allow delivery
![Datapac Celebrates 150th Work Placement Student and Extends Programme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DatapacApril2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Datapac, the Irish technology solutions and services provider, has announced that 150 students have now participated in its work placement
![Datapac and Swappsi Streamline Services and Cut Costs For Ireland’s Education and Training Boards](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DatapacSwappsiMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Datapac, Ireland’s leading technology solutions and services provider, has announced that, together with its software partner Swappsi, it has developed
![Government Announces €29.6 Million Investment in Frontier Research](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IrishResearchCouncilMarch2018-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has announced a €29.6 million investment by the Irish Research Council in “frontier research” projects. Thirty-six researchers will
![Irish Technology Sector Has Overtaken Agriculture](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ResearchInnovationConferenceIDAKenFinniganCropped-505x306_c.jpg)
With 130,000 people now employed, the technology sector has overtaken agriculture as Ireland’s largest industry, according to Ken Finnegan (pictured
![Food Industry Veteran Jim Corbett Appointed Director of Food Institute UCC](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/UCCJimCorbett-505x306_c.jpeg)
University College Cork has announced the appointment of Jim Corbett (pictured) as Director of the Food Institute UCC, which will
![Emerson Collaborates With NIBRT to Help Upskill Ireland’s Biopharma Workforce](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/EmersonFebruary2018Croppes-505x306_c.jpg)
Emerson is providing automation software and systems valued at US$ 1 million (approximately €820,000) to Ireland’s National Institute of Bioprocessing
![Research and Innovation Conference & Exhibition – 14th March 2018 – CityWest, Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ResearchInnovation1-505x306_c.jpg)
The 2018 Research and Innovation Conference & Exhibition, being held on Wednesday, 14th March 2018 at the Citywest Convention Centre,
![AMI Partners With YSI and Donates €30,000 of IT Equipment](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AMIJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
AMI, Ireland’s leading secure IT retirement company, has announced a new sponsorship with Young Social Innovators (YSI) which includes an initial
![£70,000 Rainwater Garden Completed at Clandeboye Primary School!](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NIWaterJanuary2018-505x306_c.jpg)
NI Water, the Department for Infrastructure, Education Authority and the Department of Education have announced that an innovative new rainwater
TERMINALFOUR, the leading provider of Digital Marketing and Web Content Management Solutions to higher education, won €4.2 million worth of
The European Investment Bank will provide €60 million towards development of the NUI Galway campus. The first ever loan to
The Central Statistics Office has published ‘Women and Men in Ireland 2016′ which presents over 70 indicators that identify important
NUI Galway has been named The Sunday Times University of the Year. Trinity College Dublin is the runner-up in The Sunday Times Good University Guide
TERMINALFOUR, the digital marketing and web content management platform for higher education, has announced results of its Global Higher Education
TERMINALFOUR, the digital marketing and web content management platform for higher education, has announced the results of its 2017 ‘Global
The QS World University Rankings have published their Graduate Employability Rankings for the coming year (2018) and place UCD 75th globally and
A new €5 million bespoke Executive Development Centre has been opened by Dr. Michael WJ Smurfit at UCD Smurfit School,
PayPal has announced the successful completion of a series of financial education workshops for secondary school students in partnership with
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD has announced 38 new Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2017-2018. Twelve