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HEA publishes Sustainability Report

Publish date: 
December 15, 2011

Sustainability Report to the Minister for Education and Skills from the Executive of the HEA.

Sustainability Study - Aligning Participation, Quality and Funding in Irish Higher Education

 

National Strategy for Higher Education

Publish date: 
December 7, 2011

A conference on strategic dialogue was held on the 1st December, 2011 in relation to implementation of the National Strategy for Higher Education.

Please see below for presentations:

Professor Dr. Frank Ziegele

Professor E Hazelkorn

Government of Ireland Scholarships Programmes 2012/13 – Responses to Questions

Publish date: 
December 6, 2011

Response to Questions

Consultation Process for Technological University Status

Publish date: 
November 24, 2011

The HEA issued a consultation document on the criteria and benchmarks for a technological university. The consultation document issued is available here and the full report from Professor Simon Marginson is available here.

The submissions made as part of this consultation process are available below.

Aims McGuinness.pdf

Non-Computing Graduates Can Apply for Tech Conversion Courses in 2012

Publish date: 
November 24, 2011

Non-Computing Graduates Can Apply for Tech Conversion Courses in 2012


The Higher Education Authority is inviting higher education institutions to tender for the provision of a series of new courses for graduates with a non-computing background to equip them with the skills needed to work in the technology sector. Colleges providing the courses must have an industry partner and the courses will commence in Spring 2012. Jobseeking graduates will not have to pay for these programmes which are aimed at meeting current and future needs.

Statement on Research Councils Merger

Publish date: 
November 17, 2011

Statement on Research Councils Merger

Call for Proposals – Scholarship Programmes 2012/2013

Publish date: 
November 16, 2011

Please click here to download the Call for Proposals for GOI Scholarships document.

 

FAQs

ICT Skills - Call for provision of one-year level 8 conversion programmes

Publish date: 
November 16, 2011

The HEA working with the Department of Education and Skills and the Secretariat to the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (Forfás) has been exploring ways to enhance the potential for Ireland to continue to realise significant and sustainable ICT employment opportunities into the future.

81% of Students Take Up a Top Three Choice on their CAO List

Publish date: 
November 2, 2011

 

e-InfraNet Open Workshop- 27th and 28th of October, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Publish date: 
October 6, 2011

e-InfraNet is an FP7 ERA-NET project comprising of 11 partner countries which aims to build a network that will develop and strengthen policy cooperation and coordination between national e-Infrastructures and smooth their efficient integration in the European Research Area. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is the coordinating organisation for this project.

 

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