Over 230,000 students and more than 24,000 staff from 34 of Ireland’s higher education institutions now have an opportunity to take part in the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey, Ireland’s first survey of the digital experience, expectations and engagement of students and staff who teach in Irish higher education. The survey was officially launched…
Pictured, L-R: Clare Barman, IADT; Helena O’Connor, UCC; Liam Murray, UL; Nima Gorji, DCU; Siobhán Lucey, UCC; Marta Giralt, UL A celebration event took place on Friday 4 October to recognise those who have completed Erasmus+ DELTA mobilities during the first year of the Erasmus+ DELTA initiative. Six staff who had embarked on mobilities and earned…
The National Forum is overseen by an academically-led Board comprising fifteen members, one of whom is the designated non-executive Chair, Dr Lynn Ramsey. In line with its governance arrangements, the National Forum recently began the process of renewing membership of its Board. Reflecting the inclusive ethos of the National Forum, and the intention to ensure…
The website is now live for the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey: teachingandlearning.ie/index. The Survey will be launched on 14 October, 2019. The INDEx Survey is a national survey of the digital engagement, experiences and expectations of students and staff who teach in Irish higher education. The survey will be coordinated by the National…
Representatives of higher education in the Czech Republic, including six universities, the Ministry of Education and the National Accreditation Bureau, is visiting Ireland this week to gain a better understanding of the Irish higher education system and share experiences and learnings. The visit, which was prompted by communications with the National Forum and an interest…
The National Forum is delighted to welcome to the team two new Student Associate Interns, Rachel Dunne and Amelia McConville. The Student Associate Internship initiative, launched in 2018 by the patron of the National Forum, Mary McAleese, builds on the long-standing partnership between the National Forum and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The…
The 27th Conference of the Heads of University Centres of Biomedical Sciences (HUCBMS) took place in Technological University Dublin on 3-4 September 2019. HUCBMS represents the interests of its member institutions (universities and colleges) at a national and international level and this is the second time their conference has taken place in the Republic of Ireland.…
The 2019/20 National Seminar Series was officially launched today, 4 September 2019. This year’s Seminar Series attracted a record number of applications, with 136 applications received from across 25 institutions. Of these, 93 seminars, spanning all applicant institutions, were approved for funding. Each of the upcoming seminars includes a topic related to one or more…
A number of events are scheduled for the upcoming semester, including the National Seminar Series, national launch, national symposium, regional workshop, webinar and project reviews. The key events are listed below and more may be added to the events section of the National Forum website in due course. 1 October-30 June: National Seminar Series The…
This week has seen the announcement of two key appointments in Irish further and higher education. On Monday 19 August, Andrew Brownlee was named as the new CEO of SOLAS, the further education and training authority. Mr Brownlee has been Executive Director for Strategy and Knowledge at SOLAS since January 2018, having previously served as…
