HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series
Showcasing initiatives across higher education in Ireland with institutions sharing approaches to embedding ESD within and across disciplines.


Showcasing initiatives across higher education in Ireland with institutions sharing approaches to embedding ESD within and across disciplines.
This lunchtime webinar series - led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning - seeks to share practical educational insights into the application of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and other forms of immersive learning (IL) in higher education. Speakers from different disciplines in different institutions will share…
About This Event As part of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series, this session will showcase how the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) is embedding ESD across teaching, research, programme design, and institutional practice. The session will highlight the impact of projects and innovative initiatives that are shaping sustainability…
On 11 December 2025, the Higher Education Authority will host a full-day event to bring together leaders, educators, researchers, policymakers, and others supporting teaching and learning. You can register your interest in the conference by completing the form: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/conference/ We will contact you when registration opens. Further details to follow.
Ongoing developments such as the rise of artificial intelligence, changing demographics, labour market demands and learning needs, as well as larger-scale societal shifts towards a knowledge economy have spurred reflections on how higher education can safeguard its fitness-for-purpose and relevance in the future. These reflections, in turn, have repeatedly pointed to a need for more…
The 25th EdTech conference takes place on Wednesday, 3 June and Thursday, 4 June 2026, at Dublin City University’s (DCU) historic St Patrick’s Campus, in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. Hosted by the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA), the conference co-chairs are Dr Rob Lowney from the DCU Teaching Enhancement Unit and Kate Molloy, PhD scholar in…