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UOS Conference a Success

Anyone lucky enough to be in Galway last week had a good chance of stumbling across – wait for it – almost every USI-affiliated sabbatical officer in the country. Ranging from Belfast to Cork, SU officers crammed into the student accommodation at GMIT for a week of training, guidance and tips. President Aengus Ó Maoláin, [...]

Published by communications on July 29th, 2010 at 10:07 am
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UCC Students win Irish business challenge

A team of students from UCC have walked away with top prize in the Irish final of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Global Business Challenge. The Challenge is an international business competition, with the UCC team now representing Ireland at the global final on August 5-6th at Taylors University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [...]

Published by communications on July 9th, 2010 at 06:07 pm
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UCC Spends E1.3m on Flights

Between January and December last year, Irish Universities spent a collective 4.3 million on flights for staff and visiting academics, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information act. Top spender UCC, spending €1.28m on flights. UCD was second with €995,000, Trinity with €848,000, NUI Galway with 550,000, DCU with €504,000 and University of [...]

Published by communications on July 9th, 2010 at 06:07 pm
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ISSU demand Second-Level Reform

Not a month following the end of the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union has insisted that the Department of Education should take heed of recommendations to reform the junior cycle. This time last year, then Education Minister Batt O’ Keefe asked the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) to [...]

Published by communications on July 4th, 2010 at 01:07 am