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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF IUA – JOHN HEGARTY
Welcome to the third issue of the IUA newsletter and my first as President of the Association. Since the New Year there have been many developments at the IUA. The Association's new Chief Executive, Ned Costello, took up his position in mid January and has been busy meeting and forging additional fruitful relationships with key education and industry figures. On behalf of the other Presidents and myself, I'd like to welcome Ned on board and wish him much success in his important role at the IUA. We are very fortunate to have him. Further appointments have been made which will see the IUA staff number increase by two by the end of May. A new Marie Curie National Contact Point and a 4th Level Network Coordinator will soon be added to the team. January also saw the retirement reception for our esteemed colleague and former Director of the IUA, Michael McGrath. Many friends and colleagues joined me on January 29th to pay tribute to the man who ably led the IUA for the last 10 years. Photographs from the event can be seen in this newsletter.
2007 will be an exciting year for the universities: significant projects under the first cycle of the Strategic Innovation Fund are now getting underway and planning for the next call due in May/June is also well advanced. The implementation of the government's Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation is also progressing and is reflected in the call for proposals for Cycle Four of the PRTLI.
All of these positive developments will significantly strengthen the university system, but much remains to be done. In my year as President of the IUA Council I look forward to working with colleagues to further develop our strategy , building on the significant achievements of the universities, and addressing the challenges which lie ahead as we support Ireland's drive to become a knowledge society.
Dr. John Hegarty |
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| Ned Costello Joins The IUA Team |
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Over three months have flown by since I first walked through the doors of 48 Merrion Square in my new role as IUA CEO and I must say that I already feel very much at home here. Its been a fascinating time getting to know people and immersing myself in the mix of challenges and opportunities facing the University sector.
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| Retirement Event For Michael McGrath |
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On Monday evening, January 29th over 100 colleagues of retired Director of IUA Michael McGrath came together to celebrate his long and distinguished career spanning over 40 years.
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| New Members of Staff For IUA |
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The IUA are pleased to announce two recent key appointments.
Dagmar Meyer commenced her role as Marie Curie National Contact Point on April 2nd. The role will primarily be to act as National Contact Point for the FP7 Marie Curie and Capacities Programme.
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| IUA National Launch of Marie Curie In FP7 |
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21st May 2007, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, Santry, Dublin 9.
An IUA organised event to mark the launch of the Marie Curie Programme for FP7.
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| Micheál Martin announces €8.5million Technology Transfer Awards |
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€8.5 million is being provided to ensure that ideas, research and technology generated in Irish Universities and Colleges are used to keep Irish companies at the cutting edge of the knowledge economy, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The funding, announced at University College Cork as part of the IUA Council meeting, will allow for the appointment of high calibre specialists to oversee strong links between universities and the commercial sector.
There will be immediate appointments at UCC, NUI Galway, NUI Maynooth, The Royal College of Surgeons and UCD. Other appointments will follow.
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
I am pleased to announce the launch in May of our new look website www.iua.ie and I hope that many of you will become regular visitors to the site. A dedicated website for 4th Level Ireland will also come on stream over the next few months, the aim of which is to become a national gateway to information on the vast range of graduate courses available at the 7 Irish universities, as well as updates on the development of graduate schools and the 4th level network.
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Lia O’Sullivan, Communications Manager, IUA |
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