On Tuesday September 13th IUA and Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with the careers teams of the 8 IUA universities hosted a highly informative event for SMEs.
Event Aims:
- To strengthen employer understanding of the graduate support structure in different universities and the role of the careers teams.
- To encourage greater dialogue between EI client companies and Universities.
- Highlight potential portals of engagement for EI SME clients in key topics featured:
- Attracting graduate talent
- Curriculum and programme design,
- Internships & work placements
- Consortium Apprenticeships
- Upskilling staff through microcredentials.
- Support companies to promote and market themselves to attract graduate and internship talent.
Event Recording
Presentations
Dublin City University – Presentation
Delivered by:
- Prof Teresa Hogan – Director of the Small Business Charter
- Yvonne McLoughlin – Head of Careers Service
University of Galway – Presentation
Delivered by:
- Donal Hackett, Employment Officer University of Galway
- Breda Kenna, Head of Work based learning team, University of Galway
Graduate Flows in the Economy – Presentation
Delivered by: Valerie Harvey, Head of Performance Evaluation, HEA
MicroCreds – Presentation
Delivered by: Dr Lynn Ramsey, Director of MicroCreds
Immersive Software Engineering, University of Limerick Residencies – Presentation
Delivered by: Prof Tiziana Margaria, Course Director Immersive Software Engineering, UL
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
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MC: Samantha McCaughren
Business Editor, Sunday Independent
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Opening Comments - Leo Clancy
CEO, Enterprise Ireland
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Closing Comments - Professor David FitzPatrick
President, TU Dublin
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Speaker - Yvonne McLoughlin
Head of Careers, DCU
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James Wright
Head of School of Engineering, TU Dublin Tallaght
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Dr Lynn Ramsey
Director of MicroCreds, IUA
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Prof. Tiziana Margaria
Course Director Immersive Software Engineering, UL
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Valerie Harvey
Head of Performance Evaluation, HEA
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Speaker - Donal Hackett
Employment Officer University of Galway
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Speaker - Breda Kenna
Head of Work based learning team, University of Galway
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Brendan Baker
Head of Careers Dept, Maynooth University
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