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- A strong case for a new universityTue, Feb 7, 2012 LEFTFIELD: RECENT announcements regarding the development of technological universities have generated no little commentary, much of it territorial and defensive. It is unfortunate too that barbed remarks have been a feature of the discussion; because, in contrast to Sayre’s Law, there is a great deal at stake here.
- Teacher's PetTue, Feb 7, 2012 Croke Park deal cuts deep: The full cost of the Croke Park deal is being felt across the education sector.
- Bonus points for Irish? That's bogusTue, Feb 7, 2012 TO BE HONEST: An unheard voice in education
- ChatterboxTue, Feb 7, 2012What's the talk of education?
- Third level holds key to our recoveryTue, Jan 31, 2012 LEFTFIELD: IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Cork last year, Nobel Laureate, James Watson predicted that in the 21st century countries will only be as strong as their universities. Knowledge, precious in its novelty and in its applicability, will determine the well-being and wealth of nations. Success in a knowledge-intensive world is predicated upon a third-level education for the majority, and fourth-level for a substantial minority, delivered by institutions performing to globally competitive standards.
- A lecturer rejects the idea that his is a cushy jobTue, Jan 31, 2012 TO BE HONEST: An unheard voice in education
- ChatterboxTue, Jan 31, 2012What's the talk of education?
- Teacher's PetTue, Jan 31, 2012 Five in the running for secretary general: Five candidates remain in the hunt for the secretary general post in the Department of Education. But curiously there is no real front runner.
- Teacher's PetTue, Jan 24, 2012 A university for the southeast?
- Chatterbox
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 New technological university for the south east
- What was all the hard work for?
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 TBH: A parent writes: My son did a very good Leaving Cert, but it was hard won. He needed to get 500 points to be sure of getting the course he wanted in university. He’s a pretty determined young man but it still took a lot of input and encouragement from us, his parents, to keep him at the desk throughout sixth year and to get the result he needed. - STEMs are vital if we want to growTue, Jan 17, 2012 LEFTFIELD: HOW DO we fuel sustainable growth in Ireland? If you want to see whether Ireland will recover economically over the next decade, rather than pore over tomes of statistics, you could look at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition which took place at the RDS in Dublin last week. Among this exhibition’s entrants were the future founders, chief executives and job creators of many companies of the 2010s and 2020s, as well as the leading policy formers and influencers of the coming decades.
- ChatterboxTue, Jan 17, 2012What's the talk of education?
- Speaking in tonguesTue, Jan 17, 2012 TO BE HONEST: An unheard voice in education
- Teacher's PetTue, Jan 17, 2012** “I’m out of practice. We’re getting back into the business of trying to do this. It’s very difficult to adjust these kinds of things, you’re dealing with calculations and assumptions.
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