SIMON HARRIS

Government launches 10,697 places on 275 courses under Springboard+ 2022 to help people upskill in critical

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, have launched 10,697 places on 275 courses, under Springboard+ (“Springboard Plus”) 2022. Springboard+ courses are from Level 6 (certificate) to Level 9 (masters) on the National Framework of Qualifications and are delivered … Read more

New research and innovation strategy can shape Ireland’s future: Minister Harris

Minister Simon Harris has launched  ‘Impact 2030: Ireland’s New Research and Innovation Strategy’. Impact 2030 aims to build a more inclusive and engaged research and innovation system in Ireland that can help mobilise resources to address major issues ranging from the climate crisis to health and wellbeing. Impact 2030 will maximise the impact of research and … Read more

Establishment of South East Technological University and its first president is welcomed by Minister Harris

Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has welcomed the establishment of the South East Technological University (SETU). From today, Waterford Institute of Technology and IT Carlow will be dissolved and a stand-alone university presence in the region will be created. Professor Veronica Campbell will become the first president of the new technological university (TU), subject to … Read more

Government of Ireland Education Scholarships awarded to 60 students from across the world

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has awarded Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships to 60 students from across the world. The scholarship is awarded to high-calibre students from non-EU and non-EEA countries. It allows them to study in Ireland full-time for one year. Speaking today, Minister Harris said, … Read more