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NUI Galway has announced details of new a scholarship scheme for mature students. In total, 30 new scholarships will be awarded, consisting of €2,000 per student for every year of their study.

An information evening for adults interested in returning to education or taking up a course at third level for the first time will be held in IT Sligo next Tuesday January 17 at 7pm.

Some 8,000 visitors are expected to attend next week’s NUI Galway r annual Open Days.

Two of Ireland’s most prominent agribusiness leaders were awarded honorary degrees by UCD at a ceremony held on Monday 29th August. At the Agricultural Science conferring ceremony, UCD Agricultural Science graduates Dan Browne of Dawn Meats and John Moloney of Glanbia were awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees.

This year CAO applicants had their eyes firmly fixed on the job market as programmes in science and technology were among the most popular college choices at NUI Galway. Points for general science, information technology, and biomedical science all soared in the CAO first round offers from NUI Galway to prospective students hoping to start their third-level education this autumn.

This year’s Leaving Cert results show that a ‘second-chance’ system should be introduced for maths, to save students who fail the subject from missing out on college, according to local Fine Gael TD, John Paul Phelan.

Students coming to Galway for their third level education have made course choices which are in line with national trends with CAO points required for entry to courses in science, engineering, agriculture, technology, computer, and courses with languages increasing, while arts and business courses, which were so popular during the boom years, are experiencing a decline.

THE business of accommodation, feeding and educating students is a big business for cities like Galway and for the families who have to finance them.

With the Leaving Cert results having come out this week the attention of last year’s secondary school graduation classes will move towards college places next week when the CAO offers come out. Since the economic downturn in recent years Mayo County Council has seen an upturn in the number of students applying to the local authority for the third level grant and that looks set to continue this year.

After two months of waiting, 3,107 Galway students are waking up this morning contemplating their future path after receiving their Leaving Cert results yesterday. With first round CAO offers not published until Monday, many will be facing a few more anxious days before they learn if they have gained entry into their chosen course. Two Galway students will face no such quandary however, as Ciaran Doyle of Craughwell and Ruth Cormican from Oranmore were among 10 students in the country who achieved eight A1s.