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During the pandemic, Ireland’s vibrant life science sector continued to grow and securing the necessary talent is vital to maintain ongoing momentum.

It is coming up to CAO time of the year, and once again students are being bombarded with all sorts of course choices. However, the most lucrative course of all is often overlooked by many: computer science (or its related course electronics and computing). Computer science is a direct gateway to the global tech industry that has spawned the largest companies in the world such as Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe, and of course, Genesys, the global leader in cloud based software for customer care. Marc Andreessen, who developed the first widely used browser, Mosaic, stated that “software is eating the world”. This is being borne out as we see AirBnb (travel), Spotify (music), Netflix (television), Zoom (video conferencing), and many more disrupt their respective industries and change the way we live, work, and play.

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Boston Scientific is an innovative medical device company that is dedicated to transforming patients’ lives. The company is investing in its state-of-the-art 52-acre campus in Ballybrit, Galway, with a wide range of roles available across manufacturing engineering, quality, r&d, new product development, quality design assurance, software engineering, production and many other areas.

Since the dawn of the smartphone, we have seen a explosion of software-based innovations hosted in the cloud and delivered via mobile, that are now engrained as part of our daily lives. It’s been stated that “software is eating the world”, from Zoom to Snapchat to Netflix, software really is all around us. Our lives have become more intertwined with computer and mobile applications and it didn’t happen by magic. The most popular applications that we use on a day-by-day basis came from the minds of brilliant computer sciences graduates.

Not enough students are applying for computer programming courses that are guaranteed to lead to fulfilling and well-paid roles in an exciting and increasingly creative industry, one of the country's leading tech leaders has said this week.

One hundred new jobs for Galway and Dublin, mainly in the area of software engineering, have been announced by Fidelity Investments, a Boston multinational financial services firm.

International Students at Athlone Institute of Technology celebrated the Chinese New Year with more than 400 students enjoying Asian cuisine, music and dance to mark the Spring festival, which commenced last week.

Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has been named as a runner-up in the Institute of Technology of the Year Awards in the Sunday Times Good University Guide, while coming in 10th place of all institutions nationally.

GMIT have announced that lecturers Celine Curtin, Department of Film & Documentary, and Maree’s Dr John Healy, Department of Computing and Applied Physics, are joint winners of this year’s GMIT President’s Award for Teaching Excellence.