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An NUI Galway medical teaching tool has been adopted by a Belgian university.

Of the 55,000 Leaving Certificate students who began their exams on Wednesday, some 1,000 of them were from Kilkenny. There are also some 18,000 Junior Certificate students who began their exams this week.

As the 2010 Leaving Certificate examinations got under way this week a number of changes to exam structures and reference material were being proposed.

With the Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations under way, the online examination, correction, and feedback service, mocks.ie, offers helpful advice to students to make the most of their final study and tips to ensure composure in the exam hall.

The recipients of the Mayo County Council Tyrone Guthrie Regional Bursary Scheme are visual artist Keith Wilson and composer Donal Sarsfield.

The Midland School of Childcare is running a FETAC Level 6 Train the Trainer Course commencing this month at a reduced price of €700. This course is suited to those who wish to pursue a career in adult education. It is a general trainer qualification suited to almost any training situation.

Galway Technical Institute will this evening host the much anticipated student art and design exhibition which will commence at 7pm.

The fifth Annual Coaches Training Conference of Coach Institute of Ireland, the largest annual coaching event in Ireland, will be hosted in Galway from late next week.

Lucy Murray, a fifth year student in Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill recently attended a workshop in Trinity College where the aim was the creation of a Charter for 21st Century Learning. The emphasis was that the education system needed to change to fit the needs of our society but change will not happen if there is no evidence that it is wanted. Lucy has penned this article containing the viewpoint of a student in the educational debate and stressing the need for change.

Parents can learn how to help their children in the run up to the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams by attending a special lecture on the subject to be held next month.