Search Results for 'Information Technology'

There was a time when Galway was known primarily for its merchant trading, its traditional musical and creative community and its thriving fishing industry. But in recent decades, the City of Tribes has charted a new course, becoming an unexpected yet vibrant hub for tech innovation in Ireland's western seaboard.

Coillte, Ireland’s semi-state forestry company, is encouraging prospective students interested in a career in forestry to apply for its 2025 Forestry Scholarship Award ahead of tomorrow’s (May 2) deadline for applications.

University of Galway is inviting aspiring engineers of all ages to a free full-day family event to celebrate engineering across Ireland with hands-on activities, exciting shows, documentaries and inspiring workshops.

There was a time when Galway was known primarily for its merchant trading, its traditional musical and creative community and its thriving fishing industry. But in recent decades, the City of Tribes has charted a new course, becoming an unexpected yet vibrant hub for tech innovation in Ireland’s western seaboard.

With more than 100,000 people employed in the Irish tech sector, and with many of the global tech leaders choosing to have their headquarters in this country, the tech industry here is booming.

Eleven Galway were amongst 82 students from across seven Irish universities who have been awarded scholarships as part of Johnson & Johnson’s prestigious Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Undergraduate Awards at its national event held in Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick.

Revolutionising the process of obtaining a degree at third level, the 'Tertiary Education Programme' has effectively opened a new pathway for prospective students, one which does not focus on Leaving Cert points.

With more than 100,000 people employed in the Irish tech sector, and with many of the global tech leaders choosing to have their headquarters in this country, the tech industry here is booming. The Central Statistics Office has valued the IT industry in Ireland at over €241 billion. Dublin is home to Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and HubSpot, to name a few. Studying IT or computer science can offer a rewarding and exciting career. Nowadays, almost every company, whether it is an SME or a large multinational, has its own IT department, meaning that IT and computer science graduates can choose to work in a range of industries such as healthcare, banking, insurance and education. University of Galway, ATU, and TUS offer courses in information technology and computer science.

Galway Community College students Kateryna Diachenko and Beatriz Viude Castanho engaged thoroughly with the Fastrack into Information Technology, FIT Choose Tech (the national coordinator of tech apprenticeships) programme and embraced the resources provided on the learning platform to further their tech skills.

Start your career in IT with a 10-week online course starting on April 24. This online self-directed course will have one online workshop per week through a learning platform with a tutor. The tutor will provide support for the rest of the week.