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Education Awards 2027 now accepting entries

Entries are now open for the Education Awards 2027, with Ireland's higher education, further education and training community invited to submit across 26 categories celebrating education excellence, digital learning, research excellence and student success ahead of the 18 December deadline. Winners will be announced on 15 April 2027 at the Johnstown Estate Hotel and Spa, where Ireland's most outstanding contributors to the education sector will be recognised before hundreds of senior executives.

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Mary Immaculate College wins Best Education Outreach Award – Learner, Schools & Academic Engagement at the Education Awards 2026

Putting the limelight back to the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, Mary Immaculate College took home the Best Education Outreach Award – Learner, Schools & Academic Engagement for the CRAFT Maker Space, an inclusive STEAM outreach hub that delivered transformative effects on classroom practice, connected schools and families to higher education, and demonstrated impressive scale, depth, and evidence-based impact across the wider community. The win sets a compelling benchmark for education outreach excellence in Ireland, raising the standard of community engagement, campus-led innovation, and measurable learner impact that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.

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University of Limerick wins Student Engagement & Communications Award at the Education Awards 2026

In a rewind to the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, the Academic Registry at the University of Limerick took home the Student Engagement & Communications Award, recognised for a sector-leading, student-centred service model that integrates digitised workflows, self-service design, and transparent communications governance to deliver consistent, measurable improvements in student support. The win sets a strong benchmark for student engagement and communications excellence across Ireland's higher education sector, raising the standard of accessibility, service maturity, and evidence-backed continuous improvement that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.

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University College Cork wins Best Masters Programme at the Education Awards 2026

As a recall to the Education Awards 2026, University College Cork took home the Best Masters Programme award for the MSc Information Systems for Business Performance, recognised for seven consecutive GradIreland Postgraduate Course of the Year awards, near 100 percent graduate employment, and a curriculum that combines industry mentorship, AI engagement, and a 2,000-strong alumni network to deliver exceptional outcomes for graduates. The win sets a compelling benchmark for postgraduate programme excellence in Irish higher education, raising the standard of industry relevance, student success, and future-focused curriculum design that entrants will look to match when entries open for the 2027 awards cycle.

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