2024 Winners

Overall Excellence Award

WINNER:

University of Limerick

Best Industry/Business - Academic Collaboration

WINNER:

TUS Athlone - Digital Speaker Series

FINALISTS:

• ATU/MyCareerPath.ie, Insurance Institute of Ireland & Forward Emphasis International
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education & Amazon Web Services
• Griffith College Faculty of Law & IILEx - DLSP
• MTU Cork, CAMMS & Dell Technologies
• TUS Athlone - Digital Speaker Series
• University of Galway and Medtronic – Adult Learning
• University of Limerick, PMTC, Eli Lilly, MSD, ANTS

Best Community Academic Collaboration

WINNER:

Middletown Centre & Mary Immaculate College - Graduate Programmes in Autism Studies

FINALISTS:

• ATU &The Arts Council- SCEALTA: Stories, Curiosity, Engagement, Active Learning, Language, Theatre, Aistear
• Better Together - Co-Produced Collaborative Research Project
• Middletown Centre & Mary Immaculate College - Graduate Programmes in Autism Studies
• National College of Ireland & The Department of Social Protection
• SETU & Family Carers Ireland
• University of Galway and LIFT Ireland - Empowering Positive Leadership for a Better Ireland

Best Language School

WINNER:

Irish College of English

FINALISTS:

• Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre
• Gaelchultúr
• IBAT Dublin
• Irish College of English
• Love2Learn

Best Further Education Provider

WINNER:

Drogheda Institute of Further Education

FINALISTS:

• CMIT
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education
• GetReskilled
• Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
• LIA
• Mayo College of Further Education and Training
• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET

Best Erasmus Programme

WINNER:

University of Limerick

FINALISTS:

• Mayo College of Further Education and Training
• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET
• South East Technological University - Trivarsity BIM Workshop
• University of Limerick

Best Collaboration Project

WINNER:

Maynooth University, TUS, DCU, DkIT & UCC - Virtual Labs Team

FINALISTS:

• ATU & UU - I-SWAP
• ATU, DkIT, IADT, MTU, SETU, TUDublin, TUS - N-TUTORR
• Current Chemistry Investigators
• Maynooth University, TUS, DCU, DkIT & UCC - Virtual Labs Team

Best International Collaboration Project

WINNER:

MTU & European Alliance - Innovation Challenge

FINALISTS:

• Current Chemistry Investigators
• Ed-hoc International
• FilmEU & Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design + Technology (IADT)
• Griffith College - Graduate Business School Research and Innovation Hub
• Griffith College & Meiji Gakuin University - Law Student Semester Exchange Programme
• Mary Immaculate College & St. John's University - Western Europe Semester Programme
• MTU & European Alliance - Innovation Challenge
• Munster Technological University & Birmingham City University - EDGE Graduate Development
• National College of Ireland - Digital4Business
• TUS, St Lawrence College & RUN EU - Entrepreneurial Thinking in a Global Context
• University of Limerick, Cooperative Education & Careers Division – Global Challenge
• VOLOGRAMS UCD UAEGEAN CARDET - Vol3Dedu

Best Marketing / Communications Team

WINNER:

University of Limerick

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College
• LINC Consortium - LINC Programme
• University of Limerick

Best Library Team

WINNER:

University of Limerick - Glucksman Library

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School
• University of Limerick - Glucksman Library

Best Student Experience Award

WINNER:

TUS - International Student Experience Team

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School
• Griffith College - Graduate Business School Research and Innovation Hub
• Griffith College Law Faculty
• LIA
• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET
• South East Technological University - P2P Peer Mentoring Programme
• TUS - International Student Experience Team
• TUS Athlone - Digital Marketing

Career Impact Strategy Award

WINNER:

University of Galway - Employability Award

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School - Graduate Work Readiness Programme
• Finnesse Careers and Empowerment - CORE Masterclasses
• Griffith College - Certificate in Employability Skills
• TUS Athlone - Digital Marketing
• TUS Midwest - Employability Plus Award
• University of Galway - Employability Award
• University of Limerick - Micro-Credentials

Best Online Learning Experience

WINNER:

Munster Technological University - Innovative Product Development

FINALISTS:

• CMIT
• Dundalk Institute of Technology - Upskilling for the economy in animation, games and XR
• Flúirse Education Solutions - Teacher Summer Courses
• Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
• LIA
• LINC Consortium - Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) Programme
• Munster Technological University - Innovative Product Development
• TrinityHaus Research Centre TCD & Cobblestone Learning - Dementia Friendly Hospital Design
• University of Limerick - Data Analytics - Professional Diploma

Best Education Outreach Award

WINNER:

Systems Biology Ireland & UCD Conway

FINALISTS:

• CONNECT SFI Research Centre and Dublin City Council - Academy of the Near Future
• Current Chemistry Investigators
• Maynooth University - Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century (TL21)
• Munster Technological University - REEdI STEM - Education Outreach Campaign 2023
• South East Technological University - Tiglin Addiction Recovery Centres
• Systems Biology Ireland & UCD Conway
• Technological University Dublin - STEM Try Five +
• The Rediscovery Centre
• Ulster University - Access Ambassador Programme
• University of Galway, Access Centre - Uni4U

Student Engagement & Communications Award

WINNER:

University of Limerick, Academic Registry - Engaging with & empowering students

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College, Faculty of Law
• Griffith Halls of Residence
• Munster Technological University - Transitions at MTU
• University College Cork - Skills Centre
• University of Galway, Student Services
• University of Limerick, Academic Registry - Engaging with & empowering students
• University of Limerick, Graduate and Professional Studies

Best Use of Educational Technology/ICT Initiative

WINNER:

Munster Technological University - Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland

FINALISTS:

• CMIT
• MTU Cork, CAMMS - Bridging Industry Skills with Blended Education
• Munster Technological University - Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland
• University College Cork - Accessibility Allies
• University of Limerick - Information Technology Division

Best Research Project

WINNER:

ATU & UU - I-SWAP

FINALISTS:

• ATU & UU - I-SWAP
• Better Together - Co-Produced Collaborative Research Project
• LINC Consortium - Building Communities of Practice amongst Inclusion Coordinators
• National College of Ireland - TrainRDM
• UCC Skills Centre - (AI)2ed Artificial Intelligence & Academic Integrity

Best Graduate Training Programme

WINNER:

Bristol Myers Squibb

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Operations Development Programme
• Applegreen - Future Leaders Graduate Programmes
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Current Chemistry Investigators
• ICBF
• NIBRT
• SSPC - CDT at Trinity College Dublin

Best Internship Programme Award

WINNER:

University of Limerick - Immersive Software Engineering

FINALISTS:

• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education
• Tyndall National Institute and IPIC – Summer Fellowship Programme
• University of Limerick - Immersive Software Engineering

Best Masters Programme

WINNER:

UCC, Cork University Business School – MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College Dublin - Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Griffith College Limerick - Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Griffith College, Faculty of Law - LL.M. in International Law
• Law Society of Ireland - LLM Advanced Legal Practice
• UCC, Cork University Business School – MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives
• University College Dublin, Master of Public Health Programme

International Engagement Award

WINNER:

Technological University of the Shannon

FINALISTS:

• Ed-hoc International
• National College of Ireland
• Technological University of the Shannon
• University of Limerick - UL Global

Best Student Accommodation

WINNER:

University of Limerick

FINALISTS:

• Griffith Halls of Residence
• University of Limerick

Excellence in Education by a Professional Body

WINNER:

LIA

FINALISTS:

• European College of Aesthetic Medicine & Surgery (ECAMS)
• Insurance Institute of Ireland
• LIA

Excellence in Diversity, Inclusivity & Equality

WINNER:

Mary Immaculate College

FINALISTS:

• Blossom4life
• Code Institute
• Dublin Business School
• Dublin Business School - DEI
• Generation Ireland
• Mary Immaculate College
• Munster Technological University
• Technological University of the Shannon
• University of Limerick

Excellence in Sustainability

WINNER:

University of Galway

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College
• RCSI
• The Rediscovery Centre
• University of Galway
• University of Limerick