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Jane Kearns

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New Developments in Language Learning Throughout the EU

 
Despite the recent budget cuts to the teaching of foreign languages at primary school level, there have been some new developments in language learning throughout the EU, all thanks to a new...
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New Developments in Language Learning Throughout the EU

 
Despite the recent budget cuts to the teaching of foreign languages at primary school level, there have been some new developments in language learning throughout the EU, all thanks to a new online teaching resource which is being partly developed by GMIT. EuroCatering Language Training is a web based programme which is aimed at those in the catering and restaurant industry who wish to...
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NUI Galway Student, Cormac Flynn, wins the All Ireland Final of the Institute of Materials World Lecture Competition.

 
For the third consecutive year NUI Galway graduate Cormac Flynn has won the All Ireland Final of the Institute of Materials World Lecture competition, Cormac who is a third year PhD student in the University of Ulster’s engineering department will represent Ireland in the World Finals of the competition later this year.
Originally from Clare, Cormac graduated from NUI Galway with a...
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Galway Film Fleadh

 
The event runs for four days and plays host to a wide range of events ranging from film screenings, to workshops to informative talks and seminars. I had the pleasure of attending two of the festival’s events; “From Page to Screen”, an interesting and in-depth look at the phenomenon and success that is the film adaptation and “The Hothouse Short Film Panel”, a...
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Graduation is all about fashion

For many this is the most important day of their academic lives, it signifies growing up and entering the working world, being completely independent of their family and supporting themselves. Of course I’m talking about graduating, but finally earning your degree isn’t all this day is all about; graduation season is like a mini fashion week for us students, and when it comes to...
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NUIG student claims two awards at OMAE 2011

 Ciaran Kennedy is a PhD student in mechanical and biomedical engineering who has a vast knowledge and major interest in renewable energy and engineering design. Whilst studying for his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic University, Ciaran designed, manufactured and tested a 300W wind turbine and subsequently worked as a research test engineer in the US...
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