Presentations | SPHERE

Transforming lives and societies: DCU, a University of impact. Professor Lisa Looney,Vice President for Academic Affairs (Registrar).
The Irish context: higher education, skills and employability. Nora Trench Bowles, Head of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Quality Irish Universities Association (IUA).
A central hub for employability – DCU Careers Service.Yvonne McLoughlin,Head, Careers Service.
Transforming lives through Access to the Workplace. Inis Fitzpatrick – Programme Coordinator Prof David Collings – Director of DCU’s Leadership and Talent Institute.
Employability in the Curriculum: Two Case Studies.
Industry Collaboration & Co-creation. The DCU Business School Experience.
Autism and Employability. Susan Madigan (DCU Senior Occupational Therapist) Fiona Earley (DCU Autism Friendly Coordinator).
Structured Mentorship Programme: Connecting graduates with second year students. Yvonne McLoughlin, Head, Careers Service. Ross Munnelly, Director, Alumni Relations and Acting Joint Head, Student Recruitment
INTRA – Industry Placements. Remote working and remote internships – learning from our response to the global pandemic.
Micro-Credentials in Service of Big Ideas. Dr Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl (Associate Professor, National Institute for Digital Learning ,OVPAA, DCU) Dr Lynn Ramsey (MC2 Programme Lead, Irish Universities Association)
DCU Futures. Preparing our graduates for a rapidly evolving and unpredictable future.