Eight MU student teachers from the BScED and PME programmes will take part in paid internships this summer. The 2022 programme is the biggest to date with 61 interns completing 12-week paid internships in STEM roles in 30 leading organisations. The interns will work across a range of contexts this summer including fully remote, onsite and hybrid.
Pictured below with MU Lead Majella Dempsey are BScED students Casey Jackson-Myers (Intel), Niamh Aine O' Neill (PwC), Will Dennigan (Intel), Nicole Lawlor (MSD, Dunboyne), Mary Flora Scott (AbbVie ) and Megan Brady (Intel MPE) and PME students Eric Dempsey (Xilinx) and Emer Hegarty (Jabil)
In 2016, Dublin City University together with Accenture and the 30% Club launched the pilot internship programme aimed at highlighting the careers available to pre-service STEM teachers as well as giving them hands-on experience of STEM careers in a corporate environment. The programme is led by STEM Education academics Associate Professor Eilish McLoughlin and Professor Deirdre Butler. Associate Professor Majella Dempsey is the MU partner lead. Through the support of strategic partners, 30% Club, Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT) group and Science Foundation Ireland, the programme has been expanded to include host organisations across a range of industrial sectors including technology, pharma, medical devices, utilities, financial and professional services.