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Alex Kayee congratulated on Taught Masters Scholarship award in RPL
Recently the Postgraduate Office congratulated Alex Kayee, a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applicant who received a Taught Masters scholarship from Programme Director, Dr Tom Campbell following admission to the MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice.
Date: Monday, 18 November 2024
Book Launch_Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions
We are excited to announce that this new book, "Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions" was launched at Maynooth University on Tuesday 5th November at a workshop highlighting the importance of radical global education today. The book is available open access from Bloomsbury.
Date: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
'Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions' published today
'Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions' has been published today. This open access book, edited by Eilish Dillon, Niamh Gaynor, Gerard McCann and Stephen McCloskey, brings together leading global education (GE) practitioners and academics to, for the first time, provide a history of GE in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024
Céad Míle Fáilte chuig grúpa éagsúla domhanda
Céad Míle Fáilte chuig grúpa éagsúla domhanda - One hundred thousand welcomes to a globally diverse group. We are delighted to welcome a new group of MA participants to our MA programmes in International Development, and International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice for the 2024/2025 academic year. We had the pleasure of meeting most of the group at our orientation day held on Monday 29th September 2024. As always, the group represents a diverse global community; bringing varied and rich experiences to the programmes.
Date: Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Dr Sinead McGrath Memorial Scholarship Scheme, 2024/25
The Department of International Development at Maynooth University is pleased to announce the Dr. Sinead McGrath memorial scholarship scheme which offers one Masters bursary worth €2500 to an outstanding individual who has been accepted for a place on either the full-time taught MA in International Development or MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice.
Date: Friday, 28 June 2024
MA end of term gathering 2023/24
End of term gathering with many of this year’s group of MA participants, happy and slightly sad celebration as always, fantastic to work with such an amazing crew, go raibh mile maith agaibh go léir ❤️
Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
MA participant Limon Bunn welcomes colleagues from Cambodia
MA in International Development participant Limon Bunn welcomed Cambodian colleagues from See Beyond Borders and District Governors on a recent visit to Ireland. Together they held meetings with Minister of Education Norma Foley and Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman.
Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Histories of Global Education in Europe
This month, Dr. Eilish Dillon of the Department of International Development has published a chapter in the latest book published by the Global Education Network Europe (GENE), ‘Global Education National Histories in Europe: Volume 1’, edited by Annette Scheunpflug and Liam Wegimont. This book, which was published to coincide with GENE’s 50th Roundtable in April 2024, with volume 2 to follow, brings together short national histories of Global Education in a selection of European countries.
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2024
Elaine Mahon recommends the PG Cert. in Global Citizenship Education to educators.
Elaine Mahon, a graduate of the PG Certificate in Global Citizenship Education, shares her experience of the programme and why she recommends the programme for a wide range of educators in various sectors.
Date: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Eze shares his student experience
Eze Ejikeme, a graduate of the MA in International Development programme talks to Niamh Rooney about his experience of studying with the Department of International Development at Maynooth University.
Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024