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    SATURDAY APRIL 24 | VIRTUAL OPEN DAY | LIVE WEBINARS | Q&A

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    Dr John McGinnity and our Schools' Liaison Team are hosting our next Virtual Open Day. Click here to register.

    Schools' Liaison Activities

    Our Schools' Liaison activities have altered for the 2020-2021 academic year in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Our hope is to continue to offer a comprehensive range of presentations and interactions with our school partners and the wider public.

    Please contact a member of the Schools' Liaison Team for further details (contact details below).

    The Schools' Liaison Team

    Admissions - John McGinnity - Maynooth University

    Dr John Mc Ginnity, Admissions Officer/Assistant Registrar

    Admissions Office - Sheila Purcell - Maynooth University

    Sheila Purcell, Deputy Admissions Officer

    Kay Mitchell, Schools' Liaison Officer

    Admissions Office - Margaret Madden - Maynooth University

    Margaret Madden, Schools' Liaison Officer

    Judith Caffrey

    Judith Caffrey, Admissions Communications Officer

    Fionnuala Finegan, Careers Exhibitions

     Ita McGuigan, Science and Engineering Promotion Officer

     Dr Laura Creevey, Schools' Liaison Officer

    MU Ask a Student | New peer-to-peer chat option

    Your students can find answers to their questions about student life at Maynooth University and what it is like to study a subject area from our current students' perspective.
    Chat with our Student Ambassadors here.

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    MU Live | Weekly Live Online Events

    MU LIVE is your opportunity to interact with our Undergraduate Admissions experts.

    We host presentations about the CAO process, sport scholarships, QQI, mature student application and lots more.

    The presentations are followed by a live Q&A.

    This link will take you to more details and booking.

    Virtual Information Day 2020 | October 6th 2020

    Thanks for joining us at our Guidance Counsellor & School Principal Information Webinar 2020 on 6th October from 2-3.30pm.  

    Presentations are available in the tab below. 
     
    The CPD Certificate is available via this link.

    2pm to 2.05pm - Welcome - Dr John Mc Ginnity
    2.05 to 2.10pm – Maynooth University Update - Professor Aidan Mulkeen, Vice President Academic, Registrar and Deputy President   
    2.10 to 2.30pm – BA Early Childhood – Teaching and Learning degree (full-time) - Dr Leah O' Toole  
    2.30 to 2.50pm – Faculty of Science and Engineering Updates - Professor Ronan Farrell   
    2.50 to 2.55pm – Alumni Updates  
    2.55 to 3pm – Postgraduate Updates  
    3pm - Other Academic Changes and Open Forum - Dr John Mc Ginnity  

    (Subject to change)

    School Tours to our Campus

    Maynooth University has welcomed in excess of 3,000 TY and 5th year students, with their Guidance Counsellors, to the campus each year during the second semester (approximately February –April).
     
    For more information, please email campus.tours@mu.ie

    Information Day 2020 Presentations

    Presentations: Guidance counsellor and school principal colleagues for joining us at our Virtual Information Day on October 6th 2020.

    2.05 to 2.10pm – Maynooth University Update - Professor Aidan Mulkeen, Vice President Academic, Registrar and Deputy President   
    2.10 to 2.30pm – BA Early Childhood – Teaching and Learning degree (full-time) - Dr Leah O' Toole  
    2.30 to 2.50pm – Faculty of Science and Engineering Updates - Professor Ronan Farrell   
    2.50 to 2.55pm – Alumni Updates  
    2.55 to 3pm – Postgraduate Updates  
    3pm - Other Academic Changes and Open Forum - Dr John Mc Ginnity

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    Maynooth University Alert List 2020-2021

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