University education in the age of web 2.0 and 3.0
Happiest days of my life. Very fortunate to have attended Trinity College Dublin in the early 80′s. Computer engineering – learning to program assembler for the Motorola 68000, learning fluid mechanics. Friends, fun, social development, cricket, rugby, chess, campus in the city centre. Developing wider interests. But what opportunities there are now for everyone in [...]
The case for collaboration – Irish universities
The recently announced collaborative efforts between Trinity College and University College Dublin were announced in the context of creating new, sustainable jobs. Clearly caught the attention of the other universities – given their more recent announcement of collaboration. These collaborative efforts seem to include attempts to find cost savings/ efficiencies through sharing of backoffice resources. [...]