Friendship Lunch December 07th - Calling all International Students!

The next Friendship Lunch for International Students is on:

Tuesday 7th December 2010
in the Function Space opposite 4027 on the 4th Floor, Aungier Street.

Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm.


Please let Sr. Mary Flanagan know if you can attend: mary.flanagan@dit.ie

All are welcome!

Christmas on Ice in the RDS on the 7th December resheduled due to bad weather!

Dear All

Due to the bad weather we have had to reschedule the International Student Christmas on Ice. The rescheduled date will be posted shortly. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Best Regards
Andrea




Great News! We have organised for the International and Erasmus Students of DIT to attend Christmas on Ice in the RDS on the 7th December 2010.

This is a free event for International Students currently attending DIT and the times booked are 5.10pm and 6.30pm. Please note you will need to arrive 20 minutes before your allocated time so that tickets can be distributed.

As space is limited for each of these times I would request that you email me with your preferred time as soon as possible at andrea.ryan@dit.ie as times will be allocated on a first come first served basis.



The Venue:

The venue hosts a incredible 1,000 m2 of eco friendly synthetic ice rink, as well as Ice Café to watch the thrills & spills on the rink, log cabins with a delicious hot chocolate, gourmet coffee, festive eats and treats or a tempting snack from the ever popular Chocolate Fountain.



Getting There:

The following Buses go from the City Centre to the RDS: 4, 4A, 7 and 45.

Please advise the bus driver where you want to get off if you are not familiar with this part of town. The full address is:

RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Access to the event is through the Merrion Road entrance of the RDS.



Caution is advised while partaking in this event.



I hope to see you all there!



Kind Regards



Andrea

Dublin Institute of Technology attends European Education Fair 2010 in Taiwan

The 2012 Sunday Times University Guide, to be published this Sunday, has named Dublin Institute of Technology as Institute of Technology of the Year

The 2012 Sunday Times University Guide, to be published this Sunday, has named Dublin Institute of Technology as Institute of Technology of the Year for “closing the gap on the universities and consistently being ranked the top institute of technology in the nine years of the league table. It has won a plethora of other awards in the last 12 months which recognise its excellence internationally.”
Welcoming the announcement the President of DIT, Professor Brian Norton said the accolade was based on a wide range of attributes that the students and staff of DIT hold very dear. “It is very heartening that the reasons given for the award reflect the breadth of our activities and the enormous effort on the part of all colleagues and students to continually enhance the DIT student experience. For example, the panel has highlighted innovation in our programmes; strong student-staff interaction; and excellent student support services and activities. They also focused on the significant increase in our research activity and postgraduate numbers; our outstanding record in entrepreneurship and business incubation; our collaboration internationally and our record of civic engagement at home. All of these attributes contribute to the excellence of our graduates of whom we can certainly be proud. I would like to thank every student and member of staff for contributing in some way to this award.”
The Sunday Times identified high median point scores for entry as a key factor when selecting DIT for this award. Commenting, Professor Norton said “This September we have welcomed some 4000 new students, many of whom recently achieved very high points in the Leaving Certificate, and we are delighted that they made a clear choice to come to DIT. I am equally proud that we also welcomed the largest number to date of mature students returning to education and of students who have come through various access routes. Widening participation in higher education is a key national objective and DIT, as one of the largest institutions in the country, is proud to be a leader in this regard.”
Explaining the reasons for choosing DIT, the Editor of the Sunday Times University Guide, Alistair McCall, said “Employability is at the heart of the decision to name the country’s largest institute of technology, Dublin Institute of Technology, as The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year. It attracts the highest calibre of students of any of the republic’s 14 institutes of technology. It also has the second best record in the country at retaining students…. It is starting or refreshing 10 new honours degree courses this month, including two firsts for Ireland – a degree in professional Irish and one in commercial music.” Another first is the innovative Level 7 programme in Timber Product Technology which has been specifically designed to create new opportunities for students wishing to develop a high level of practical skills as well as leadership and management. With the recent decline in trades and apprenticeship opportunities, DIT is developing a new approach to retaining craft skills across a broad range of related programmes.