For all you Bollywood fans!

Bollywood blockbuster. Ek Tha Tiger (meaning ‘Once There Was A Tiger’) is being shot in the city this month. Starring two of the biggest Bollywood names, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Filming is already underway, being shot in various locations around the city. The blockbuster is expected to be released in 24 countries worldwide, reaching an audience of over 100 million people. Click on the link above to read more.....

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.”

click on the title to read more on our website!!!

Calling all International and Erasmus Students

Come on and join the DIT Ladies GAA Club for GAA FUN Sessions.
Get an Introduction to the Irish Sports, meet people and have FUN! All you need is a pair of trainers/runners and tracksuits bottoms. The event will run every week for 5 weeks.

You can sign up tomorrow at 1.30 at the friendship lunch in DIT Aungier Street (Function Space opposite room 4-027) , or just come along to the first session in:
Larkin College All Weather Pitch
(Beside Clery’s Carpark on Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1)
@ 6.30pm on Thursday 29-September-2011


There will be a social evening on week 3 and a final presentation night where students who come along to all sessions will be awarded a DIT GAA Jersey. Details are yet to be confirmed.

GET INVOLVED!

DIT International Friendship Lunch

Our first Friendship Lunch is on Tuesday 27th September 2011 in the Function Space opposite 4027 on the 4th Floor. Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm.
Please inform contact Sr. Mary Flanagan if you wish to attend.

Sr. Mary Flanagan
Coordinator Chaplaincy Service
DIT
Aungier Street/143-149 Rathmines Road
Dublin.
ph:4023050(aungier st)/ph:4023307(rathmines)

Job Creation = Good News!!!

Leading Indian global technology and IT enterprise creates 80 jobs
Dublin, London , Noida – India, 20 September 2011 – Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today announced that HCL Technologies, a leading global technology and IT enterprise company, is to establish a Software Delivery centre in Dublin. The company, which is an IDA Ireland client, will create 80 jobs over 3 years for IT graduates.

For more information, please click on the link below.
http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/hcl-technologies-establis/index.xml

Diwali Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights aka Diwali is the most popular festival in the Indian calendar. Diwali celebrates teh victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. It stands for a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill and a celebration of the joys of life. Festival of Lights is an electric blend of music, dance, food and spectacular fireworks.

Unitas-ISAC is proud to announce the second festival of lights in Ireland following on from the huge success of the festival in 2010. This year Diwali will be celebrated on October 22nd in the RDS.

Some highlights of the days event include Bollywood Music and dances, Irish Indian fusion dance performances, tribute to the great Indian poet and nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, taste of India food stalls along with arts and craft stalls...the list goes on!!!!
Take a look at the Unitas website to read more about Diwali and book your tickets for this great festival......www.unitasisac.ie

Hope you can make it!

Sarah