The University of Limerick Strikes again...
I do love a good underdog story. I love it even more when it is my Alma mater! muhahaha. The Limerick Post is reporting that as of this arvo UL will be recieving a 12.5m eur grant for the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence in Maths & Sciences.
UL receives grant of 12.5million euro
PROFESSOR Don Barry, President of the University of Limerick (UL) has welcomed today's announcement by the Minister for Education and Science awarding UL a substantial Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) grant of 12.5 million euro and sanctioning the establishment of a National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning as well as a range of Access initiatives and innovative educational projects.
UL, as the over-all coordinator of the Shannon Consortium, an education partnership between UL, LIT, MIC and IT Tralee, has been granted over 12 million to build on the achievements already accomplished by the Consortium, which was founded in 2006. One of the new initiatives the Consortium can now establish is the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning to promote and develop mathematics and science teaching at all levels with the ultimate objective of raising national achievement in these subjects from primary school to third level.
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Limerick Post.ie
UL receives grant of 12.5million euro
PROFESSOR Don Barry, President of the University of Limerick (UL) has welcomed today's announcement by the Minister for Education and Science awarding UL a substantial Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) grant of 12.5 million euro and sanctioning the establishment of a National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning as well as a range of Access initiatives and innovative educational projects.
UL, as the over-all coordinator of the Shannon Consortium, an education partnership between UL, LIT, MIC and IT Tralee, has been granted over 12 million to build on the achievements already accomplished by the Consortium, which was founded in 2006. One of the new initiatives the Consortium can now establish is the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning to promote and develop mathematics and science teaching at all levels with the ultimate objective of raising national achievement in these subjects from primary school to third level.
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Limerick Post.ie
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