17 Apr 2023, 14:38
The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science meets tomorrow, Tuesday 18th April at 11am in Committee Room 2 to continue its roundtable discussion on the Future of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in Irish Education.
The meeting in 2 sessions will hear from representatives from:
Session 1
11:15am – 1pm (approx.)
- Dr Cornelia Connolly, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies, University of Galway
- Professor Sarah McCormack, Professor in Energy Engineering, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin
- Dr Margaret Leahy, Head of the School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies, Institute of Education, Dublin City University
- Professor Hansa Venkat, Naughton Chair – Early Years / Primary STEM Education, Dublin City University
- Dr Ann Marcus – Quinn, Lecturer in Technical Communication and Instructional Design, University of Limerick
- Dr Áine Hyland, Emeritus Professor of Education, University College Cork
Session 2
1pm – 2pm (approx)
- Mr Liam Carew & Mr Shane O’Connor, BT Young Scientists of the Year 2023
- WorldSkills Ireland Apprentices
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