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Author: Archie Villaflores

US technology company Google has launched Gemini for Science, an AI research platform supporting literature review, hypothesis generation and life sciences workflows. The initiative is backed by collaboration with more than 100 academic and research institutions globally.

Author: Archie Villaflores

US-based AI company OpenAI has launched a S$300m (€209m) partnership with Singapore to establish its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States. The initiative supports AI education, workforce development and enterprise adoption across the country.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish-headquartered medical technology company Medtronic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society of Colorectal Surgeons Singapore to support surgical education and knowledge-sharing for colorectal surgeons across Singapore.

Author: Archie Villaflores

German-owned pharmaceutical manufacturer Cara Partners has launched a €6m three-year upskilling programme at its Cork facility through partnerships with leading Irish academic institutions.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Trinity College Dublin spinout Diotima has developed an AI platform enabling educators to create assessments and deliver formative feedback in compliance with EU AI Act requirements.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish businesses are ready to invest in workforce education and have a fully subsidised national infrastructure to support them. CEOs who treat management development, AI literacy, and Business Network engagement as strategic priorities will build competitive advantages that compound.

Author: Archie Villaflores

BMS Cruiserath won the Best Internship Programme Award at the Education Awards 2026, recognised for a well-structured internship initiative that blends technical and soft skills development with a clear graduate recruitment pipeline, backed by strong evidence of impact for both intern participants and the wider business. The win sets a strong benchmark for internship programme design across Ireland, demonstrating the standard of structured learning, measurable outcomes, and mutual benefit for employer and student that future entrants in the category will be expected to deliver.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Errigal Group took home the Apprenticeship Programme Award at the Education Awards 2026, recognised for the Errigal Accelerator Pathway, a holistic apprenticeship model that combines life skills, pastoral care, and extracurricular activities to address a critical skills shortage with innovation and genuine commitment to learner development. The win sets a strong benchmark for apprenticeship programme design across Ireland, demonstrating the standard of pastoral depth, vocational rigour, and long-term career commitment that future entrants in the category will be expected to match.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Quality and Qualifications Ireland’s 2025 reports are the first to assess Ireland’s public and private higher education institutions under comparable frameworks. For private providers and EdTech firms, quality assurance is increasingly becoming a competitive advantage.

Author: Archie Villaflores

South Korean professional services firm Samil PwC has launched a three-day practical AI training programme for finance professionals. The Samil AI Finance Academy focuses on generative AI application, work automation and AI transformation across finance organisations.