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AFTA and two credit unions create a pilot training loan scheme to break the €100,000 access barrier
A framework agreement between a Cork flight academy and two credit unions is a small announcement, but the finance gap it targets has been limiting Irish aviation's pipeline of trained pilots for a decade.
Axis Education acquires stake in Studyclix to convert Ireland's largest second-level edtech user base into a third-level funnel
A bootstrapped Sligo edtech platform with 224,000 users joining a Barry-backed education group gives Axis a digital funnel ten times its current student headcount.
China Chunlai acquires Dublin Business School for $127.5 million as Chinese operators seek EU higher education assets
Ireland's rapid growth as an international student destination has made its private colleges acquisition targets, and China Chunlai's $127.5 million bet on DBS is its first move outside China.
Six Irish Universities Are Climbing the World Rankings This Year
The QS World University Rankings 2027 show six of Ireland's eight universities climbing the global table this year. This commentary examines what the results mean for Irish higher education leadership and industry partnerships.
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences wins Best Erasmus Programme at the Education Awards 2026
In a rewind to the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences took home the Best Erasmus Programme award, recognised for a pioneering Global North-South collaboration with Stellenbosch University that repositioned students as co-creators, delivered the world's first research course in Global Surgery, and produced strong evidence of learner satisfaction and best practice across all assessed areas. The win sets a compelling benchmark for Erasmus excellence in Irish higher education, raising the standard of equitable collaboration, pedagogical innovation, and measurable academic impact that programmes will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
Ireland's Erasmus Plus Growth Is A Funding Opportunity Education Leaders Are Missing
Léargas's 2025 Annual Report shows Irish participation in Erasmus+ has more than tripled since 2021, with growth continuing into 2025. Discover what the scale-up means for schools, training providers and higher education leaders.
Logistics UK consolidates Training Team into one platform to close compliance booking gap
Nine years after acquiring Training Team, Logistics UK integrates its dangerous goods and aviation security training into a single platform, a rationalisation driven by the growing complexity of multi-modal compliance obligations, not a rebrand.
Centre of Learning NI builds August leadership programme around women's workplace gap
New NISRA data confirming structural barriers for women in Northern Irish workplaces gives the Centre of Learning's summer workshop series a market context its timing directly addresses.
Grant Thornton UK and Teesside University launch full AI capability training suite for businesses
Grant Thornton UK and Teesside University have launched two new Levy-funded AI apprenticeships completing a three-tier training offering. The programmes cover technical, operational and senior leadership AI capability across a full organisational structure.
Lawton Tubes partners with Chamber Training on bespoke Microsoft 365 digital skills programme
Coventry copper tubing supplier Lawton Tubes has partnered with Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training on a bespoke Microsoft 365 digital skills programme. The face-to-face course was co-designed using the company's own systems and real-life workplace scenarios.
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