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Wycombe Abbey opens Bangkok campus to advance British education across Southeast Asia
UK institution Wycombe Abbey is launching an international school in Bangkok in August 2026. The expansion strengthens Thailand's position as a growing destination for British-curriculum education in Asia.
King's Business School launches live HR consultancy module in partnership with Benifex
King's Business School has launched a live consultancy module for its online MSc Global Human Resource Management programme in partnership with employee benefits platform Benifex. The initiative embeds applied research and HR practice into structured academic delivery.
Groody Developments begins €300m student accommodation project near University of Limerick
A €300m student accommodation development of 1,400 beds is set to begin construction in Limerick. The project will be the largest student housing development outside Dublin upon completion.
Anthropic and university partners develop AI fluency courses for Irish higher education
Ireland's Higher Education Authority has launched four AI literacy courses developed in partnership with Anthropic and two universities. The open resources are available nationally to support AI skills development across the higher education sector.
Dr Joe Collins joins judging panel for Education Awards 2026
The Education Awards 2026 judging panel welcomes Dr Joe Collins, Director of Further Education and Training at the Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), whose career has been shaped by a fundamental belief that education exists to enable students to engage with their own lives and to flourish across multiple domains. His appointment to the panel brings a dimension to the judging process that goes beyond institutional metrics. Collins evaluates educational endeavour through the lens of human agency — asking not only what was achieved, but what was made possible for the people at the centre of it. That perspective is particularly pertinent to an awards programme that spans further education, professional training, and higher education in equal measure.
The Pipeline Imperative: Why Irish Companies Must Treat Education Partnerships as a Core Talent Strategy
SOLAS provisional data for 2024 records a historic 9,352 new apprentice registrations in Ireland with close to 10,000 employer participants. Irish companies that treat education partnerships as core talent pipeline strategy, not CSR obligation, are best positioned to compete for scarce skills.
DataCamp and LangChain introduce AI engineering track to address developer skills gap
US-based online learning platform DataCamp has partnered with LangChain to launch an AI Engineering learning track for software developers. The curriculum teaches developers to build and deploy production-ready AI applications using LangChain's frameworks.
Saudi edtech startup GAGA raises $2.5m to scale Arabic-language learning platform
Saudi Arabian edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5m (€2.18m) in a pre-Series A round, bringing total funding to $4.2m (€3.66m). The platform delivers live, interactive online education to students aged 4 to 18 across 200 subjects.
FixMyCar and Bosch expand partnership to widen training access for automotive repairers
UK automotive platform FixMyCar has partnered with Bosch to give its garage network direct access to Bosch's training courses and technical services. The agreement prioritises upskilling in electric vehicle maintenance and advanced automotive diagnostics.
Richie Sadlier launches digital SPHE platform ahead of mandatory senior cycle rollout
Psychotherapist and broadcaster Richie Sadlier has launched Let's Talk SPHE, described as Ireland's first digital solution aligned with the reformed SPHE curriculum. The platform is being piloted in 40 secondary schools ahead of mandatory senior cycle delivery by 2027.
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