2023 Shortlist
Congratulations to The Education Awards 2023 winners.
Overall Excellence Award
WINNER:
University of Limerick
Excellence in Education by a Professional Body
WINNER:
LIA
FINALISTS:
- Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
- LIA
- PAT Business School
Excellence in Diversity, Inclusivity & Equality
WINNER:
South East Technology University (SETU)
FINALISTS:
- Blossom4life
- Brigit's Basket - NCI
- Dublin Business School
- South East Technology University (SETU)
Excellence in Sustainability
WINNER:
University College Cork
FINALISTS:
- RCSI
- University College Cork
Best Marketing/Communications Team
WINNER:
University of Limerick
FINALISTS:
- MCR Team - Southern Regional College
- Trinity College Dublin Communications Team
- UCC Office of Media and Communications
- University of Limerick
International Engagement Award
WINNER:
Young Future Leader Programme - NCI
FINALISTS:
- Setanta College
- Young Future Leader Programme - NCI
Best Graduate Training Programme
WINNER:
Bristol Myers-Squibb
FINALISTS:
- AbbVie's Operations Development Program
- Bristol Myers-Squibb
- Grant Thornton Ireland Graduate Programme
- Pfizer GBS Dublin
Best Collaboration Project
WINNER:
Cultivating Graduate Attributes to Empower and Sustain Educational Development - Student Affairs Ireland & University College Cork
FINALISTS:
- CoCreate Collaborative Partnership Approach with Enterprise to CPD Programme Development - Creating enduring Partnerships between TU Dublin and Bio - Pharmaceutical sector
- Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health - Dundalk Institute of Technology
- 3D Construction printing: Future Cast in partnerships with HTL and Louth Meath ETB
- Cultivating Graduate Attributes to Empower and Sustain Educational Development - Student Affairs Ireland & University College Cork
- Griffith College Faculty of Law and the Irish Institute of Legal Executives
- POWER AGEING-Dublin City University Anti-Bullying Centre, the IRC and Age & Opportunity
- Tonight with Gerry Kelly - Havelock Street Productions and Belfast Metropolitan College
Best International Collaboration Project
WINNER:
Dundalk Institute of Technology and Heilbronn University Graduate School
FINALISTS:
- Dundalk Institute of Technology and Heilbronn University Graduate School
- Ed-hoc International
- EDGE Graduate Development framework - MTU & BCU
- Flúirse Career College & Ansam Training
- SPuMoNI - National College of Ireland
Best Research Project
WINNER:
The Student Psychological Intervention Trial (SPIT) - ATU Donegal and Ulster University
FINALISTS:
- Writing Skills for Returning to Education – GetReskilled
- Irish Travellers' Access to Justice - ECSH, University of Limerick
- SAMI Lab - National College of Ireland
- The Student Psychological Intervention Trial (SPIT) - ATU Donegal and Ulster University
Best Education Outreach Award
WINNER:
Marine Institute's Explorers Healthy Ocean Project & Ocean Champions Award
FINALISTS:
- ‘A Day in Life of a Scientist’ Campaign - SSPC
- Current Chemistry Investigators - Trinity College Dublin and the Atlantic Technological University Sligo
- Cyberwise - University College Dublin
- Debunking the Myths - The Science Behind Our Sexual Health
- Marine Institute's Explorers Healthy Ocean Project & Ocean Champions Award
- Farmer Time - Airfield Estate
- Parenting 365 - ELI @ NCI
- Access UCC – Professor Fluffy Programme
- Towards Greener Fragrances - Queen's University Belfast
- Junior Cycle Workshop Programme - Technological University Dublin
Best Language School
WINNER:
Coláiste na hÉireann/ Gaelchultúr
FINALISTS:
- Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre
- Centre of English Studies (CES)
- City Language School
- Coláiste na hÉireann/ Gaelchultúr
- Irish College of English
Best Further Education Provider
WINNER:
Drogheda Institute of Further Education
FINALISTS:
- Cavan Institute
- CMIT
- Drogheda Institute of Further Education
- Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
- LIA
- Ó Fiaich Institute of Further Education
- Pitman Training
- Progressive College
Best Online Learning Experience Award
WINNER:
Innovative Product Development - MTU
FINALISTS:
- CMIT
- Diploma in Legal Studies and Practice - Griffith College
- Higher Diploma in Computer Science - SETU
- Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
- Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) Programme
- LIA's Study Hub - LIA
- MSc in Management of Operations - DCU
- Innovative Product Development - MTU
- Online Teacher Summer Course Programme - Flúirse
- The Blended Undergraduate Law Programme at Griffith College
Career Impact Strategy Award
WINNER:
The SURE Network - Irish IoT/TU sector
FINALISTS:
- DBS Graduate Work Readiness Programme
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Degree Programme - Munster Technological University
- A Career in Coaching – Setanta College
- The SURE Network - Irish IoT/TU sector
Best Community Academic Collaboration
WINNER:
The Open Door - MTU, Cork ETB, IASIO & Cork Prison (IPS)
FINALISTS:
- South East Technological University, Amanda Coogan and Dublin Theatre of the Deaf
- The Open Door - MTU, Cork ETB, IASIO & Cork Prison (IPS)
- Finding stories through the Arts - Mary Immaculate College & Bualadh Bos Children's Festival
- Smart Money Habits - LIA & Rugby Players Ireland
- Setanta College x GPA
- Ashfield College & Shamrock Rovers
- University of Limerick City Centre Campus Mural
Best Industry/Business - Academic Collaboration
WINNER:
NCAD - Department of Nursing ATU Donegal, HSE and Axia Digital
FINALISTS:
- Advanced Certificate/Special Purpose Award in Phlebotomy - TUH, MRHP & MRHT
- Current Chemistry Investigators - Trinity College Dublin and the Atlantic Technological University Sligo
- MACSI and IEMAG: collaborative mathematical and statistical modelling for the COVID-19 response
- Certificate in the Fundamentals of Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse - DkIT
- NCAD - Department of Nursing ATU Donegal, HSE and Axia Digital
- Student Inc. - MTU, UL, UCC, ATU, TUS & MIC
- P-TECH - National College of Ireland
- Drogheda Institute and Amazon Web Services Data Centre Technician Programme
Best Internship Programme Award
WINNER:
Graduate Leadership Programme - Ulster University
FINALISTS:
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Graduate Leadership Programme - Ulster University
Best Student Experience Award
WINNER:
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Griffith College Dublin
FINALISTS:
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Griffith College Dublin
- Dublin Business School
- LIA's Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Financial Planning - LIA
- MA Drama and Theatre Studies - University of Galway
- Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science
- The id+ Project - University College Cork
Best Use of Educational Technology/ICT Initiative of the Year
WINNER:
Academic Registry, University of Limerick
FINALISTS:
- City Colleges
- CMIT
- PAT Business School
- Academic Registry, University of Limerick
Best Erasmus Programme
WINNER:
Ó Fiaich Institute of Further Education
FINALISTS:
- Ballyfermot College of Further Education
- Ó Fiaich Institute of Further Education
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Galway
- The Well Project - Southern Regional College
- UL Global – University of Limerick
Student Engagement & Communications Award
WINNER:
Academic Registry, University of Limerick
FINALISTS:
- Griffith Halls of Residence
- Engagement for Student Success - Insurance Institute of Ireland
- Transitions at MTU
- UCC Skills Centre
- UCC Office of Media and Communications
- Academic Registry, University of Limerick
Best Masters Programme
WINNER:
M.Sc. in Translational Oncology - Trinity College Dublin
FINALISTS:
- DBS MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics
- DBS MSc Supply Chain Management
- LL.M. in International Law - Faculty of Law, Griffith College Dublin
- M.Sc. in Translational Oncology - Trinity College Dublin
- MA Art and Environment - TU Dublin School of Art and Design
- MSc AgriFood Sustainability & Technology - University of Galway
- MSc in Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development - Cork University Business School, University College Cork
Best Student Campus Award
WINNER:
University of Limerick
FINALISTS:
- University College Cork
- University of Limerick
Best Library Team
WINNER:
Dublin Business School
FINALISTS:
- Dublin Business School
- Hibernia College
- Law Society of Ireland Library