The Agreement Generation is a conference co-sponsored by the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies at UCD and Universities Ireland. Its theme is the opportunity for change in Northern Ireland and all-island politics, and the role in this change of the younger generation who have come of age during the peace process period of […]
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Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)
28-29 October 2010 Hilton Hotel, Belfast The 2010 conference of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) took place in the Hilton Hotel in Belfast on 28-29 October. The conference, entitled ‘Teacher Education for Inclusion’, will mark the 10th anniversary of the highly successful 2000 cross-border conference of people involved in teacher […]
Read MorePlanning for Cross-Border Hospital Services Seminar
Emerging Findings Seminar Thursday 14 October 2010 Fairways Hotel, Dundalk 11am – 3pm The Centre for Cross Border Studies, in partnership with the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, has appointed Horwath Bastow Charleton (HBC) to undertake the development of a prototype modelling tool for hospital planning on a border region and all-island basis. This […]
Read More1st North South student debate at TCD
Universities Ireland sponsored the first debate at Trinity College Dublin’s ‘The Hist’ in what was hoped would become a regular debate series in all Irish universities on aspects of the future of the island of Ireland. The title of this first debate was ‘What should Ireland look like in 20 years time?‘ The speakers were: […]
Read More5th Irish-African Partnership workshop in Belfast
Wednesday 29 September – Friday 1 October 2010 Queen’s University Belfast The fifth and final Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building (IAP) conference and workshop took place at Queen’s University Belfast on Wednesday 29 September-Friday 1 October 2010. Among the keynote speakers will be the former Irish President Dr Mary Robinson; the former head of […]
Read MoreBorder People User Group(4) – The Cross Border Worker
Thursday 23 September 2010 at 10.30am Fairways Hotel, Dundalk The Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with the North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat manages the Border People website – www.BorderPeople.info. Border People provides an online signposting service for people who wish to move across the Irish border to live, work or study. This website […]
Read MoreMalcolm Skilbeck addresses Universities Ireland council meeting
The internationally eminent Australian educationalist, Professor Malcolm Skilbeck, was the speaker at the autumn Universities Ireland council meeting on 17th September 2010 in Dublin. Professor Skilbeck was Professor and Dean of Education at the University of Ulster from 1971 to 1975. In 1976 he took on the leadership of the newly founded Australian Curriculum Development […]
Read MoreSecond North/South Research Forum meeting
Cross Border Creativity & Innovation Thursday 24 June 2010, 10am-1pm Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk The second meeting of the North/South Research Forum (NSRF), organised by the Centre with EU INTERREG funding, took place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk at 10 am on Thursday 24 June 2010. The NSRF brings together researchers, policy-makers and […]
Read MoreBorder People User Group(3) – The Frontier Worker
The Frontier or Cross Border Worker was the topic of discussion at Border People’s third seminar which took place on the 20th May 2010 in Derry. The event brought together cross border workers and organisations in the North West region that have a vested interest in the provision of cross-border information and cross-border employment. Guest […]
Read MoreNorth South Student Teacher Exchange Phase III 2008-2009
The 2008-2009 North-South Student Teacher Exchange project Phase III will involve 20 students from seven colleges of primary education: Stranmillis University College and St Mary’s University College in Belfast; St Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Church of Ireland College of Education, Coláiste Mhuire Marino and Froebel College of Education, all in Dublin, and Mary Immaculate College in […]
Read MoreBorder People User Group (2) – The cross border consumer
14 December 2009 (Re-scheduled) Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk, 10.30am The next User Group meeting for people who give advice to the public on cross-border issues or indeed for members of the public with an interest in cross-border issues, called “The Cross-border Consumer” is planned for 10.30am on the 14 December in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, […]
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What is the Future for Local Economic Development in the Context of the Global Economic Crisis? Wednesday 9 December 2009 Crowne Plaza, Dundalk, 10am – 1pm. The inaugural North South Research Forum took place on Wednesday 9th December 2009 at the Crowne Plaza, Dundalk – from 10.00am – 1.00pm. Keynote speakers: Ms Céline McHugh, Senior […]
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