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 […]
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North 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 […]
Read MoreStanding Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)
Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS) Annual Conference: Reflective Practice: Challenges for Teacher Development 15-16 October 2009 Grand Hotel, Malahide The seventh conference of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) will take place in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co Dublin, on Thursday 15th-Friday 16th October 2009 with the […]
Read MoreCCBS Director to address EU OPEN DAYS workshop
As part of the EU’s OPEN DAYS 2009, Director Andy Pollak will address a workshop under the theme ‘Territorial cooperation: Working together across borders’ in Brussels on 6 October. He will speak as part of a team assembled by the French government’s Mission Opérationelle Transfrontaliere (MOT) cross-border cooperation agency on how cross-border services in health, […]
Read MoreNobel Peace Laureate to address Universities Ireland event
The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr Shirin Ebadi from Iran, will address the launch of the Scholars at Risk Ireland Section, which is being run by Universities Ireland, in Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday 22 September. Scholars at Risk is an international network of higher education institutions committed to defending the rights of university […]
Read MoreBorder People User Group (1) – A better understanding of cross-border mobility statistics
2 June 2009 Armagh City Hotel, Armagh The second phase of the Border People online information service (www.borderpeople.info) for people wishing to move across the Irish border to live, work and study was launched in Armagh on Tuesday 2 June 2009. The service is managed by the Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with […]
Read MoreThird Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building workshop
11-14 May 2009 Maputo, Mozambique The third workshop of the Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building (IAPRCB) will take place in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, from 11th to 14th May 2009. Further details from IAPRCB project director, Dr Niamh Gaynor (niamh.gaynor@dcu.ie; +353-1-700-5637) or workshop organiser, Patricia McAllister (p.mcallister@qub.ac.uk; +44-28-37-518282) See the project website.
Read MoreThird Irish-African Partnership Workshop, Maputo, Mozambique
The Third IAP Workshop – Maputo, Mozambique 11-14 May 2009 The third Irish-African Partnership Workshop took place in the Mozambican capital, Maputo from 11-14 May 2009. It was opened by Mozambique’s Minister of Education and Culture, Dr Aires Bonifácio Ali, and the Rector of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Professor Filipe José Couto. Other speakers at the […]
Read MoreHead of Northern Ireland Civil Service to launch 2009 Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland and five EU INTERREG-funded research projects
25 March 2009 Belfast The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Mr Bruce Robinson, will formally launch the 2009 Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland in Belfast today. The 2009 edition of the journal features an interview with the First Minister, Rt Hon Peter Robinson MP MLA, on North-South cooperation, and articles on North-South […]
Read MoreSecond Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building workshop
10-13 November 2008 Entebbe, Uganda This workshop, the second of five to be organised by the IAPRCB, will bring together 70 senior academics (32 from Ireland, 38 from Africa) to discuss research capacity building in health, education, ICT and gender in the 13 participating universities in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. See […]
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