DCU finalists in 4 categories at The Education Awards 2019

Best of luck to our DCU colleagues who are finalists in four categories in this year’s Education Awards. The winners will be announced tonight, Thursday 21^st, at a gala ceremony held in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin

The Education Awards aim to recognise, encourage and celebrate excellence in the third level education sector in Ireland from both State and privately funded institutions.

The individual categories highlight the key areas that impact on student performance and provide opportunities for educational institutions to have their achievements recognised across the carious important facets of their operations.

DCU has been shortlisted for four separate awards in the following categories:

• Best Education Outreach Award – DCU Connected University of Sanctuary Scholarships
• Best Research Project –DCU’s SepTec - which has developed a rapid, sensitive and cost-effective test which can diagnose the life-threatening condition sepsis within minutes instead of hours.
• Best Use of Educational Technology/ ICT Initiative of the Year – DCU’s Reflect Online Learning Portfolios, which make learning visible through the creation of a personalised and reflective online space to showcase academic, professional, and personal achievements.
• Best International Research Project Collaboration – ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology & Huawei