The School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University runs an active schools liaison programme, the overall aim of which is to familiarise students with Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering and to encourage them to consider Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering as an attractive career option. The main activities that we run are outlined below.

School Visits Programme

A year-round activity, which involves a representative from the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering visiting your school to give a talk on careers and our undergraduate degrees. In cases where one or more of your former pupils are currently studying with us, we can try to arrange for them to make the visit. This gives students a real insight into what it is like to study Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at Third Level.

Careers Workshop

A very popular annual workshop run by the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering and colleagues in the School of Electronic Engineering, its aim is to provide a ‘hands-on’ engineering experience. The workshop introduces students to new technologies and offers an opportunity to build their own piece of equipment or device and sample university life. The workshop lasts for two days and is scheduled to suit the secondary school calendar.

To ensure that you receive information about the workshop, please send your contact details to 

Campus Visits

The School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering invites prospective students, teachers and parents to come in and view the School’s facilities and meet with lecturers. This can be arranged for most times during the year, and visits can be standalone or in conjunction with a general DCU campus-wide visit.

DCU Open Day

As part of DCU Open Day, the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering welcomes visitors to the new, state-of-art Engineering and Research Building. Visitors also have the opportunity to view our facilities and meet with lecturers and recent graduates. This allows prospective students to view the broad range and high standard of learning and research facilities. It also allows them to speak with graduates about their experience of the programme.

Attendance at Careers Fairs and Exhibitions

The School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering also has representatives available to answer questions at national careers events such as Higher Options and Opportunities.

Further Information

If you have a query regarding any of the above activities, please contact John Geraghty at tel: (01) 700 7739 or email: 

Any suggestions you might have regarding possible future initiatives are also very welcome.