Kick start your 'Career Plan' by attending a talk specifically for Final Year students. Entitled 'Maximise Your Time Left in DCU - what you need to do now'.

Details as follows:
Title: Maximise Your Time Left in DCU - what you need to do now'
Date: Tuesday 9th February
Venue: Room QG27, Ground Floor, Business School
Topics include: using your time wisely, things you need to do now to manage your career, job search and postgraduate activity and an outline of the main events of this semester. We encourage all final year disciplines to attend.

Then, every Tuesday from 1pm – 2pm in Room QG27, there will be a careers seminar covering specific topics to help you with your career planning and how to stand out from the crowd in the employer’s marketplace. Details as follows:

Tuesday Seminars, Semester 2 Programme 1pm - 2pm, Room QG27 Business School

9th February: Maximise Your Time Left in DCU
23rd February: Your Dream Job
2nd March: How to Stand Out from the Crowd
9th March: Making Impact with your CV & Application Forms
11th March (Thursday): CV Writing for International Students
23rd March: Creative Job Search
30th March: The Power of Networking in Your Job Search
13th April: Winning Interview Techniques
20th April: CV Writing for Mature Students
27th April: Start Your Own Business

  SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED TO IRISH POSTGRADUATE STUDENT BY THE GREEK GOVERNMENT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 - 2011.

The Ministry of Education in Greece has offered one scholarship to enable an Irish postgraduate student to study in Greece for the academic year 2010/2011. The scholarship is open to post graduate students who wish to pursue studies or research in Greece.

The application form, scholarship terms and condition, approved post-graduate programmes and Greek third level institutions of education, relating to this scholarship programme, can be obtained from the website www.ypepth.gr select English version of website and then select scholarships. Scholarships granted by the GR government to foreign citizens 2010 -2011

Completed application forms (plus enclosures) must be returned to the Department of Education and Science, International Section, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, no later than Tuesday 9 February 2010.


POSTGRADUATE SPECIALISATION SCHOLARSHIP BELGIUM
The Flemish Community of Belgium is offering three Specialisation Scholarships to Irish students for the academic year 2010/2011.

The following terms apply:-

The scholarship is open to Postgraduate for study programs at institutions of higher education, which are recognized by and/or registered with the Flemish Ministry of Education see www.highereducation.be and also www.studyinflanders.be

A monthly payment €840 (including registration fees and insurance) during the term of the Specialisation Scholarship.

Candidates must be postgraduate students and no older than 35 years (holders a PH.D. diploma cannot apply as they no longer qualify for student status in Flanders)

Candidates will need to fill out the application forms in duplicate (available from the Careers Office CG28 Henry Grattan Building) and specify the institution they wish to attend. Correspondence with a professor, a copy, of this document (letter/fax/email) should also be attached.

Application forms are also available from the International Section, Training College Building, Department of Education and Science, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.

Completed application forms (plus supporting documents) should be returned to International Section, Training College Building, Department of Education and Science, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 no later than 5.30 p.m. on Friday 12 March 2010. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please read the note on ‘Instructions to the Candidates’ on the last page of the application form.

  



Deloitte launch undergraduate programme – The Deloitte International Student
Business Forum!

The Deloitte Student Business Forum campaign in Ireland has officially launched and our application process is now open for students due to graduate from their undergraduate degree programme in 2011 or 2012 and have completed at least one full academic year in university to date.

This is a 3 day invitation only event which offers a unique mix of business and pleasure - making it an experience you will never forget. This year the Deloitte International Student Business Forum will be taking place from 18-21 March 2010 in Athens, Greece. Here you'll be interacting with top students from around the world, developing critical leadership skills and working as part of a team to solve a complex business case.

Closing date for applications in Ireland: 5pm, Thursday 11 February 2010
Learn more and apply!

Go to the Deloitte International Student Business Forum website
www.deloitte.com/sbf or apply directly through the Deloitte Ireland Graduate website
www.deloitte.com/ie/graduate

  



Travels in a Mathematical World is an audio podcast from the IMA. Episodes are around 10 minutes long and feature mathematicians speaking about their work as well as episodes on maths history and maths news. There are now over 50 podcast episodes available for free download and feedback on these has been very good.

This is an excellent resource for students who are unaware of the broad range of career options available to them to listen to what mathematicians do in practice. Episodes are quite varied, featuring topics such as maths biology, coding, cryptography, engineering, fluid dynamics, wave dispersion, transport modelling, network optimisation, Bayesian stats, stochastic calculus, architecture, art, education, maths communication, finance, category theory, astrophysics, crowd modelling and invisibility cloaks!

Students can subscribe to the podcast and download episodes via: www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk

  






The Role of Commodity Futures markets in managing Agricultural Price Risk in
Ireland

The policy environment facing the Irish dairy industry continues to undergo considerable change under WTO and CAP reform. Movement away from supply management by the EU and a more liberal global agricultural trading system will involve greater price volatility for dairy commodities. This increase in volatility will translate to an increase in risk for participants in the Irish dairy industry. The adoption of suitable price risk management tools will help to ensure that the Irish dairy industry remain competitive and profitable in an uncertain future. Commodity futures and options markets are the most transparent tools which have been successfully used to manage price risk in agricultural commodity markets. While there has been some development of these tools for a number of agricultural commodities in the EU (cereals, livestock and energy crops), the dairy sector to date has been largely ignored. This research will provide crucial information on the role and functioning of commodity futures and options markets. In addition the relationships between commodity spot and futures prices will be review and modelled. The results of this exercise will inform industry participants and policy makers on the challenges of developing dairy futures markets and how these markets could potentially be used to manage risk.

It is essential that the applicant holds an honours degree (first class or second class grade 1) in a relevant business related discipline. In addition the applicant must be computer literate with strong quantitative ability. The applicant should be ambitious, self-motivated and possess an ability for problem solving.

The successful applicant will be funded under an Irish Dairy Board Fellowship scheme and will receive a remuneration of €30,000 over an 18 month period. It is envisaged that the successful applicant will commence during March 2010.

The closing date for applications is Friday 19th February 2010. For more information or for expression of interest please contact: Dr. Declan O Connor, Department of Mathematics, Cork Institute of Technology.
Telephone: 021-4236394 or email: declan.oconnor@ cit.ie

  




KTL is entering into an Employment Scheme with FÁS whereby successful candidates
will receive 9 months training in specialist mobile telecoms infrastructure and network build.

Candidates will be part of the FÁS WPP (Work Placement Programme) whereby they will complete 9 months of on-site and classroom based training whilst continuing to receive their Jobseekers Allowance/Benefit.

KTL (Killarney Telecoms Ltd.) is one of Ireland's leading infrastructure solutions providers in Mobile Telecoms and Power Networks. KTL’s core business is the commissioning and installation of telecommunications equipment through the provision of the following engineering services:

Site build - civil works, electrical, antenna support erections, equipment
container installation, etc.

Technical Site surveying and reporting – microwave line-of-sight,
equipment installation, etc.

Site implementation –rigging cellular panel antennas, microwave
antennas, etc.

Radio communications equipment installation and commissioning
Base station integration and acceptance testing
Mobile network Maintenance services and quality auditing

Positions Available:
14 Full-Time, Permanent Positions in the following roles:
• Technical Coordinator 1 Position
• Quality Auditing Controller 2 Positions
• RBS Field Engineers 6 Positions
• Microwave Field Engineers 4 Positions
• Renewable Energy Engineer 1 Position

Requirements:
Applicants must have a 3rd Level Degree/Diploma in:
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Telecoms Engineering
• Mechatronic Engineering (or similar)
Applicants must be technically competent and be familiar with Ericsson, Huawei and
Nokia-Siemens equipment.

Training:
Applicants will receive 9 months of on-site and classroom based training in the areas
of:
• Mobile Telecoms Infrastructure
• Microwave Technology
• Base Stations
• Installation & Commissioning and Integration
• D.C. Systems
• Site Surveying
• Line of Sight Surveying
• UMTS and GSM Rigging
• Advanced Climbing and Rope Rescue
• Rooftop Safety
• R.F. Awareness and Site Safety
• Anritsu Site Master

Accreditations:
Candidates will receive accreditations and training courses in:
• ESB Networks
• ESB Telecoms
• CIE
• Garda
• RTÉ
• Eircom
• Towercom
• SafePass

Client Base:
Currently KTL are working on national and international projects with ‘blue chip’ companies.

They include:

Awards:
KTL have been awarded with ISO accreditations for Quality (ISO:9001), Health and Safety (ISO:OHSAS18000 ) and Environmental (ISO:14001).

Applications:
Candidates should send CV and references via email to techjobs@ktl.ie

For more information on what KTL visit www.ktl.ie

  







Accenture would like to invite students to participate in our Accenture Academic Innovation in Computing Award. The award will be based on students’ final year college projects and will recognise, reward and encourage excellence in the area of innovation. It provides students with the opportunity to gain exposure for the hard work that they put into their projects and the possibility to win a cash prize.

Open to: This competition is open to all final year undergraduate or postgraduate students in Ireland whose project demonstrates innovative thinking in the area of technology and computing.

Prize: The award overall winner will receive a EUR2,000 cash prize. All other finalists selected to demonstrate their projects will also receive a EUR500 cash prize. In the case of projects completed by more than one student, the prize will be split evenly between each student.

Project Submissions: Students in technology-related courses or their college lecturers may submit projects for inclusion. Projects and associated documentation should be submitted in the same format in which they are submitted to the college. It is not expected that students will need to perform extra work on their projects in relation to the award. All submitted projects will be assessed by the Accenture project review board and a number of finalist projects will be chosen to be demonstrated to the board by the successful students.

Project Demonstrations and Awards: The demonstration of finalist projects will take place in the Accenture head office at 1 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2.

The demonstration is a chance for students to present the innovative aspect of their project. Prior to the demonstrations, Accenture will demonstrate some of the innovative technology work that we do in Accenture. Shortly after the project demonstrations, there will be a reception in the Accenture head office where the winner will be announced and the awards will be presented. We would also be delighted to have the lecturers involved attend the awards reception.

Dates: The submission of all projects for consideration should be made by the 8th May. Project demonstrations by students and the awards ceremony will both take place on the 27th May.
Further Details & Next Steps:
Please register your interest in participating via email to innovation.award@accenture.com and let us know who the main point of contact will be for the participating course.

  Invent’s Seminar Series will feature Denise Doran who will give a seminar entitled: ‘Practical Marketing Strategies for Technology Start-ups’

This will take place on Thursday 11th February 2010 in Invent DCU at 11am.

If you wish to register for this event please click this link: www.dcu/invent/event

Profile of Denise Doran
Denise Doran is founder and Managing Director of Marketing On Demand Ltd., which
offers expert marketing support to organisations. She has specialised in working
with start-up companies, entrepreneurs and research groups to assist them get to
market, as well as working with established small and family businesses to help
them develop and execute their marketing strategies.

Denise has lectured in marketing and is a mentor with Enterprise Ireland and County
Enterprise Boards, is a FAS and Enterprise Ireland registered trainer and a facilitator
with Plato.

Prior to establishing Marketing on Demand Ltd in 2001, Denise worked for twelve
years in international marketing with Hitachi, Nortel and Dell in Dublin, London and
Paris.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and MBA degrees from Dublin City
University, as well as a post-graduate diploma from the Henley School of
Management, UK, along with a Certificate in Training and Education from NUI,
Maynooth.

www.ondemand.ie

  













New Deadline: Sunday 7th February
This opportunity is open to graduates of primary and post-graduate degrees in various disciplines including, Business, Science, Social Science, Manufacturing Technology and Engineering.

Our next intake of graduates will be located in the New York, Silicone Valley, Paris, London, Glasgow, Milan, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Beijing and Shanghai offices. We will require graduates with fluent German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Chinese but a second language is not required for all locations.

For information on the programme and to complete the on-line application www.enterprise-ireland.com