Brazil seeks new NI partnerships
REPRESENTATIVES from Brazilian universities travelled to Belfast recently to link up with their Northern Ireland counterparts. Senior academics from Brazilian’s top universities visited as part of a UK-wide trip to seek out long-term academic partnerships and find out more about our Higher Education Sector. During the trip, organised by the British Council in conjunction with...
Teleperformance Do Their Share To Show They Care
The Teleperformance team in Bangor love to raise money for great causes. In the past seven months alone, they’ve raised an impressive £6,500. This money has been donated to a wide range of local and national charities – from Special Olympics Northern Ireland, to Cash for Kids, the Salvation Army and more. Now, their commitment...
CANYON EUROPE VISIT ECONOMY
Minister Simon Hamilton has praised Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector during a visit to Canyon Europe Ltd in Newtownabbey. Canyon Europe Ltd is a subsidiary of the Canyon Group and is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high quality and innovative dispensing solutions. They are the first Japanese company to set up in...
Hotel Upgrade
BELFAST’S Stormont Hotel has unveiled the results of a £1.15m series of upgrades to its conference centre, hotel bar, foyer and external work which included new gates. The Confex Centre now offers delegates and conference bookers a number of modern, versatile and dedicated spaces in which to hold events. The centre has nine Confex rooms,...
SPANISH STUDENTS IMPRESS IN PLACEMENT
SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC) played host to two Spanish students as part of an international placement programme funded by Erasmus+. Thanks to the funding, two students from SERC’s Spanish partner college FEGREPPA, a specialist bakery, patisserie and confectionery college in Valencia, spent the month of May in Northern Ireland. The students, Jose Molla Molto...
£39m Queen’s school will drive growth in sciences
QUEEN’S University, Belfast has unveiled the foundation stone for its new £39m School of Biological Sciences. The new school will be a key driver for the development and future growth of the life sciences and agri-food sectors in Northern Ireland, which currently employ some 80,000 people and generate more than £5.5bn in sales each year....
Garden Centre helps astronaut Tim plant seeds of knowledge
Primary 5 pupils from Downey House in south Belfast, along with 600,00 children from across the UK participated in the Rocket Science Experiment, in partnership with the UK Space Agency. The aim of the experiment is to enthuse young people about science and horticulture and provide the European Space Agency with key insights into some...
Graduates land roles with global company
TEN graduates from business and accountancy related degrees have secured employment with a manufacturing company. The new recruits join global manufacturer Terex’s rapidly expanding Global Business Services (GBS) team based in Lurgan. The GBS team, which provides financial reporting and management accounting support services to the corporation globally, has grown from 42 to 110 people...
IFA’s perfect match for fantasy football
A BELFAST start-up has partnered with the Irish Football Association (IFA) to create the official IFA Fantasy Football game for Euro 2016. Created by Steven McComb, founder of online social gaming platform Unique 11, GAWA Fantasy Football allows Northern Ireland football fans to get closer to the action, creating and managing their dream teams, whilst...
University building for future of our construction industry
ULSTER University is helping to address the future skills shortage in the construction sector with the development of a new interactive game that aims to inspire the next generation of industry leaders. Researchers from the university have developed BelMCraft, a computer game based on the globally successful Minecraft platform, which allows players to create and...