23rd Jun 2016
The 6th Irish Supercomputer List was revealed yesterday, revealing six new installations, three at positions 1, 2, and 3. Irish aggregate high performance computing output now exceeds 1 Petaflop for the first time, and the first time in two years that Ireland has featured on the Top500 supercomputer list, a ranking of the fastest computers on earth. […]
16th Jun 2016
Computer Science and Business graduate salaries in the United States are up again this year, a trend expected to also be seen elsewhere across the globe. This should spell good news for Irish graduates, particularly with the presence of so many US multinationals in Ireland. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reports that Computer Science […]
15th Jun 2016
It has been reported that the crunch for student accommodation will continue this coming September. Students are advised to begin the search for accommodation early. In a report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority, there were 31,296 bed spaces available to students in 2014, but the projected demand is over 57,000 when taking into account students […]
3rd Jun 2016
Computer science education is finally a big deal. It is finally getting the media and political attention that it has needed for quite some time. However we now find ourselves in a difficult position. Everyone (I assume) agrees (finally) that computer science education needs to be properly implemented and supported, but the question now is how? The Technology […]
25th May 2016
CCT is proud to relay news of the announcement of the 9th International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy. CCT has a long history with ICEP with several members of faculty serving on conference committees. In 2015 CCT hosted the conference under the leadership of CCT’s own Graham Glanville who served as conference chair. CCT staff have […]
20th May 2016
A recent Irish times article reports that the number of international students coming to Ireland has risen by more than 25 per cent since 2012. At the moment, they make up about 8.8 per cent of the overall student body; the aim is to increase that to 15 per cent by 2020. Enterprise Ireland estimates […]
8th May 2016
James H. Morris, former dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science had a nice piece in Information Week 13 years ago now, that is as true as if ever was. In it he argues strongly that CS is more than programming, and that students need a strong sense of empiricism. The ability to […]
3rd May 2016
Computer science and technology graduates are in huge demand, and highly likely to get a high paying job in Ireland quickly after finishing college Computer science and technology graduates are also most likely to get a job at home, with 66pc of the class of 2014 working in Ireland the following spring. In a further reflection […]
