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Education in Ireland - Professional Development Summer School
Basic Information
Phone Number: +353 91 52441
Director: Nuala McGuinn or Sheila Garrity
Action Shots
Additional Information
Subject/Position: Education in Ireland
School: University of Galway
School Type: Third Level Education Provider - University
Program Dates: Arrival, check into accommodation: Sunday 29 June 2025
Closing of summer school: Friday 20 July 2025
Departure: Saturday 19 July 2025
Setting:
On University of Galway campus, in the City of Galway on the West of Ireland.
https://www.universityofgalway.ie/international-summer-school/galwaycity/
Minimum Education: Applicants must be university graduates.
Job Types: Applicants must be university graduates. Suitable for elementary and secondary teachers, adult learning practitioners, STEM, minority language and special education teachers, those involved in school administration and graduate researchers.
Languages: English
Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching: English
Cost: Tuition Cost: €2,390.00. Accommodation Cost: €960.00 for duration of 20 nights, single ensuite room, self-catering in shared apartment
Program Fees: Tuition Cost: €2,390.00. Accommodation Cost: €960.00 for duration of 20 nights, single ensuite room, self-catering in shared apartment.
Experience Required:
Suitable for elementary and secondary teachers, adult learning practitioners, STEM, minority language and special education teachers, those involved in school administration and graduate researchers.
Programs Open To: Suitable for elementary and secondary teachers, adult learning practitioners, STEM, minority language and special education teachers, those involved in school administration and graduate researchers.
Travel Arrangements:
Students make their own travel arrangements
Participants Work: Teachers,
Application Process:
Students Apply Online via the University of Galway Website.
Applications OPEN 01 November 2024 and will close on 30 March 2025.
Apply Online at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/international-summer-school/apply/
Teaching Level: Post graduate
Visa Requirements:
Student Visas: Students from EU and EEA member states do not require a visa to study in Ireland. Students from Non EU member states are required to comply with Irish Visa and Immigration regulations. It is responsibility of each student to ensure that they obtain and maintain a valid passport and Study Visa to enter Ireland for study purposes. For more information on visa exempted coutries, applying for study visa etch please see our website
Visas and Immigration - University of Galway
Program Highlights:
This Continuing Professional Development programme is designed to offer teachers the opportunity to study particular aspects of the Irish education system and, concurrently, to study the history, literature and culture of Ireland. It is suitable for elementary and secondary teachers, adult learning practitioners, STEM, minority language and special education teachers, those involved in school administration and graduate researchers.
Course Faculty includes members of the University; additionally guest educational practitioners contribute substantially to the course.
Teaching is by means of lectures, seminars, meetings with Irish educators and visits to educational institutions, as well as guided cultural tours which facilitate contact with the music, language and people of Ireland. Students are provided with informal opportunities to view and study relevant resources from the University Library. Facilities and time for private study as well as touring and sightseeing at weekends are offered. Assessment for those requiring credits is carried out on a continuous basis.
Curriculum Highlights:
SS123 The Education System of Ireland (6 Graduate Credits/12 ECTS Credits)
A review and analysis of the Irish educational system - its origins, development, structure and organisation - from early childhood to adult provision. Topics for special study may be selected for elementary, secondary or tertiary education; adult and continuing education; special education; vocational training. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with Irish educators during seminars and during visits to educational and social institutions in urban and rural settings.
Special arrangements for informal meetings between individual participants and their counterparts in Ireland will be facilitated during the course. For participants whose primary interest is Special Education, arrangements will be made for meetings with Irish practitioners in this field.
The course includes:
- An overview of Irish History from the time of the famine, with particular emphasis on emigration and the factors leading up to the current political situation in Ireland
- A review of the literature and theatre of Ireland with emphasis on the distinctive achievements of 20th Century and contemporary writers
- An introduction to the music and folklore of Ireland as well as the Irish (Gaelic) language
- Field trips are an important part of the Education in Ireland course. Students will visit The Irish Workhouse Centre, Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Inis Mor on the Aran Islands, Coole Park, Thoor Ballylee, Kilmacduagh . Field trips provide exposure to Irish history, archaeology, literature and our natural habitat. Cultural excursions to the theatre and Trad on the Prom also form part of the course.
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