Partners
The conference is organised by Campus Engage in partnership with the following:
NUI Galway
 | Established in 1845 as Queen's College Galway, NUI Galway is one of Ireland's foremost centres of academic excellence. With over 15,000 students, it has a long established reputation of teaching and research excellence in each of its seven faculties - Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Celtic Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, and Law. |
Campus Compact
 | Campus Compact is a United States-wide coalition of nearly 1,200 college and university presidents - representing some 6 million students - dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education. |
NUI Maynooth
 | Following two centuries of internationally renowned scholarly activity on the Maynooth campus the National University of Ireland, Maynooth was established under the 1997 Universities Act as an autonomous member of the federal structure known as the National University of Ireland. With approximately 8,400 registered students, NUI Maynooth has 26 academic Departments which are organized into three Faculties: Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy; Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. |
The Talloires Network
 | The Talloires Network is a collective of individuals and institutions committed to promoting the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education. We work together to catalyze dialogue, research, and action to implement the recommendations of the Talloires Declaration. |
DCU
 | Dublin City University was initially set up to fulfil the national requirement for a highly-trained workforce with skills in the areas of business, science and electronics, computer technology, communications and languages and as an agent for change in its local community. The first students came through the door in 1980 and the university is now recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of academic excellence. It was awarded university status in 1989 and was considered at the time to be an 'unconventional' university. It broke with the traditional mould and introduced a number of ideas, which had enormous impact on the Irish education system. |
Higher Education Authority
 | The Higher Education Authority is the statutory planning and policy development body for higher education and research in Ireland. The HEA has wide advisory powers throughout the whole of the third-level education sector. In addition, it is the funding authority for the universities, institutes of technology and a number of designated higher education institutions. |
University College Dublin
 | University College Dublin is a dynamic, modern university where cutting-edge research and scholarship provide a stimulating intellectual environment - the ideal surroundings for learning and discovery. Established in 1854, the university played a key role in the history of the modern Irish State and today it plays a leading part in shaping Ireland's future. As Ireland forges a new identity through relationships with international partners, the university will adopt an increasingly international outlook. More than 25% of the current student population is engaged in graduate research and scholarship. Each of the five colleges at the university has its own dedicated graduate school with the explicit task of enhancing doctoral and post-doctoral training to match the national strategy of establishing Ireland as a premier source of 4th level education and research. |
University of Limerick
 | The University of Limerick (UL) is an independent, internationally focused university with over 10,990 students and 1,313 staff. It is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. UL offers a range of programmes up to doctorate and postdoctorate levels in the disciplines of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Education and Health Sciences, Science and Engineering. |
UNESCO
 | Founded in 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is today composed of 191 Member States. The Governing bodies (General Conference and Executive Board) meet periodically to assure proper functioning, establish priorities and set goals for the Secretariat, headed by the Director-General.
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