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200% Increase in Number of Students Taking Part in Non-EU Exchanges Since 2012
The number of students taking part in Erasmus has also increased by 28 per cent, but figures remain lower than those choosing to come to Trinity as part of an exchange.
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To Tackle Gender Disparity, Launchbox Moves to Engage with More Female Students
A pilot scheme, due to be launched in January, will encourage students to get involved in entrepreneurship and will involve a mentoring programme.
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Does Trump’s Presidency Signal the End of the J-1 Programme?
President-Elect Donald Trump promised to end the J-1 Visa Programme, but companies such as Usit and Sayit have said it is unlikely.
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Proportion of Disadvantaged Entrants to Trinity Largely Unchanged Over the Last Five Years
An annual report has found that in 2014-15 only two per cent of new entrants came from 'unskilled' backgrounds.
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Mel Gibson in Trinity to Shoot Scenes for New Film
Mel Gibson was shooting scenes for his new movie, The Professor and the Madman, in Trinity today.
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Two Separate Facilities for E3, On and Off Campus
The civil engineering facilities of the Simon Perry building are currently not included in the plans.
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Trinity-Specific Consent Workshops to be Developed
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (TCDSU) will work to make the workshops non-gender specific.
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Review States School of Computer Science Lacking “Intellectual Vision” and in a “Financial Haze”
The review criticised the College's school funding system, with the school currently operating on a zero non-pay budget.
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“Hybrid” of Three Funding Options for Higher Education Possible, Says Peter Cassells
Cassells, speaking at the Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee, said that a return to the status quo would create 'deep costs' for students.
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€70m Loan from EU Bank to Fund Oisín House, Business School and New Research Institute
Announced today, the new loan to Trinity from the European Investment Bank is part of the largest investment ever in Irish education by the bank.