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NCI lecturer Dr Eugene O’Loughlin, who lectures in the School of Computing at the college’s city centre Dublin campus, runs a very popular YouTube channel. Eugene established the channel, called Learn with Dr Eugene O’Loughlin, in 2009, initially as a learning and revision aid for his own students at NCI.

NCI is running a number of courses which start in early 2014 Do you want to step up your career, develop new skills and knowledge, or build on an existing qualification? Are you interested in high-growth areas like digital marketing, data analytics and cloud computing? Or perhaps more traditional areas like human resource management, pensions or personal finance interest you more?

National College of Ireland builds partnership with Mexican university NCI President Dr Phillip Matthews has signed an agreement with ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara in Mexico, witnessed by the Irish and Mexican Presidents (photo first tweeted by the Embassy of Ireland in Mexico). Dr Matthews was also quoted in the Irish Times (23/10/13) as he "‘described Mexico as a very new market for university partnerships." So the college was "breaking new ground and getting there early" by signing an agreement with ITESO, the Jesuit College of Guadalajara.

David Gentle, Fujitsu, speaks on Entering the New Tech Era David Gentle, Director of Foresight at Fujitsu spoke at a breakfast event this week organised by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. His talk, which was part of Dublin Chamber’s SMART series, was entitled Entering the New Tech Era and looked at how technology is enabling businesses to operate in new ways.

Find out about last night's episode of Celebrity Apprentice which was filmed in NCI This summer National College of Ireland was delighted to welcome in the cast and crew of The Celebrity Apprentice. The tasks from Episode 4 were filmed right here on our IFSC campus and there was great excitement to have such famous faces in the building.

From September this programme is available on a fee-free basis to jobseekers under both the Springboard and Momentum programmes. By her late forties, Sandra Couch had reached a stage in her life when she wanted new challenges and a complete change of career.

Have you nominated yet for the Realex Fire Web Awards 2013?

A few facts you should know about NCI.

Greg O’Donoghue, Vice President of National College of Ireland’s Students’ Union shares his tips for students starting college.

With Leaving Cert results right around the corner our School Liaison Officer has some advice for parents and students. 14th August is D-Day for the Leaving Certificate results and, although it’s often a day of great celebration, exam results can also be a stressful time – for both parents and leaving cert students. Deryck Tormey, School Liaison Officer with National College of Ireland, has some advice ahead of the big day.