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NCI launching new computing courses with IBM partnership The following article appeared in the print and online version of the Irish Times on Monday 24th August by Jonathan Keane:

From the Media & Marketing section of the Sunday Business Post, August 16th 2015, by Colette Sexton: The National College of Ireland’s brand was designed to emphasise the practicality of its courses and promotes its closeness to industry, according to its marketing team. The college’s advertising campaign ramps up throughout the summer months, using real-life testimonials from different types of students across all media: print, TV, video on demand, cinema, digital, radio and outdoor. The college, based in Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre, also runs a programme of events throughout the summer at its city centre campus, intended to help people progress in their education and career. It has a strong focus on inbound marketing: the NCI blog and website, ncirl.ie, are regularly updated with new content and it has a presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. NCI’s Schools of Business and Computing have both introduced several new courses this year including a part-time BA Honours in Psychology, BA Honours in Early Childhood Education and BA Honours in Technology Management. There was specific advertising activity to support these along with the suite of courses NCI is offering free-of-charge to jobseekers, under Springboard+. Griffith College, DCU,and the University of Limerick are also featured in the article. Interested in marketing and branding? Check out our top tips for how to get ahead in marketing, navigating the marketing interview maze, or take the next step with NCI's MSc in Marketing or BA Honours in Marketing Practice.

In a competitive jobs market, it’s important to give yourself that extra edge over other applicants. And one of the best ways to achieve this is so straightforward: do a masters.

Regular readers of the NCI blog may recognise Dr Eugene O’Loughlin, NCI lecturer, author, Harley-Davidson enthusiast, blogger and YouTube content creator. Several years ago Eugene wrote this blog post about NCI’s first foray into blogging and we've finally taken him up on his suggestion! It’s Wednesday during the final week of the Semester and a busy day lies ahead. As I teach an evening class on Wednesdays I normally do not come into the office until about 11:00am. This gives me some time at home to check personal email and I also write a blog post about the Open Plaques project in the UK that is trying to create a “Museum of the Street”, by recording on-line the commemorative plaques that we see on houses where famous people lived.

NCI President Dr. Phillip Matthews spoke at this recent event on the power of empathy to inspire and support performance.

NCI at a glance: get to know us a little better!

We at NCI are genuinely delighted to learn that our blog has been nominated in two categories in the Blog Awards Ireland 2014: Best Education Blog, and Best Corporate Blog. The Blog Awards Ireland celebrate the best in Irish blogging and, from perusing the nomination list, it’s clear that there’s an incredible amount of talent within Ireland’s blogging community.

Accounting student Laura crowned first Irish Miss Personality It’s an exciting summer for NCI accountancy student Laura McCormack, who has been crowned Ireland’s first Miss Personality and will go straight into the Miss Ireland finals.

Frances Sheridan, computing lecturer at National College of Ireland, teaches Introductory Computer Programming to first year students. Her innovative teaching approach earned her the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching last year.

National College of Ireland has won the Excellence in Employability Award in the AHECS Employment and Engagement Awards 2013, presented at the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards last night. The award, given by the Association of Higher Education Career Services, was given for NCI’s work in “Rethinking, reskilling, reinventing – dealing with the challenge of unemployment and career change in challenging times.”