Limerick Dates:Feet will pound through the portals of three third-level institutions in Limerick city this week as a series of open days kicks off the new year. The college campuses in Limerick will welcome students and teachers to view their facilities, meet staff and ask questions today and tomorrow.
UL is expecting up to 8,000 visitors. Over the two days information will be provided on the university's 43 full-time courses. Starting at 10am each day and running up to 1pm, there will be tours, demonstrations, presentations and a free-flow area where staff will be on hand to answer questions about courses and careers. Each day will be broken into sessions that start on the hour - 10am, 11am, 12 noon and 1pm. For further information phone UL's admissions office staff at (061) 202366, 202553, 202482 or 202016.
Limerick RTC is also host open days today and tomorrow - from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Over 2,500 visitors are expected.
Limerick's Mary Immaculate College holds an open day today starting at 9.30am. It will include a short tour of the campus and students can meet lecturers.
Careers:
Crescent College Comprehensive in Dooradoyle, Limerick, will hold its annual careers convention this Friday. It will be opened at 7.30pm by the Minister for Education and Science, Micheal Martin. The convention, now in its 24th year, is open to all students and parents in the mid-west region. Admission is free.
DIT Date:
An information day will be held at DIT Bolton Street, Dublin, on Saturday, January 24th, for students, parents, guidance counsellors, principals and teachers. Pre-booking is not necessary. Academic staff will make presentations covering full-time DIT courses in 20 areas. Presentations will be made four times during the day - at 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm.
Medicine:
Second-level students interested in a career in medicine may like to attend an interactive evening in TCD next Monday which is designed to provide an insight into the medical world. It starts at 7pm in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Block. Organised by fourth-year medical students from TCD, admission costs £3. Proceeds from the evening will go to the Medical Overseas Volunteer Electives (MOVE) charity, which enables students to work as volunteers in Third World hospitals.
Lecture:
The first lecture in a series run by the National College of Industrial Relations will be delivered tomorrow at 2pm in the college in Ranelagh, Dublin. Entitled Education in the 21st Century, interested parties should phone Florence Van Dijk at (01) 406 0557.
Musical Career:
An open day at the Royal Irish Academy of Music at 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin, will run tomorrow from 2.30pm until 5.30pm.
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