SETU President

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Was delighted to speak at the official launch of #Waterford's designation as a #UNESCO Learning City this week. #SETU is very proud to play a central role in this achievement - our values clearly align with the vision of the initiative

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Delighted to participate in #PIELIVE25 Ireland this morning! Very interesting discussions on Ireland's ambitions for internationalisation, with great insights on the growing opportunities in Ireland’s education sector and the rising global demand for study here.

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✨Another very enjoyable PMSS Excellence Awards at #SETU. My sincere thanks to all our awardees and nominees for your commitment to our University. Recognition from your peers - those who know you best - is a true testament to your impact - huge congrats to all👏

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It was a pleasure to welcome Minister Jim O'Callaghan to #Waterford to launch #ConsentMatters, a collaborative initiative between Waterford Local Community Safety Partnership (WLCSP) and #SETU to tackle sexual violence and harassment in our communities.

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Delighted to sign a cooperation agreement on behalf of #SETU with #MARA to advance Ireland’s maritime sector. This regional collaboration is central to #SETU's mission to drive regional and national impact. Sincere thanks to all involved.

SETU | SETU appoints first Chief Operations Officer, David Denieffe South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…

A big congratulations to David Denieffe on his appointment as Chief Operations Officer (COO) at #SETU 🎉 I am very much looking forward to working with David in support of operational excellence at #SETU for the benefit of our staff, students, and stakeholders.

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Very enjoyable morning at #KennedySummerSchool STEM event. Dr Deirdre Kilbane and I were delighted to speak to secondary school students from across #Wexford about quantum physics and science at SETU. Great contributions from colleagues at Research Ireland and Purdue University 👏

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Today we kicked off the #Waterford UNESCO Learning City initiative with our first steering group meeting at SETU. Thanks to all attendees and in particular to project manager, Laura Power for a great presentation on plans for the year ahead #InspiringFutures

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Huge congrats to #SETU student Darren Maher for an excellent #Patch2025 pitch at Dogpatch Labs. Darren is co-founder of #ReCreo, an app to support personalised therapy plans. Delighted to hear that he's also been selected for NDRC's start-up accelerator.

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SETU was delighted to welcome President Chen and colleagues from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology to Ireland to discuss our joint study programmes. Academic collaboration also supports inter-cultural understanding and Global citizenship. #GlobalCitizens2030

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Was delighted to welcome Minister James Lawless to #SETU to announce the commencement of construction of 5 new state-of-the-art buildings in @ATU_GalwayCity, @ATUDonegal_, @TUS_ie and #SETU. Sincere thanks to @DeptofFHed and @HEA_irl for your ongoing support of our TUs

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Congratulations to recipients Dr Danielle Douglas and Dr Catherine Lowry-O’Neill, and all nominees of SETU’s inaugural Teaching Excellence Awards which recognise the amazing work done by our educators. Huge thanks to you all for your commitment to high standards of education for #SETU students🏆👏

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Delighted to join colleagues in launching SETU's ambitious 'Connecting Research to Impact' strategy. Thanks to guest speakers Christian Stafford @entirl.bsky.social and Tim Conlon @hea_irl for their excellent contributions and a big congrats to Prof. Marie Claire Van Hout and her team for their work

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A big thank you to Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O'Connor for officially opening our Corporate Services Building, an excellent symbol of SETU’s presence in the south east – confident, modern, and future focused. Thanks to all our partners who joined us on the day 👏

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A very enjoyable day today at the launch of SETU's
‘Connecting for Impact in Lifelong Learning' strategy. Sincere thanks to Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O'Connor and our inspiring speakers Dr David Dempsey and Nigel Nash from Tiglin. Well done to all in the LLL team on this great work 👏

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Our final #FoundationDay2025 event took place in Carlow where we welcomed Tom Ryan, Director General, GAA and Nicola Keeshan, CEO, Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership to discuss 'Connecting our Communities through Partnership and Sport'. Thanks to everyone for your support this year👏

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Delighted to welcome our keynote speaker Senator Aubrey McCarthy and Dr Lorraine Tansey to SETU's #FoundationDay2025 in Waterford, to explore the theme of ‘Connecting our Communities through Social Inclusion and Volunteering’. Huge thanks to all for a great discussion 🙌

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A beautiful day at Wexford Arts Centre to kick off the first of our #FoundationDay2025 events. Great keynote from Elizabeth Whyte and excellent panel discussion on theme of 'Connecting our Communities through Art'. Thanks to all for your participation😎

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Busy week for #SETU staff and students @EU_CONEXUS festival at Frederick University in Cyprus. Great engagement with alliance colleagues and students in meetings and workshops across the week.
#EU_CONEXUS #Sustainability

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Well done to all involved in #ACTWaterford for bringing this wonderful Seaweed Queen to life at the #WaterfordFestivalofFood in Dungarvan. An excellent @creativeireland project featuring creative and community groups working with SETU's Calmast team to develop Climate Action initiatives👏

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This weekend @businesspost.bsky.social profiled the dynamic industry innovation environment of #Waterford and the south east region, including the important role of SETU in the R&D ecosystem. Great articles featuring #SETU colleagues and business leaders in life sciences sector

SETU | SETU and ESB Networks announce strategic collaboration South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…

Excellent opportunity to facilitate knowledge-sharing and collaboration between ESB Networks and SETU with a focus on education, skills development, instructor upskilling, and technological innovation within the energy sector 👏

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It was great to welcome US University Counsellors and the Education in Ireland team to a very sunny SETU this week. Great opportunity to illustrate our existing strong ties with the US and discuss possible future collaboration in areas of shared interest.

Massive congrats to SETU's honorary doctorate recipient Willie Mullins, his son Patrick and his family on Patrick's fantastic win of the Randox Grand National at Aintree. A once in lifetime moment for the Mullins family
#Closutton #SETU

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Delighted to welcome visitors to SETU for our 'Celebrating Aerospace' event. Many thanks to speakers Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, William Bolster, and Alex Quinn. Congratulations to Dr Frances Hardiman and her team for their immense work in aerospace education and research 👩‍✈️🚁

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Many thanks to @royalvetcollege.bsky.social for showcasing their very impressive Student Learning Centre to SETU team. The building promotes new ways of learning and research, proving a very helpful benchmarking exercise for the planning of #SETU’s own veterinary medicine programme.

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Great benchmarking trip to UK universities to see best in class innovation for industry and academia collaboration. Excellent ideas and lessons learned for scaled application at regional level at SETU. Huge thanks to all for sharing their learnings and hospitality 🙏

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With thanks to the team from IDA Ireland Life Sciences, Medtech & Food Division for visiting SETU to learn about the various engagements between the University and IDA client companies. Thanks to Brian McGee, presenters and all who attended.
#SETU #InspiringFutures

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Delighted to welcome Southern Assembly, @ec.europa.eu HEA and DPER colleagues to SETU where we met to discuss TU RISE project progress to date. Great meeting and engaging presentations - thanks to all for their participation.

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