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TNE “very much of interest” for Irish unis
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Irish institutions are eyeing further opportunities for transnational education following a slew of successful projects overseas, delegates at a major international education conference have heard.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">&ldquo;TNE is very much of interest, so looking at opportunities offshore is very much part of the agenda here,&rdquo; Orla Feely, president of University College Dublin (UCD) told The PIE Live Ireland last week.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">UCD currently has three joint colleges in China, which Feely said had been &ldquo;incredibly successful&rdquo;, with the institution pleased with the relationships it has made in the area, as well as the quality of the education on offer.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Programs at these colleges are delivered through some regionally based faculty, while others fly out from Ireland to teach in China, she explained.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Reference Link:&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">https://thepienews.com/tne-very-much-of-interest-for-irish-unis/</span></p>
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Healthcare innovation hackathon "i-Days 2025" begins this week
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">From October 3 to 10, the i-Days hackathon will take place in Riga , during which students from Latvian universities will be invited to create solutions to current healthcare challenges. Young people are invited to participate in the hackathon in teams of 3&ndash;4 people from any Latvian higher education institution, regardless of their year of study or field, to solve acute challenges in the healthcare sector (for example, promoting preventive medicine), which would allow diagnosing diseases at an early stage and motivate lifestyle changes. The winning team will represent Latvia at the i-Days European final, which will take place in November in Paris, and will also receive 3,000 EUR for further development of their idea.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Medicine is one of the most important elements of the national economy, but the industry is open to innovations that would help speed up treatment, improve patient experience and make the work of specialists easier, so this year's i-Days challenges have been set by industry representatives, including Roche,&nbsp; Pauls Stradi?&scaron; Clinical University Hospital and Olpha. The hackathon is organized by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's Healthcare Community ( EIT Health ) Center in Latvia in cooperation with Riga Stradi?&scaron; University, and takes place within the framework of the precision medicine forum PMNET , motivating participants to also think about adaptable innovations that would help diagnose and treat patients, taking into account differences in people's genes, environment and lifestyle.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Reference Link:&nbsp;</span>https://www.rsu.lv/aktualitates/sonedel-saksies-veselibas-aprupes-inovaciju-hakatons-i-days-2025</span></p>

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