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Our Head of School, Dr. Joe Carthy, recently met with a group of scholarship students from Kazakhstan. The students, Saniya Issina, Anara Sandygulova, Murat Abdiyev and Shyrailym Shaldambayeva are all part of the Bolashak scholarship programme. Bolashak means "the future" in Kazakhstan and Bolashak students study Bachelor and Masters degrees in subjects which the Kazakh government has identified as priority areas to enable the country to prosper, such as Business, Law, Science and Engineering. Upon graduation, students return to their home country to work in government service for a period of five years.

On meeting with our current students, Dr. Carthy says "The School of Computer Science and Informatics is really impressed by our Kazakh students. They are among the top students in the university. They are excellent in their academic studies but they also bring a wider cultural dimension to their classes that enriches the educational experience of their peers. They are terrific ambassadors for their country and perhaps the simplest way to say this is that we would warmly welcome many more such students from Kazakhstan.

The School of Computer Science and Informatics is happy to assist any Kazakh student who is considering studying in UCD.

Interested students may contact karl.abbey@ucd.ie.

On Thursday 8th January 2009, representatives of UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics were present at the 2009 BT Young Scientist Exhibition. Abey Campell, Susan McKeever and Karl Abbey, the school Recruitment and Retention Officer, spent the day with primary and secondary school students from across the nation. More details about UCD's involvement in the event can be found by visiting:

Stepping into the future with UCD Science at the 2009 BT Young Scientist Exhibition
http://www.ucd.ie/science/news/jan09/130109_bt_young_scientist.html
http://www.ucd.ie/science/news/jan09/130109_bt_young_scientist_photos.html
 

Thanks to everyone who helped making CSI presence at UCD Open Days a smashing success! Our volunteers talked to hundreds of high-school students, dazzling them with creative, beautiful and attractive world, which is computer science and informatics!

Thanks go to (in alphabetical order):

• Aaron Quigley
• Abey Campbell
• Alexander Ufimtsev
• Arthur Cater
• David Lillis
• Fred Cummins
• Joe Carthy
• John Doody
• Martina Naughton
• Ursula Redmond

And, of course, our student recruitment and retention officer, Karl Abbey!

Photos from the event are available in our photo gallery.

On November 8th, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics in association with Google Ireland, will launch ICSP 2008, our new initiative for second level students. Learn More..

Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D, the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment announced the establishment of CLARITY a new Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) on 15 April 2008. Led by Professor Barry Smyth, the CLARITY CSET is a partnership between University College Dublin and Dublin City University, supported by research at the Tyndall National Institute (TNI) Cork.

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