Welcoming the 2011 fellows
35 new Irish Aid supported fellows were recently given a warm welcome to Ireland.
All of Irish Aid’s partner countries had at least one awardee beginning their studies in Dublin, Cork or Galway this year - 23 through the Fellowship Training Programme and 12 through the IDEAS Programme (details below).
Another 18 Fellowship Training Programme awardees are being supported by Irish Aid to study in their home country or in the region.
2011 Fellowship Training Programme awardees for study in Ireland
2011 IDEAS Programme students with Frances Collins, Irish Aid (centre)
Awards for Ireland by country and subject area
The country breakdown for awards in Ireland was as follows: Burundi 1, Ethiopia 2, Lesotho 1, Malawi 4, Mozambique 1, Palestine 1, Tanzania 3, Timor Leste 1, Uganda 5, Zambia 4 and Vietnam 12 (IDEAS).
Under the FTP, Study Fellows have commenced the following programmes in Ireland:
- LLM in International Criminal Law, NUI Galway
- LLM in International Human Rights Law, NUI Galway
- MA in Child, Family and Community Studies, DIT
- MA in Development Studies, Kimmage DSC
- MA in Education, UCD
- MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights, NUI Galway
- Master in Education - Foundation Studies, TCD (3 students)
- Master of Public Advocacy and Activism, NUI Galway
- Master of Public Health (MPH), UCD (2 students)
- Masters in Public Health, UCC
- MPhil International Peace Studies, TCD
- MSc (Agr) in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, UCD (2 students)
- MSc in Applied Science (Food Microbiology), UCC
- MSc in Engineering (Environmental), TCD
- MSc in Environment and Development, TCD (2 students)
- MSc in Human Resource Management, DCU
- MSocSc in Social Policy, UCC (2 students)
IDEAS Programme fellows are undertaking the following courses:
- Master of Business Administration, UCD (5 students)
- MSc Finance, UCD (2 students)
- MSc in International Business, UCD
- MSc in Strategic Management and Planning, UCD
- MSc Project Management, UCD (2 students)
- MSc Supply Chain Management, UCD