Dear participants,
We are excited to welcome you to Dublin.
The training week will start on Monday November 6th University College Dublin (UCD). Your UCD point of contact will be Eleanor Kelly, Head of Strategy and Partnerships at UCD Innovation Academy. Your TU Dublin point of contact will be Anna Becevel, European Research Manager at TU Dublin’s School of Computer Science.
Below you will find all the information you need for the training. Please pay attention to the location section as different sessions will take place in different places.
The GI Teams team
Schedule
Monday 6th November @UCD
@Shackleton Lounge, UCD Innovation Academy
14:00 – 14:30
Welcome session
Brian Keegan, Anna Becevel & Cathy Ennis
14:30 – 17:00
Fostering Innovation Thinking
Damian Gordon
Coffee break @3pm
Tuesday 7th November @UCD
@Nova UCD
09:30 – 12:15
Design thinking for internships
Helen Sheridan & Emma Murphy
Coffee break @11am
12:15 – 13:15
Site tour of UCD Greenacre
Lunch Break
@Shackleton Lounge, UCD Innovation Academy
14:00 – 17:00
Event with industry guests
@UCD Club, Cedar and Cypress Suite 1st floor
18:30
Dinner
Wednesday 8th November @UCD
@Nova UCD
09:30 – 12:30
Managing teams and clients
Liz McKeever
12:30 – 13:00
Wrap Up
Brian Keegan, Anna Becevel & Cathy Ennis
Lunch
@Shackleton Lounge, UCD Innovation Academy
14:00 – 17:00
Transnational Project Meeting: planning for the last few months of the project
(Only project team)
Thursday 9th November @TU Dublin
@Central Quad CQ214f - 2nd floor
9:30 – 13:00
Transnational Project Meeting: focus on future collaborations.(Only project team)
Lunch
Practicalities
Near UCD – recommended for participants who are attending only the staff training or both the staff training and the Project Meeting
- Stillorgan Talbot Hotel– Stillorgan Rd, Stillorgan, Dublin
- Radisson St. Helens– Stillorgan Rd, Booterstown, Dublin, A94 V6W3
- Gleesons of Booterstown– 44 Booterstown Ave, Williamstown, Booterstown, Co. Dublin, A94 P981
- Broc House Suites– 53 Nutley Ln, Dublin, D04 KT99
Near TU Dublin – recommended for participants who are attending only the Project Meeting
UCD Innovation Academy
O’Brien Centre for Science, Belfield Campus, University College Dublin – Stillorgan Rd, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland – See on Google Maps
UCD, a research intensive university ranked within the top 1% of universities worldwide, is located on 133 hectares of parkland campus in south Dublin. You can learn more about UCD here. During your time at UCD, your meetings will take place in two locations:
UCD Innovation Academy’s Shackleton Lounge, named after the famous Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton. The Shackleton Lounge is located in the O’Brien Centre for Science beside UCD’s lake – you will see it marked prominently on the map below. After you enter the Centre, please walk past the central spiral staircase. You will see a pop up sign for the Shackleton Lounge on the left hand side.
The Nova UCD innovation hub is located on the other side of UCD’s Belfield campus, approximately 10 minutes away from the Shackleton Lounge (marked on the map). On Monday, Eleanor Kelly, will provide you with instructions on how to reach Nova from your base at the Innovation Academy. You can read more about how to access Nova here.
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TU Dublin
Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7, D07 ADY7, Ireland – See on Google Maps
Central Quad CQ214f is located on the 2nd floor. The project team will meet you in the main foyer and guide you to the room.
Sessions content
Monday 6th November @ UCD 14:00 – 14:30
Welcome session
Brian Keegan, Anna Becevel & Cathy Ennis
Introduction of the course and its aims.
Monday 6th November @ UCD 14:60 – 17:00
Fostering Innovation Thinking
Damian Gordon
Participants will learn the basics of innovation with a focus on how to foster innovation thinking and critical thinking among students. The session will include an introduction to innovation thinking inclusive of practical examples and good practices, tips and tools for teaching innovation.
Tuesday 7th November @ UCD 09:30 – 12:15
Design thinking for internships
Helen Sheridan & Emma Murphy
The session will include problem-based activities with the aim of identifying the challenges and potential solution in the implementation of global, interdisciplinary, technology driven internships.
Tuesday 7th November @ UCD 12:15 – 17:00
Tuesday’s Multiplier Event centres on a design day for UCD Greenacre, an experiential learning space, and includes participants from enterprise, policy and education. The event will start at 12:30 with a site tour to UCD Greenacre, returning at 1:15pm approx for lunch in the O’Brien Centre for Science before the 2pm start.
UCD Innovation Academy is excited to merge the GI Teams Multiplier Event with their Design Day for UCD Greenacre, an exciting new experiential sustainability initiative you can read more about here. You will join over 50 participants from enterprise, policy, and higher education who have currently confirmed their attendance. Among the themes explored during the Design Day will be those relevant to Global Innovation Teams, including using Living Labs such as UCD Greenacre as a new approach for students seeking to gain work experience and engage with enterprise.
Wednesday 8th November @ UCD 09:30 – 12:30
Managing teams and clients
Liz McKeever
Participants will learn insights on how to facilitate effective teamwork and collaboration in educational settings, addressing the challenges of working with students from diverse disciplines and skill sets.
