> From: "Leahy, Valerie" <valerie.le
...@nuigalway.ie>
> Date: 26 October 2012 17:04:43 GMT+01:00
> To: "Leahy, Valerie" <valerie.le
...@nuigalway.ie>
> Subject: FW: NUI Galway Postgraduate Open Day: Wed 31 Oct
> Dear Student,
> The NUI Galway (Autumn) Postgraduate Open Day will take place on Wed. 31 October 2012 in the Bailey Allen Hall (Student Centre/Áras na Mac Leinn) on campus.
> The event will run from 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm, with short information sessions taking place during the day also:
> Subject
> Venue
> Time
> The value of a postgraduate qualification—choosing to study a postgraduate programme will further enhance your career and boost your employability
> The View, first floor, Áras na Mac Léinn
> 1.00pm, 2.00pm
> Joanne Sweeney-Burke, an NUI Galway graduate, business-woman, entrepreneur, and finalist in TV3’s The Apprentice, will give a talk “how postgraduate studies led to professional success”
> The View, first floor, Áras na Mac Léinn
> 1.00pm, 2.00pm
> How to make a successful postgraduate application and learn about funding opportunities available.
> The View, first floor, Áras na Mac Léinn
> 1.00pm, 2.00pm
> Funding sources for Postgraduate Research Degrees—all you need to know about funding for your chosen research programme
> Meeting Room 1 / 2, upper floor, Áras na Mac Léinn
> 2.00pm
> FREE! CV Clinic—all your questions on CV preparation and writing a cover letter will be answered here
> Bailey Allen Hall
> All day
> Research, Innovation and Collaboration at NUI Galway—award winning posters display by NUI Galway’s current research students (showcase presented by The Synergy Project and The EXPLORE Innovation Initiative).
> Foyer, Áras na Mac Léinn
> All day
> There will be over 80 stands on display, so this is your opportunity to meet lecturers and postgraduate students, see what postgrad. programmes are on offer, and to meet staff from Postgraduate Admissions, Career Development Centre, Graduate Studies, Research Office, and other student support services.
> Potential research students are especially encouraged to attend; I appreciate because of funding deadlines you need to start thinking earlier about your applications. Various Research Centres/Institutes will be exhibiting, and information will be provided on research opportunities and the various funding schemes available (to include a talk by the Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr Lucy Byrnes, at 2 pm [see above] about research funding sources).
> You can pre-register to attend online now at: www.nuigalway.ie/postgraduate-open-day or just turn up and register on the day.
> We’ll look forward to seeing you there.
> Valerie Leahy
> ----------------------
> Valerie Leahy, Marketing and Communications Office, Ext. 5148; postg...@nuigalway.ie
