Symposium celebrates Enterprise Academy Fellows 2024
On Wednesday 22nd of January 2025, we had the privilege of celebrating the Enterprise Academy Fellows with our Fellow’s Symposium at Technological University Dublin's City Campus.
Congratulations to the Autumn/Winter 2024 Fellows, Linda Mc Weeney (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance) and Alex Gibson FMII (School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship), for completing their projects and presenting research to their schools and faculties.
We were also delighted to welcome, guest speaker, Paul Dervan, Head of Brand Marketing at Miro. Paul’s shared invaluable insights on using AI tools to make better marketing decisions and improving brand experience. As AI democratises content generation, it is changing how and when we communicate and brand stories. Across marketing, AI tools are allowing for reallocation of design / creative tasks and resources while developing more customised, interactive and up-to-the-minute content.
This event underscores the Enterprise Academy’s commitment to building a more connected university—a vibrant ecosystem of discoverers, creators, and innovators fostering meaningful university-enterprise engagement.
Fellowship Projects Presentations
Linda's fellowship research focused on Sustainability Reporting and Assurance and resulted in the development of a stackable accredited module that is included in the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Reporting and Assurance, due for validation in February 2025 which has secured funding with Aviation Skillnet as well as developing digital badge award - Fundamentals in CSRD/ESRS.
Alex presented his fellowship research focused on Validating a Transversal Skills Metaversity module for delivery to enterprise clients, harnessing latest immersive technologies. His research project formed the first stages of embedding immersive technologies in key pilot modules in Digital Marketing discipline and leveraging the existing module on Immersive Technologies for Business TECH1512 with potential further CPD / Microcredential opportunities.
Welcome to the new Fellows 2025
We also warmly welcome the incoming cohort of Spring 2025 Fellows, Nina Lyons, Emer Byrne, Laura Corrigan, Dr. Daniel McCartney who shared their ambitious work plans for the Spring Semester to further TU Dublin's mission of co-creating skills and innovation solutions with enterprise partners.
To date, the TU Dublin Enterprise Academy has proudly supported 20 Fellowships at TU Dublin across diverse sectors—including tourism, arts, digital media, and engineering—resulting in transformative programmes including micro-credentials and digital badges that address Ireland's workforce needs. The programme is led by Enterprise Education Partner Kevin C. O'Rourke.
Enterprise Academy supports
The Enterprise Academy Fellowship programme supports staff wishing to co-create skills and innovation solutions with enterprise, aligned to TU Dublin’s strategic goals. Funded by the Human Capital Initiative, Enterprise Fellows are seconded from their regular role on a full-time basis for one semester. Staff in academic faculties, professional services, research or innovation centres are eligible to apply.
Fellows are supported throughout the innovation lifecycle to deliver skills and innovation solutions for enterprise.
The Enterprise Academy offers:
- Full semester secondments with backfill to the home School/unit
- Ground-breaking educational models for Accredited Talent Development
- Tools and techniques for effective discovery
- Coaching through the full innovation lifecycle, from ideation to mainstreaming
- Curation of high-quality online content to support skills solutions
- Assistance with securing funding (Springboard, Innovation Vouchers, and other funding applications)
- Navigation of internal and collaborative quality assurance processes
- Cultivation of enterprise ecosystems including Enterprise Faculty in priority sectors
- Communities of practice around common challenges, joining the dots across our education, research and innovation strengths
- Professional development plans including coaching and training as entrepreneurial educators
- National/international market development and sector-facing intelligence
- Championing business process transformation within TU Dublin for university-enterprise engagement.
Fellowships are funded by the Higher Education Authority's HCI Pillar 3, a government programme designed to meet priority skills needs, by increasing collaboration between higher education and enterprise with a focus on innovations in teaching and learning.
About the Fellowship Programme
The Enterprise Academy Fellowship programme supports staff wishing to co-create skills and innovation solutions with enterprise, aligned to TU Dublin’s strategic goals. Funded by the Human Capital Initiative, Enterprise Fellows are seconded from their regular role on a full-time basis for one semester. Staff in academic faculties, professional services, research or innovation centres are eligible to apply.
About TU Dublin Enterprise Academy
The Enterprise Academy is a multidisciplinary business unit adopting an innovative approach to Collaborative Talent Development for workplace learners, while also facilitating connections with on-campus learners. Launched in November 2022, it is designed to support Irish-based enterprises in their talent development and skills strategies.
The Enterprise Academy at TU Dublin aims to build and grow active partnerships across academia, industry, community and society, to create value and impact for the TU Dublin community and wider society. As such, it will support the University in achieving its aim to increase active partnerships by 10% and to grow diversified income to 30% of total income by 2028. 