SIF Projects
Taking the student experience as a starting point, under the Shannon Consortium, SIF 1 application for funding to the HEA, is a six-stage student lifecycle model.
Contacts
The SIF Shannon Consortium ensures effective governance of our activities through a Consortium Board and project management
teams.
Downtown Centre
The Shannon Consortium Downtown Centre is a partnership initiative between the University of Limerick, Limerick Institute of Technology, Mary Immaculate College and the Institute of Technology, Tralee.
Procurement Network
The Shannon Consortium Procurement Network is a collaborative framework, between UL,LIT,MIC and ITT.
It will create a regional strategic alliance for procuring goods and services.
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The SIF Shannon Consortium ensures effective governance of our activities through a Consortium Board and project management
teams.
Northside Learning Hub
The NLH is an Innovative and creative project based in the northside of limerick city which works to add value to the social and educational experience of young people and their families in the surrounding area.
Welcome to the Shannon Consortium
Formed in the context of the HEA Strategic Innovation Fund, the Shannon Consortium consists of the University of Limerick (UL), Limerick IT (LIT), IT Tralee (ITT) and Mary Immaculate College (MIC). The Shannon Consortium was awarded a grant of €9.6 million for a range of educational innovations under SIF 1. The activities of the Consortium will make it easier for students from marginalised and under-represented communities to gain access to higher education, to gain relevant qualifications and to enjoy productive careers as active members of our society. In addition, the partners within the Consortium will put in place a range of learner support programmes designed to help the region's 14,000 students progress through their third-level education,TEST with a focus on student learning needs and styles, delivery of programmes in ways that suit lifelong learners and specific support measures across the Region in areas such as Mathematics, Languages and Science. Fourth Level initiatives will also be supported through SIF which will further help Ireland play its part in the Knowledge Economy.
Pictured in front of the Shannon river at UL are (from left to right) Mr. Michael Carmody, President IT Tralee, Dr. Maria Hinfelaar, Director of Limerick IT, Dr. Peadar Cremin, President, Mary Immaculate College, and Professor Don Barry, President, University of Limerick.
The additional SIF 2 award of €12.5 million in 2008 comprises of 4 additonal project strands namely:
- Strand 1: The Regional learning Gateway
- Strand 2: Innovation in Teaching and Learning Support
- Strand 3: Shannon Consortium Procurement Network
- Strand 4: Shannon Consortium Library Network
The projects are innovative, they involve substantial collaboration, and they support the delivery of core activities and will shape future development in UL and its partners. The strategic scope of Shannon Consortium activity proposed under SIF Cycle 2 builds on many of the achievements outlined in Cycle I. As in Cycle 1, UL will be the contact institution for overall co-ordination, with the management of projects being shared amongst the partners. The governance structure established during Cycle 1 will be continued in Cycle 2: the Shannon Consortium Steering Committee (comprising senior officers of Consortium institutions); project management teams: and regular progress reporting and monitoring of expenditure.