Gives the audience a sense of the challenges faced by Irish Aid, and Irish Aid’s responses to these diverse challenges.

Cathy looks at some of the evidence for ‘tribes’ in early Irish history in search of an African perspective

Our new spring Seminar Series kicks off with the title “Education in the Developing World: A Closer Look at Africa”.

This series is open to the general public and all are welcome.

On Wednesday 20th January 2010, the Graduate Entry Medical School hosted a Public Lecture by Dr. Robert Gallo (Co-discoverer of the AIDS virus) on the theme of’ ‘Viruses, Epidemics and Putting an End to Deadly Diseases in the 21st Century’ in the Jean Monet Lecture Theatre, University of Limerick. Dr Gallo, speaking to a packed auditorium, gave a riveting lecture for over an hour and a half long, keeping his audience captivated and keen to learn more.

Colin Brock examiness the notion of ‘humanitarian’ in relation to educational needs and proposes a holistic response as being one of the functions of education in the developing world.

Mary Kerr will look back at the first year of the ZITEP programme implementation and will explore the nature of partnership and asks whether a partnership can be produced from a blueprint

Focus on the ways in which MIC is moving to further develop the quality and depth of its Africa sending programme (AEEA) for both MIC students and African counterparts

Building Capacity for Educational Research: Opportunities, Constraints and Lessons in the Context of Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda by Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo

Breaking the Barriers, a photography exhibition by photojournalist Eileen O’Leary, explores the lives of ten people who are living with disabilities in Lesotho. The exhibition illustrates the challenges which face thousands of disabled people in the country of Lesotho.

‘Breaking the Barriers’ explores the lives of ten people who are living with disabilities