{"id":559,"date":"2019-07-26T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/?p=559"},"modified":"2019-08-06T22:29:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T21:29:59","slug":"dcu-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/dcu-business-school\/","title":{"rendered":"DCU Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019.jpg);background-position:51.5% 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our Hosts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DCU has been announced as the venue sponsor for WordCamp Dublin 2019 &#8211; #WCDublin &#8211; and we&#8217;re delighted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordCamp Dublin 2019 organisers are also extremely grateful for the opportunity. <br><b>Go raibh m\u00edle maith agaibh!<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019.png 1024w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/DCU-Business-School-Venue-Sponsor-WordCamp-Dublin-2019-500x250.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.dublin.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp Dublin was held in 2017<\/a> in DCU Business School. The space provided at the venue was responsible for many compliments over the weekend. Additionally, a number of the volunteers who assisted with running the event on the day were students of the Business School. (<a href=\"https:\/\/business.dcu.ie\/course\/digital-marketing\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">MSc Digital Marketing<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249 size-large alignnone\" title=\"WordCamp Dublin 2017\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5-1024x442.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo taken at WordCamp Dublin 2017 in front of DCU sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5-1024x442.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5-500x216.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/06\/WCDublin2017-IMG_0017-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About The University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boasting 17,000+&nbsp; students and five faculties.&nbsp; The President of DCU is Professor Brian MacCraith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.dcu.ie\/our-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DCU Business School is organised into three world-class groups:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Work, Psychology &amp; Strategy (HRM and Organisational Psychology, International Business, Strategy and Aviation Management)<\/li><li>Enterprise &amp; Innovation (Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Technology and Analytics)<\/li><li>Financial &amp; Operational Performance (Accounting, Finance, Operations Management and Business and Society)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DCU Business School offers programmes at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PHD and executive level. <br>Their website &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/business.dcu.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/business.dcu.ie\/<\/a> &#8211; which is built with WordPress is packed full of information for the prospective student. <br>Take a look at their highlights for 2019 below:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F1AC10OZtno?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DCU again named as one of the Worlds Top Young Universities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>For the eighth year running, Dublin City University has been ranked in the top 100 of the world\u2019s young universities, with a ranking of 94.<\/em><\/p><cite> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcu.ie\/news\/news\/2019\/Jun\/DCU-again-named-one-of-Worlds-Top-Young-Universities.shtml\">https:\/\/www.dcu.ie\/news\/news\/2019\/Jun\/DCU-again-named-one-of-Worlds-Top-Young-Universities.shtml<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DCU Ability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wider <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress community<\/a> is focussed on improving accessibility &#8211; of websites and at events.&nbsp; We are delighted to have our event hosted at a University who are striving to make changes also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>The first students of&nbsp;DCU Ability, a programme that helps young people between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine with disabilities to improve their employment prospects and achieve their full potential, have completed their training programme.&nbsp; A pilot group of six students completed the thirteen week course which included career preparation, work experience, personal and interpersonal skills, personal effectiveness, and health and safety in the workplace. These students are now able to head on with confidence to work placements across DCU and partner companies.<\/em><\/p><cite> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcu.ie\/news\/news\/2019\/Jul\/First-students-of-DCU-Ability-complete-programme.shtml\">https:\/\/www.dcu.ie\/news\/news\/2019\/Jul\/First-students-of-DCU-Ability-complete-programme.shtml<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep up with DCU socially:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BusinessDCU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/06\/wcdub-facebook-icon-60.png\" alt=\"facebook logo - blue with white f\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BusinessDCU?lang=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/06\/wcdub-twitter-icon-60.png\" alt=\"Link to DCU twitter account\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/business.dcu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/06\/wcdub-instagram-icon-60.png\" alt=\"DCU on instagram\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DCU has been announced as the venue sponsor for WordCamp Dublin 2019 &#8211; #WCDublin &#8211; and we&#8217;re delighted! WordCamp Dublin 2019 organisers are also extremely grateful for the opportunity. 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