Student Engagement

E&CE also deliver programmes that develop entrepreneurial skills across all levels, from primary to third level education. An example of which is the EMPOWER Entrepreneurship Summer Programme - a collaboration with TUS Limerick and Thurles. This novel week-long summer camp for second level students is designed to inspire and foster a culture of engagement, creativity, innovation, adaptive leadership and enterprise among young people with a diverse range of life-experiences and from different socioeconomic backgrounds. 

E&CE also manage the Student Inc programme on behalf of the College. This exciting collaboration with TUS, UL, MIC, Munster Technological University (MTU), Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT), University College Cork (UCC), South East Technological University (SETU), and Institute of Art, Design + Technology (IADT) is a full-time summer accelerator programme that encourages and supports MIC students in developing their ideas and starting their own businesses in a safe and nurturing environment. Student Inc. provides students who have business ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset with access to a comprehensive entrepreneurship training programme, as well as mentoring and peer-to-peer learning, whilst also receiving a stipend allowing them to focus on their business idea but also support themselves financially.

The CRAFT Maker Space runs the annual HEA funded Engage with IT @MIC camp for senior cycle second level students offering these young people the opportunity to interact with industry experts, gain insights into cutting-edge technologies, and discover how IT is shaping the future.

The summer camp organises engaging workshops, hands-on demos, and thought-provoking discussions allowing participants to learn about coding, robotics, 3D printing, AI, Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in a fun and interactive programme of activities and workshops which also includes site visits to some of the leading tech companies in the Mid-West region.