EU Co Funded Programme Reviewed

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly hosted a very productive and valuable Monitoring Committee meeting in Sligo to review progress under the Northern and Western Regional Programme 2012 – 2027.

Members of the Committee were presented with an updated profile of the Northern and Western Region including developments against key economic and social indicators.

Progress under the EU Co Funded Regional Programmes was presented and analysed and updates were provided for a number of schemes aimed at delivering our regional objectives, those schemes included:

  • KT Boost,
  • Technology Gateways
  • Innovators Initiative
  • Smart Regions
  • TU RISE
  •  THRIVE
  • Warmer Homes
  • ARC Hubs

A number of other important monitoring actives under the programme were also reviewed including: Enabling Conditions, Horizontal Principles, Evaluation and Communications.

Find out more about our EU Co funded Programme here: https://www.nwra.ie/northern-and-western-regional-programme-2021-2027/

EU Commission visit to the PEM Technology Gateway in Sligo

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly hosted colleagues from The Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy at the PEM Technology Gateway in Sligo to review progress under the EU co funded Technology Gateway Scheme.

The Technology Gateway Scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland  and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Northern & Western Regional Programme, the Gateway has been hosted at the Institute of Technology Sligo (now ATU Sligo) since 2016, providing a gateway for industry into ATU Sligo, enabling access to the right academic expertise for their needs.

The Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (PEM) Technology Gateway in Sligo is part of the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Engineering department of the Sligo campus.

The PEM Technology Gateway has developed the expertise in precision engineering, design for manufacture (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), mechanical engineering, materials science, micro-machining, polymer processing, rapid prototyping, general manufacturing process control and statistical process analysis.

The Gateway works with companies, across a range of sectors on projects that help solve technical challenges they are experiencing or innovation they want to exploit. They provide technology solutions that allow companies to develop new products, processes, or services by leveraging the research expertise available to us through ATU Sligo.

PEM provides engineering and technical solutions along with process improvements across the full product lifecycle, with specialisation in product design and development in the engineering and manufacturing sectors.

Click on the link to learn more about the PEM Technology Gateway.

60 new PhD scholarships launched under the EU co-funded TU RISE scheme

Sixty new PhD scholarships under the EU co-funded Technological University Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) scheme, which aims to builds research capacity between academia and regional enterprises in the Northern and Western Region have been launched by the Atlantic Technological University (ATU).

The scholarships cover a broad range of disciplines such as: Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering; AgriFood & AgriTech; Audiovisual & Creative; ICT & ICT Services; Life Sciences, MedTech & Medical Devices; Marine & Blue Economy; Renewable Energy, Climate Change Mitigation & Sustainability.

Scholarship recipients will build expertise in their field and develop stronger collaborations with regional enterprises aligned to Ireland’s Smart Specialisation Strategy and the Regional Enterprise Plans. They will become highly skilled researchers and proactively serve as a bridge between the university and enterprise through placements.

TU RISE in the Northern and Western Region is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the Northern & Western Regional Programme 2021-27.

The funding will help higher education institutions purchase and upgrade world-leading research equipment that will serve the research, innovation and development needs of Irish researchers and enterprise collaborators over the next two years. It will support vital research activity across the sector while also building future capacity in R&D.

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