Maynooth University was pleased to have the opportunity to send two of its staff members to take part in the Arqus Alliance Micro-credentials Development Workshop, which took place at the University of Padua on March 18th and 19th, 2024.
This Arqus micro-credentials development workshop was a unique opportunity for those within the Alliance institutions who are passionate about advancing knowledge, exchanging ideas and are willing to contribute to the micro-credentials development in order to push academic landscape boundaries and the Arqus academic offering forward.
Participants were provided with expertise and support in designing and developing micro-credentials during the workshop to ensure the highest quality of prepared micro-credentials courses.
This organised workshop served as the 1st stage of the activity cycle, planned to ensure success in shaping micro-credentials across the Arqus Alliance universities.
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| Micro-credential workshop | MU staff participants | MU Project Lead, Sinéad Gannon |
Maynooth’s participants contributed to the workshop by sharing best practices from their experiences of working across micro-credentials at Maynooth University.
Sinéad Gannon, MU Project Lead - Micro-Credentials Project who presented at the event commented:
“The workshop was truly engaging, and it was fantastic to connect in person with colleagues from across the Arqus Alliance. The micro-credential development workshop provided a valuable platform for sharing administrative processes and best practices at Maynooth University. During the breakout sessions colleagues engaged in initial discussions regarding the development of collaborative micro-credentials with partner universities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation, Climate Change and Sustainable Development”.
Isabel Meza is the STEM Passport for Inclusion Programme Manager at the ALL Institute at Maynooth University and shared first hand a real case of implementing the Mentoring for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion micro-credential at Maynooth University which has been running since September 2023 under the leadership of
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan. The attendees learned about the implementation and impact of micro-credentials in a university setting and the benefits of micro-credentials for industry.
Ben Finnegan, the Arqus Alliance Manager at Maynooth University noted that:
"It was fantastic for Maynooth University to participate in this significant workshop dedicated to the development of micro-credentials among our Arqus Alliance partners. This exemplifies how Maynooth University, as the newest member of the alliance, can contribute its expertise and knowledge to support the long-term development of our partners within the Alliance."