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TUS achieves QS 5 Star Rating

TUS is now a QS 5 Star university, having achieved the highest possible number of stars to become one of the top-rated universities in the world. The recent announcement revealedTUS is the only Irish university to hold the maximum rating in all assessed categories; TUS is the first Technological University to achieve a rating, and Ireland’s first ever university to receive 5 Stars in the Arts and Culture category.

Having received 5 Stars across all the categories assessed, TUS scored exceptionally high in the areas of international diversity and employment, with the scoring system taking into consideration the university’s strong reputation among employers, the graduate employment rate, and career service supports. This rating supports the finding of the HEA (Higher Education Authority), that TUS has the highest percentage of honours degree graduates in the country in employment nine months after graduation.

The QS university rating system is considered one of the most influential and credible ratings for universities internationally, as ratings are entirely based upon an institution’s performance. The advantage of this rating system over a global ranking is that it highlights for potential staff and students, as well as to future partners, the many areas in which TUS excels.

LSAD TUS student wins Best Animation at DIFF First Frame Awards

Digital Animation students from the TUS were recognised for their award-winning work at the DIFF (Dublin International Film Festival) First Frame Student Awards 2024 held in Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema recently.

Digital Animation student Niye Aihie won the overall Best Animation award for her work “Contented Mediocracies”, a film that combines everyday life with the fine art influenced painting of Edward Hopper. She made the film in her final of the Level 8 course. Animation Honourable Mentions also went to “A Spoonful of Sugar” created by Lemon Tree Productions made up of TUS students Abbi O’Brien Kiely, Sunny Lim, Giusy Crivello and Kellie Flaherty. This film was created by the second-year students in partnership with the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival.

Now in its 5th Year, DIFF First Frame is an initiative that brings together students from film courses, universities and further education institutions from around Ireland. Students and staff from further and higher education are invited to view a curated selection of student films, and to participate in workshops and panels with emerging and established film makers. They are also given an opportunity to network with their peers as part of the international film event. The TUS Clonmel Campus is part of the internationally renowned TUS Limerick School of Art and Design, which was recently awarded an overall QS 5 Star rating, as well as a 5 Star rating in the Arts and Culture Category.

TUS Student takes Silver at the National Knorr Chef of the Year competition

TUS second year BA Culinary Arts student, Kieran Bolger has won silver at the prestigious Knorr Student Chef of the Year Competition 2024, beating off stiff competition from six other university students to take second place at the national finals. In its 26^th year, the 2024 Knorr competition was based on the theme “Modernised Comfort Food’’. Students in the competition were tasked with creating a two-course meal, main course and dessert, that provides nostalgic or sentimental appeal but with a modern twist. The practical learning environment at TUS helped Kieran to hone his skills and also gives students the opportunity to showcase their creativity and build confidence in their abilities.