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  • HEA launches online learning resources to support AI literacy in higher education

    1 April, 2026

    HEA launches online learning resources to support AI literacy in higher education

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  • A laptop screen displaying information about the HEA Teaching and Learning Impact Awards

    26 March, 2026

    HEA Teaching and Learning Impact Awards Celebrate Excellence in Higher Education

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  • Professor Stephen Byrne (Chair of UCC’s Gender & Athena Swan Working Group) accepting the European Gender Equality Champion Prize from Ekaterina Zaharieva

    12 February, 2026

    University College Cork awarded European Gender Equality Champion Prize

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  • star image for SATLE impact award

    13 January, 2026

    HEA announces recipients of National SATLE Impact Awards

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  • HEA Publishes National Policy Framework on Generative AI in Teaching and Learning

    22 December, 2025

    HEA Publishes National Policy Framework on Generative AI in Teaching and Learning

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    18 December, 2025

    HEA Announces Funded Open Courses and Integration of My Digital Backpack

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  • About
    • HEA’s Mission, Vision and Values
    • Overview of the HEA
    • HEA Corporate Strategic Plan
    • Board
    • Accessibility
    • Irish Sign Language Service
    • Public Sector Information
    • Staff
    • Higher Education Institutions
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About the HEA

The HEA leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system with the objective of creating a coherent system of diverse institutions with distinct missions.

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