University in Kildare increases CAO offers in primary education ‘to help address national teacher shortage’

Maynooth University (MU) has said that it has welcomed a strong demand for its courses among 2023 CAO applicants.

The well-known university has noted what it calls 'high levels of interest across the entire range of its programmes of study', with over 4,000 Round 1 CAO offers across disciplines including science, education, business, law and the arts.

A spokesperson for MU has said that the expansion of places in Primary Education has allowed the university to make over 30 extra offers on the programme, 'helping to address the national shortage of Primary teachers and in response to the Government's initiative to increase places in high demand courses.'

Commenting on the CAO first round offers, Professor Eeva Leinonen, President of MU, said: "We look forward to welcoming our new students for the academic year 2023/2024 to our vibrant campus.

"We are excited to see a growing interest of students in programmes that are at the cutting edge of societal development including Robotics and Intelligent Devices and our new Business with Sport Science degree, as an indication of Maynooth University’s continued growth and innovation."

She added: "The expansion of our Primary Education programme is a positive recognition of our established excellence in this field, as it expands in line with courses in the sciences and business."

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A spoksperson for MU has said that the new Business with Sport Science degree has proved popular, and is the first in a suite of new programmes in sports and nutrition that the university will offer.

The spokesperson also said: "Robotics and Intelligent Devices has seen an increase of 45 per cent on 2022 offers, reflecting the growing interest and opportunities for careers in the robotics and AI industry.

"It follows a recent announcement of the creation of a state-of-the-art robotics lab at Maynooth University supported by a donation from Intel Ireland.

"The establishment of the robotics lab at a total cost of €150,000 will equip Maynooth University students with access to innovative robotic technologies and equipment used by engineers from Intel and other companies."

"Demand for places continues to be strong across all disciplines at the University," they concluded.