News

  • Celebrating Seafood Week for Charity

    Seafood lovers in Dungannon joined the rest of the UK to celebrate Seafood Week (6-13 October 2017) and the Dolphin Takeaway, officially NI’s Best Fish & Chip Shop, marked the occasion with a tasty pop-up event at SWC, Dungannon in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission charity.

    27 Oct 2017

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  • South West College go Virtual to stay connected with learners

    Even though the doors are closed at all South West College campuses today, Tuesday 17th October, due to the aftermath of storm Ophelia, teaching activities at the College will continue throughout the day via the College’s Virtual Learning programme.

    17 Oct 2017

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  • Paving the way for Chinese partnership

    South West College (SWC) recently hosted a number of staff and students from its partner College, Xiangyang Vocational and Technical College, China, which provides full-time and multidisciplinary higher vocational education.

    13 Oct 2017

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  • South West College turning the tide on Blue Growth

    South West College (SWC) hopes to strengthen Northern Ireland’s marine economy by adapting existing technology and maximising the potential of the province’s aquatic resources.

    12 Oct 2017

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  • CREST in the running for Sustainable Award

    The Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST) at South West College has been shortlisted for the Sustainability Award at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Built Environment Awards 2017.

    12 Oct 2017

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  • Way out West at South West College picks up Digital Communication Award in Berlin

    The South West College Blog, Way out West, picked up the award in the blog category at the 2017 Digital Communication Awards, which took place in Berlin on Friday 29th September. The blog, which was launched in January 2016 and offers ‘a new voice from within South West College’, saw off competition from companies such as IKEA and IBM to win the prestigious award in a competition which aims to ‘honour outstanding projects, campaigns and innovations in the field of online communications.’

    04 Oct 2017

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  • Way out West at South West College prepares for Digital Communication Awards

    The South West College Blog, Way out West, has been shortlisted for the blog category of the Digital Communication Awards 2017, a competition which aims to ‘honour outstanding projects, campaigns and innovations in the field of online communications.’ 

    21 Sept 2017

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  • Greenville Energy Set to Boost Growth Through South West College Partnership

    Ardstraw based Greenville Energy Ltd. in partnership with South West College has been successful in securing substantial funding through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). 

    18 Sept 2017

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  • SWC Student Awarded for Entrepreneurial Spirit

    The Rural Development Council has crowned South West College student, Joel Cuddy a regional winner of the Rural Youth Entrepreneurship (RYE) programme at the recent RYE Awards.

    08 Jun 2017

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  • Local Innovators Recognised at BEST Awards

    The biggest awards event in the Further Education calendar in Northern Ireland took place this week at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle, County Down. The BEST Awards recognise innovation in a wide range of areas ranging from creative industries, to visual design and life sciences being cultivated by students and lecturers across Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges.

    26 May 2017

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