Address: Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 K584
Dates: Tuesday, 6 - Friday, 9 May 2024
4-day programme
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
Participants will be welcomed and helped to settle in with an initial Introduction and Icebreaking session. Over the course of the programme, participants will focus on hands on practical sessions in manufacturing, sustainability and wind energy, mechanical robot arm kit build, robot programming, bioengineering, bridge design by software and surveying. Sessions will have a practical and teamwork focus. Visits to local industry will also feature. At the end of the programme, participants will have a communal lunch/prizegiving and reflect on the week's achievements.
Fees for this four-day experience will be €30. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: MTU, South Campus, Co. Kerry
Date: Tuesday, 6 - 8 May 2025
3-day experience
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
During this experience students will engage in a 5S Activity, Lean Manufacturing, STEM Board Games, 3D Printing, Design an Ideal Engineer Class, Visit to a local Engineering Company, Immersive Technology Session, Visit to Kerry Scifest Exhibition.
Fees for this 3-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: School of Engineering, SETU Carlow Campus, Kilkenny Road, Carlow.
Dates: Tuesday, 6 - Friday, 9 May 2025
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
4-day experience
Participating students will have the opportunity to partake in activities and gain experience in multiple disciplines of engineering. Students will spend time in the Department of Built Environment (Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture, Surveying) followed by the Department of Aerospace, Mechanical and Electronic Engineering. All activities will have a strong hands-on, practical engagement emphasis where possible.
Fees for this 4-day experience will be €30. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: School of Engineering, Dept of Build Environment & Architecture, Cork Road, Co Waterford
Dates: Tuesday, 6 - Thursday, 8 May 2025
3-day experience
Over the course of 3 days we hope to give TY students a taste of all things Engineering. We offer 5 streams of Engineering at Level 8 and we anticipate that during the TY experience that the students will gain an understanding of each of the disciplines.
Fees for this 3-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Bridge Street Centre, Maryborough, Portlaoise, Co Laoise R32 W0CC
Dates: Monday, 12 - Thursday, 15 May 2025
4-day experience
The 2025 Fingleton White Transition Year Programme, held in Portlaoise, aims to give students a broad overview of the world of engineering and demonstrate the endless opportunities a degree in engineering provides: Some of the highlights of the programme are: Presentations and workshops on topics such as wind and solar energy, natural gas, water and engineering design. Run through of exciting real world projects with Fingleton White's engineers. Hands on experiments demonstrating the principles of engineering, Q&A Sessions with engineers from a range of disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil and chemical, Information on the pathway to Engineering and an overview of college courses from recent college graduates.
Fees for this 4-day experience will be €30. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), Blanchardstown, Grangegorman and Tallaght campuses
Date: Monday, 12 - Friday, 16 May 2025
5-day experience
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
TU Dublin is once again delighted to welcome transition year students to a packed programme of engineering activities spread across our three campuses in Blanchardstown, Tallaght and City Centre. You will make new friends as you learn all about engineering. You will also learn about the many pathways to an engineering career available from Ireland's premier Technological University.
Fees for this five day experience will be €35. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: UCC, College Road, Cork
Date: Monday, 12 - Thursday, 14 May 2025
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
3-day experience
The three-day TY Program at UCC will give students a taster of the Engineering disciplines offered at UCC through interactive workshops and talks. These disciplines are:
- Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Process and Chemical Engineering.
Students will also visit two of UCC’s state of the art research centres which are closely aligned with engineering, namely the MAREI Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, and the Tyndall National Institute.
Fees for this three-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8
Dates: Monday, 12 - Friday, 16 May 2025
5-day experience
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
The UCD Engineering Your Future experience, hosted by the UCD College of Engineering & Architecture and supported by STEPS, offers TY students five days of content and the opportunity to:
- Learn about the disciplines & technologies making up the exciting world of engineering
- Chat with our current Engineering Students about their UCD Experience
- Hear from recent graduates and guest speakers about their careers
- Engage through lectures, demonstrations, workshops, design exercises, projects and challenges
- Take a Tour of the UCD Campus with our Student Ambassadors
Eligibility: Please note only students intending to study Maths at Higher level in the Leaving Certificate will be considered for this experience.
Fees for this five-day experience will be €35. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: ATU Donegal, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Date: Tuesday, 13 - Thursday, 15 May 2025
3-day experience
STEPS EYF will give students an opportunity to visit ATU Donegal and spend 3 days participating in exciting Engineering workshops from spaghetti bridge building to 3D printing to 3D printing to electric vehicle and robotic technology.
Fees for this three-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Galway Campus, Dublin Road, Co Galway
Date: Tuesday, 13 - Thursday, 15 May 2025
3-day experience
How will you build the future? How will you design the sustainable world? A hands-on experience of software, electronics, energy, mechanical and civil engineering.
Fees for this 3-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Maynooth University, Department of Electronic Engineering, Maynooth, Co Kildare
Date: Tuesday, 13 - Thursday, 15 May 2024
3-day experience
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
The world of electronic engineering covers a vast array of areas - from the smallest of signals to the largest of machines! You can find electronic engineering everywhere. In the Maynooth EI TY week, participants can experience all aspects of electronic engineering from circuit building, to signal generator and manipulations and even some robotic building. Students will get the opportunity to visit out anechoic chamber, learn how software lets us interact with the world and how interesting it is to teach robots how to do even the simplest of things. All this can only be accomplished by means of team work, problem solving, ingenuity, innovation and determination. Can you become the next big thing in electronic engineering? Come visit the electronic engineering department in Maynooth if you think you are!
Fees for this three-day experience will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
Address: Bishopstown, Cork
Dates: Tuesday, 13 - Thursday, 15 May 2025
This experience is now closed to new applications. Offers have been sent to successful applicants.
3-day programme
Munster Technology Universities (MTU) Engineering Your Future is a hands-on programme for Transition Year students, designed to introduce them to the exciting and diverse world of engineering. The programme gives the students an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the skills required of engineers and the career opportunities available to qualified engineers. Students are also given the opportunity to develop skills in areas such as critical thinking, problem solving and design, creativity.
The 3 day programme encompasses a range of activities which include industry visits, hands-on workshops, presentations and project work. Students will interact with current and graduate students at various stages of their engineering career and meet with staff from the Faculty of Engineering & Science at Munster Technological University, Cork Campus.
Fee for this three day programme will be €25. Students attending a DEIS school will not be charged a fee.
