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The Interchanges Conference was held in Renvyle House Hotel in Connemara recently.
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The Interchanges Conference is a transatlantic conference on education, research and community engagement.
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Transatlantic means it involved countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in North America and Europe.
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Michael Cummins who is supported in Cope Foundation QDS presented at the conference.
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Michael presented with GMIT student Ciaran Tierney on their experiences of the partnership between QDS’s Woodwork Department and GMIT Letterfrack.
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GMIT Letterfrack is designated the National Centre of Excellence in furniture design and technology.
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QDS and GMIT have worked together since 2013.
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The partnership between QDS and GMIT has had many positive learning outcomes for the people involved.
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Thank you to photographer Aoife Herriot for the wonderful photos.
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