2007 Press Releases
National Elec Eng Quiz, 27 January
For the first time ever, four Irish colleges have got together to run a
National Elec Engineering Quiz that will take place simultaneously in
the four colleges on Saturday, 27 January 2007 at 2pm. The four
colleges involved are UCC, DIT, NUI Galway and Waterford IT. The event
aims to encourage interest amongst students in considering Electrical
or Electronic Engineering as a future career.
UCC, who have championed this National Quiz, have held a successful
Elec Eng Quiz in UCC for the past five years, and DIT organised the
first such quiz in Dublin in 2006. However, this is the first time that
the quiz is being run on a national scale and where there will be an
overall national winning team from the four venues participating.
MIDAS Ireland (www.midasireland.ie) is sponsoring the national prize
for this event to the value of €2000. The highest scoring team across
all venues will win the national award. The prize will then be
presented to the winning school during Engineering and Technology Week
of Wonder (www.weekofwonder.ie) which takes place from 19-23 February
2007.
The National Elec Eng Quiz is open to fifth and sixth year students,
with a team of four students participating from each school. The
quiz will test the students' knowledge in Engineering and Science,
Mathematics and General Knowledge. Each college will give regional
prizes to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams, as well as spot prizes for
all attendees. Accompanying teachers will also have the opportunity to
win a prize.
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