The National College
The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of art and design degrees in the State at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Ruairi Quinn TD Minister for Education and Skills at NCAD
Ruairi Quinn TD Minister for Education and Skills speaks at the closing of the EU conference on Teacher Education and Entrepreneurship
The National College of Art & Design hosted 80 representatives from EU Member States, Pre-Accession Countries and countries participating in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to discuss entrepreneurship in education on May 2-4 in Dublin.
Organised by the European Commission Directorates General for Enterprise and Industry and for Education and Culture, the conference aims to progress even further in preparing teachers for entrepreneurship education.
Click here for the full text of the Minister's address
Portfolio Brief 2013
The Portfolio Submission Brief for entry into the NCAD 2013 is now available for download.
Click here to download the Portfolio Brief (PDF 785k)
President Michael D. Higgins visits NCAD
Video by Kevin A. Freeney,3rd Year Fine Art NCAD
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, gives the opening address on active citzenship at the Better Options 2011 College Fair at NCAD on November 30th 2011.
The NCAD Disability Service, in association with AHEAD & Disability Advisors Working Network hosted Better Options 2011. Better options is a college fair for Students with Disabilities and Specific Learning Difficulties. A unique one-day event for students with a disability or specific learning difficulty considering their college options in Ireland in 2012.
NIVAL Website Relaunch
Dorothy Cross, Come into the garden Maude (installation view), 2001
We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the website of The National Irish Visual Arts Library.
The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) is a public research resource dedicated to the documentation of 20th century and contemporary Irish visual art and design. NIVAL collects, stores and makes accessible for research an unparalleled collection of documentation about Irish art in all media.
NIVAL's collection policy includes Irish visual art from the whole island as well as Irish art abroad and non-Irish artists working in Ireland. Information is acquired on artists, designers, galleries, arts organisations and institutions, critics and other related subjects.
Click here to visit www.nival.ie
NCAD Undergraduate Prospectus 2012-2013
The 2012-2013 Undergraduate Prospectus is now available to download
Download: Undergraduate Prospectus 2012 -2013 (PDF 4.4 MB)
NCAD Postgraduate Prospectus 2012-2013
The 2012-2013 Postgraduate prospectus is now available to download:
Download: NCAD Postgraduate Prospectus 2012-2013 - (PDF 6.6MB)
Click here to view the prospectus online.
NCAD Student Handbook 2011/12
The 2011/12 Student Handbook containing information about all aspects of student life at NCAD is now available on this website and as a PDF download.
Click here for the 2011/12 Student Handbook.
NCAD Postgraduate Yearbook 2011
The 2011 NCAD Postgraduate Yearbook which documents the increasingly vibrant NCAD research community, including both postgraduate students and staff is now available online..
Click here to view the yearbook.
NCAD Annual Reports 2006-2007 & 2007-2008
The NCAD Annual reports for the years 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 are now available to download.
Download NCAD Annual Report 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 (PDF 3.3MB)
Download NCAD Tuarascáil Bhliantáil 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 (PDF 3.3MB)
NCAD Strategic Plan 2008 - 2012
The NCAD Strategic Plan Shaping the 21st Century Art and Design Institution is now available for download.
Download: NCAD Strategic Plan 2008-2012: Shaping the 21st Century Art and Design Institution. (PDF 1.83 MB)
Íoslódáil:Plean Straitéise CNED: Cruth nua a chur ar an Institiúid Ealaíne agus Deartha don 21ú Aois.(PDF 1.81 MB)
The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM)
The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM) is an exciting new collaborative initiative of national and all-island significance which builds on the expertise of the National College of Art & Design (NCAD), the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the University of Ulster (UU), and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dún Laoghaire (IADT). These institutions are working in close collaboration with each other and with a range of national and international networks to realise the Graduate School. The School is a shared space of structured doctoral studies and research support - what has come to be known as "fourth-level" education; the School is a centre for creative research development; the School is a framework for critical interdisciplinary dialogue; and the School operates as a permeable institution of enquiry that facilitates, promotes and leads the interaction between cultural practice, educational practice and the everyday world of work and innovation beyond the academy. The School is funded through the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI). Find out more about the specific mission and institutional remit of the School here.
The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM)
