National College of Ireland
Changing lives through education
Organisation Type: Higher Education Institution
Countries of Operation: Ireland
Core Expertise: High-Performance Computing (HPC) • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Blockchain • Cloud Computing • Machine Learning • Digital Twins
Who are you beyond GreenShift?
National College of Ireland is a HEA-funded, non-profit, independent college, with over 6,000 students across its key areas of computing, business, education, and psychology.
NCI’s Dublin city-centre campus is located at the crossroads of the IFSC and the Silicon Docks.
NCI has the largest school of computing in Ireland, with a distinguished international advisory board of leading academics, including Professor Jeffrey D. Ullman, Michael Franklin, Professor Armando Fox, and Professor John E. Hopcroft, which convened in 2012 to launch NCI’s Cloud Competency Centre, the first centre for excellence in cloud computing in Ireland. Current CCC research collaboration with EU government bodies, academic and research institutes and industry aligns with the EU Digital Decade Policy Programme.
What do you bring to GreenShift?
As the project coordinator, the National College of Ireland (NCI) provides overall leadership and management of the GreenShift programme, coordinating consortium activities, monitoring project progress, and ensuring alignment with the project objectives and reporting requirements.
NCI contributes extensive experience in industry-aligned higher education and applied research in advanced digital technologies. We place a strong emphasis on innovative teaching and practical learning approaches, with particular expertise in Cloud Computing, High-Performance Computing, Data Analytics, and advanced digital skills development.
Within GreenShift, NCI supports the design, implementation, and delivery of the European Master’s programme and related training activities, ensuring that the curriculum reflects real labour-market needs. Our experience in developing professional education programmes, micro-credentials, and industry-relevant learning pathways helps bridge academia and industry and supports the employability of graduates.
Horacio
"The European Green Deal sets Europe on a path towards climate neutrality by 2050. GreenShift contributes to this transformation by equipping a new generation of professionals with advanced skills in Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing—technologies that can accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and enable more sustainable mobility systems across Europe."
Where can you find us
National College of Ireland
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1 Mayor Street Lower, IFSC,
Dublin 1,
D01 K6W2 - Meet our team