ICGEE is an inter-university, inter-disciplinary and international organisation which brings together several Irish and foreign third level education institutions along with Engineers Ireland. Our mission is to create a new cadre of doctoral engineering graduate, able to not only participate but play a future leadership role in a diverse, globally engaged 21st century society.

Our scholars will receive technical training in the Design, Fabrication & Characterization of Electronic, Photonic and Electro-mechanical Micro- and Nano-Systems. Furthermore, scholars will also receive training in Transferable Commercialization and Entrepreneurship skills that will provide the added know-how in their becoming future leaders.

In the future, an international peer network will be a key differentiator for future engineering leaders: The ICGEE centre has as a key goal that the majority of our engineering students will graduate with an international research experience and a global engineering perspective. A key feature will therefore be ICGEE student participation in international summer schools, workshops, industry internships and research collaborations within and external to the international ICGEE consortium member networks.