Last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the Global Horizons initiative, which reaches out to Ireland’s future policy-makers and offers them a unique opportunity to engage with and learn about the Department.
One strand of Global Horizons isIveagh Scholars, a competition which aims to encourage second-level students to consider Ireland’s role in the world in an independent and creative way. The competition inspires students to learn the basic tenets of Ireland’s foreign policy, and to consider how they can contribute to shaping it. The prize for 30 Transition Year and Year 12 students across the island will be an opportunity to view first-hand the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through a week-long programme that will be held in the headquarters of the Department in Iveagh House on St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
Students can enter the competition in one of two ways: with a short written composition or a recorded video entry. This year’s chosen theme, Honouring the Past, Imagining the Future, encourages students to consider Ireland’s rich past and how it might help to inform our future role and impact on the global stage, particularly within the context of next year’s commemorations of the 1916 Rising, the Battle of the Somme, and the 60th anniversary of Ireland’s accession to the UN.
Please note that, due to the high number of entries received, only one entry per school is permittedand must be received by the Department on or before Monday, 30th November. Competition packs will be sent to schools shortly. For more information contact.
Another key strand of the Global Horizons initiative is the Diplomats in the Classroom programme. This programme, aimed at students in Transition/5th/6th year aims to increase awareness, discussion and debate amongst senior cycle second level students on the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and on Ireland’s place in a changing world.
Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will visit schools, between the 1st October and 31st May, and deliver interactive workshops designed to engage students on three key elements of Irish Foreign Policy: Our People, Our Interests and Values, and Ireland’s Prosperity. Drawing on their own personal experience of work in the Department, they will seek to provide an insight into how Foreign Policy is practised and the work of those in Ireland’s diplomatic service.
An information package regarding this programme will be circulated to schools in the coming weeks. Please note that it may not be possible to facilitate every request and that requests will be considered on a first come first served basis.To organise a Diplomats in the Classroom visit to your school please email .
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Sheol an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála an tionscnamh Global Horizons anuraidh, lena síntear lámh do lucht ceaptha beartais na hÉireann sa todhchaí agus trína dtairgtear deis uathúil dóibh chun dul i ngleic leis an Roinn agus chun foghlaim fúithí.
Is sraith amháin den Global Horizons í Scoláirí Uíbh Eachach, comórtas a bhfuil an aidhm aige spreagadh a thabhairt do dhaltaí dara leibhéal chun ról na hÉireann sa saol mór a bhreithniú ar bhealach neamhspleách agus cruthaitheach. Tugtar ionspráid do dhaltaí tríd an gcomórtas chun dearbhphrionsabail bhunúsacha beartais eachtraigh na hÉireann a fhoghlaim, agus chun breithniú faoin gcaoi ar féidir leo é a mhúnlú. Is í an duais do 30 dalta Idirbhliana agus Bhliain 12 ó fud an oileáin deis chun taithí dhíreach a fháil ar shaothar na Roinne Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála trí chlár a mhairfidh ar feadh seachtaine i gceanncheathrú na Roinne i dTeach Uíbh Eachach ar Fhaiche Stiabhna, Baile Átha Cliath.
Is féidir le daltaí iontráil a dhéanamh sa chomórtas ar cheann den dá bhealach, mar atá: le haiste ghearr scríofa nó le hiontráil físeáin thaifeadta. Spreagtar do dhaltaí leis an téama roghnaithe i mbliana, An tAm atá Caite á Urramú, An Todhchaí á Samhlú, chun stair shaibhir na hÉireann, agus an chaoi a bhféadfadh sí sin cuidiú le múnlú ár rólna agus ár dtioncharna sa saol mór a bhreithniú, go háirithe i gcomhthéacs chomórthaí Éirí Amach 1916 agus Chath an Somme an bhliain seo chugainn, agus an 60ú bliain d’aontachas na hÉireann leis na NA.
Tugtar faoi deara, i bhfianaise an líon mór iontrálacha a fhaightear, nach gceadaítear ach d’iontráil amháin in aghaidh na scoile agus go gcaithfidh an Roinn í a fháil Dé Luain 30 Samhain nó roimhe sin. Is gearr go seolfar na pacaí comórtais chun na scoileanna. Déan teagmháil le i gcomhair a thuilleadh eolais.
Eochair-shraith eile den tionscnamh Global Horizons is ea an clár Taidhleoirí sa Seomra Ranga. Is éard is aidhm leis an gclár sin, atá dírithe ar dhaltaí san Idirbhliain/5ú/6ú bliain, feasacht, comhphlé agus díospóireacht a spreagadh i measc daltaí dara leibhéal sa timthriall sinsearach i leith shaothar na Roinne Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála, agus i leith shuíomh na hÉireann i saol athraitheach.
Tabharfaidh oifigigh ón Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála cuairt ar scoileanna, idir 1 Deireadh Fómhair agus 31 Bealtaine, agus tabharfaidh siad ceardlanna idirghníomhacha atá deartha chun daltaí a chur i ngleic le trí eochairghné de Bheartas Eachtrach na hÉireann: Ár Muintir, Ár Leasanna agus Luachanna, agus Rathúnas na hÉireann. Agus iad ag tarraingt ar a dtaithí phearsanta féin i leith shaothar na Roinne, féachfaidh siad chun léargas a thabhairt ar an gcaoi ina gcleachtaítear an Beartas Eachtrach agus ar shaothar iad siúd i seirbhís taidhleoireachta na hÉireann.
Leithdháilfear pacáiste eolais i ndáil leis an gclár seo do scoileanna sna seachtainí amach romhainn. Tugtar faoi deara nach dócha go n-éascófar do gach aon iarratas agus go mbreithneofar iarratais ar bhunús thús freastail ar an gceann is túisce.Seoltar ríomhphost chuigchun cuairt Taidhleoirí sa Seomra Ranga ar do scoilse a eagrú.
I gcomhair a thuilleadh eolais i leith na gclár úd, tugtar cuairt ar: