TU Dublin has announced a deepening of its partnership with Jones Engineering, who have generously committed a significant four-year donation to the University’s TrailblazHER Programme. TrailblazHER is a TU Dublin-led community of people, organisations, and enterprises with a shared commitment to advancing gender equality.

This support will enrich the learning experience for students through an initiative TU Dublin and Jones Engineering believe will be transformative, benefiting students and industry.

TU Dublin recently celebrated this partnership with an event on the University’s Grangegorman Campus. The event was attended by Jones Engineering CEO Stephen McCabe, TU Dublin Interim President Prof. John Doran, alongside staff from Jones Engineering and staff and students from TU Dublin. The event heralded the start of an exciting new chapter in the partnership between the University and Jones Engineering. Together, they are dedicated to promoting and enhancing opportunities for women at the secondary and tertiary education levels, as well as in their professional careers.

Speaking about the partnership, Claire MacNamee, Director of TrailblazHER at TU Dublin said, “By supporting TrailblazHER, Jones Engineering is helping to shape a future where diversity is celebrated and where women are equipped with the resources, connections, and confidence they need to thrive in their careers.”

“At Jones Engineering, we firmly believe that fostering diversity and empowering women is critical to building stronger, more innovative teams. There is no doubt that our industry is still overwhelmingly male, but we are taking steps to rebalance this by supporting initiatives like the TrailblazHER Programme. This partnership with TU Dublin aligns with our people strategy, as we invest not only in our current workforce but also in the next generation who will shape the future of our industry, through best-in-class training and development”, said Stephen McCabe, CEO, Jones Engineering.

Pictured above: Stephen McCabe, CEO of Jones Engineering, Carmel Walsh, Chief People Officer of Jones Engineering, Faith Omotayo, TrailblazHER participant and TU Dublin Student, Claire Mac Namee, Director of TrailblazHER at TU Dublin and Professor John Doran, President of TU Dublin.

Read more about TrailblazHER on the TU Dublin website here.

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