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04.01.12 | BCFE Prospectus 2012
PLEASE NOTE: Important Dates for Prospective Students
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Applications Open | Wednesday 11th January 2012 |
| Open Evening | Wednesday 8th February 2012 |
| Closing date for applications | Wednesday 7th March 2012 |
| First Round of Interviews (Evenings) | 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Monday 12th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Tuesday 13th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Thursday 15th March 2012 |
| Re-opening Application System | 26th March 2012 |
| Second round Interviews | Tuesday 8th May 2012 Wednesday 9th May 2012 |
A separate application should be submitted for each course.
Short-listing of applicants may occur for certain high demand courses. The number of interviews may be limited.
21.12.11 | night school january 2012
Course applications for January and for Summer School may be done by post. All January 2012 courses commence week beginning 23rd January unless otherwise stated
16.1.12 | Graduation takes place at the RDS
BAMPM student of the year Ciarán Doyle
13.12.11 | 2012 Applications Open in January
BCFE is pleased to announce that online applications for courses starting September 2012 will be possible from Wednesday, January 11th, 2012.
16.1.12 | Travel and Tourism
Students and staff rom the Travel and Tourism course at Waterford Airport in 2011
13.12.11 | 2012 Applications Open in January
BCFE is pleased to announce that online applications for courses starting September 2012 will be possible from Wednesday, January 11th, 2012.
13.12.11 | New Look Moodle
BCFE launches new look Moodle - A virtual learning environment.
16.1.12 | Illustration student nominated for Doodler's Anonymous Calendar
First year illustration (AIH1) student, Keelin Corscadden, has had a design accepted for the "Doodler's Anonymous Hand Drawn Calendar" for 2012. For entrant designs, see: http://www.doodlersanonymous.com/2012-calendar/
13.1.12 | ‘The Last Train’ and Irish School of Animation Graduates Nominated for IFTA Awards
‘The Last Train’, the animated short made as part of the Animation Hub 2011 (a collaboration between the animation studio Giant Creative (recently established by BCFE animation graduates), Ballyfermot College animation students and Trinity College motion capture students, has been nominated for a prestigious IFTA award for animation: http://ifta.ie/nominees/animation.html. Also nominated in the same category are James Stacey for ‘Origin’ and Darragh O’Connell for ‘23 Degrees 5 Minutes’. James and Darragh also studied animation at Ballyfermot College. Finally, in the Children’s TV category there are nominations for Boulder Media’s ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ and Monster Animation’s ‘Punky’. A large number of BCFE animation graduates worked on both of these TV shows. Congratulations to all the IFTA nominees.
13.12.11 | CeoltÓir Gigs
The Ceoltóir Sessions, organised by BCFE Traditional Music students, have been running 9pm Wednesday nights at Áras Chrónáin. Recent acts included Seán Potts and Kevin Glackin and Phil Callery. Details on 2012 dates will be posted in the New Year. Tickets: 5 euro (single); 7 euro (double); 3 euro student.
