New Technologies in Education

Key Advisory Group

About

New Technologies in Education Key Advisory Group has a direct link with industry and segment leaders.

These experts, being members of Gibraltar’s technology and education sectors, each bring unique experience and expertise and help to drive our curriculum forward.

Mission

To facilitate the development and delivery of educational programmes in new technologies that enhance and develop expertise in Gibraltar and abroad across the education sector and industry.

Our focus

Short-term

Our focus during this academic year is to develop and enhance expertise of new technologies within industry. We aim to provide a number of information short courses and CPD in the form of a Professional Certificate of Competence course within this area.

Medium-term

Over the next 18 months our goal is to engage secondary school pupils and raise their understanding, awareness and interest in new technologies and their application including interest in the craft of coding.

Long-term

Our longer-term objective is to build expertise in tertiary education (Undergraduate, Masters and PhD Research), this includes the possibility of offering modules or majors within existing and planned degrees and supporting PhD students to explore this exciting new world through research.

Advisory group members

Core members of the New Technologies in Education Key Advisory Group:

  • Group Chair: Cathy Burns-Moreno, Head of Professional Development
  • Professor Catherine Bachleda, Vice-Chancellor, University of Gibraltar
  • Nicky Danino, Head of School of Computer Science, Leeds Trinity University
  • Dr Darren Fa, Director of Academic Programmes & Research, University of Gibraltar
  • Joey Garcia, Gibraltar Association for New Technologies
  • Stewart Harrison, Intelligence and Training Officer, Ministry of Digital and Financial Services HMGoG
  • Denise Matthews, Chapter Director, Startup Grind and Founder
  • Áine Panter, Head of School (Business), University of Gibraltar
  • Targ Patience, Chairman, Gibraltar Association for New Technologies
  • Keri Scott, Director of Education, HMGoG
  • Emma Zammit, Senior Executive, Gibraltar Finance Centre