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.

Relevant courses

Digital Innovation
Blockchain & Smart Contracts start date TBA

News

Advisory group members

Core members of the New Technologies in Education Key Advisory Group:
Group Chair: Ms Nadine Collado, Director of Professional Development & Continuing Education, University of Gibraltar
Mr Paul Astengo, Senior Executive, Gibraltar Finance
Professor Catherine Bachleda, Vice-Chancellor, University of Gibraltar
Dr Joey Britto, Education Research Fellow
Mr Christian Celecia, Director of Information & Communication Technologies, University of Gibraltar
Ms Nicky Danino, Head of School of Computer Science, Leeds Trinity University
Dr Darren Fa, Director of Academic Programmes & Research, University of Gibraltar
Mr Joey Garcia, Co-Chair, Gibraltar Association for New Technologies (GANT)
Mr Stewart Harrison, Intelligence and Training Officer, Ministry of Digital and Financial Services HMGoG
Ms Keri Scott, Senior Education Adviser, Department of Education HMGoG