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A CyberCamp being held at ��ɫ��Ƶ is offering second level students an insight into software and electronics.

During the final week of June and the first week of July, 110 students from 40 secondary schools are participating in three-day UL Cybercamps, where they’re getting an engaging introduction to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

The camps allowed students between the ages of 13 and 17 to experience an introduction to core software and electronics topics such as web design, games development with Java, electronics and robots.

During each camp, the students were shown how to make a website, design and code simple games in the Java programming language, programme robots with Lego Mindstorm toolkits, and build a simple circuit to monitor a person’s heart rate.

Commenting on the initiative, Clem O’Donnell, Director of the ICT Learning Centre ��ɫ��Ƶ said: “Sincere thanks to all those who helped to make this year’s UL CyberCamp such a fun and rewarding experience for the attending secondary school students over the last two weeks. 

“We believe that giving these students an insight into the fundamentals of Software and Electronics subjects is crucial in making them aware of the exciting options for future third level study within this critical sector. The ��ɫ��Ƶ is once again grateful to the Higher Education Authority for supporting the camp.”

David (15) from St Munchins College said "UL Cybercamp was extremely fun, the teachers there were really supportive, and they also explained all of the topics in a clear and concise way. I would love to do it next year!” while Dáithí from St Anne’s Community College, Killaloe stated “my favourite part was that we had the freedom when coding to change the code given to us and create something unique.”

The students were guided through the material for each topic by experienced presenters who were assisted by trained undergraduate and postgraduate students attending the University.

The UL Cyber Camp initiative is led and managed by the ICT Learning Centre and Peer Supported Learning Centre ��ɫ��Ƶ with assistance from both the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems and the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. The Camp is funded by the Higher Education Authority.

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