ATU MakerSpace and Hedgehog Financial Wellness join forces

Atlantic Technological University’s pioneering outreach initiative promoting the STEM subjects in secondary schools, ATU MakerSpace, is happy to announce a new partnership with HedgeHog Financial Wellness.

As part of the ATU MakerSpace outreach programme, which is supported by the Higher Education 4.0 Project, HedgeHog will run financial wellness workshops for young adults to empower students with the tools to thrive in a chaotic world.

At HedgeHog, they believe that success in education and life starts with mastering the essential skills that go beyond the classroom, an ethos shared by ATU MakerSpace.

Welcoming the partnership, Higher Education 4.0 Innovation Projects Manager Noel Mulkeen, who oversees the ATU MakerSpace initiative, says: “ATU MakerSpace’s hands-on, interactive workshops are designed to give students the tools they need to build a strong foundation for their educational and personal journeys and our partner HedgeHog can now extend our suite of workshops to include financial wellness.

“Hedgehog Financial Wellness helps kickstart a young person’s financial wellness journey and Higher Education 4.0 is delighted to work with ATU MakerSpace to bring this to students.”

Speaking on behalf of Hedgehog, Co-Founder Caitlin Hafer says they are thrilled to be working with ATU MakerSpace and to have their support in bringing these important life skills to more students.

“By making financial wellness interesting, tangible, and dare we say even fun we’re teaching students not only the nuts and bolts of financial wellness, but the critical thinking skills to make informed decisions that support their unique journeys,” she says.

“This partnership with ATU MakerSpace highlights the importance of linking together classroom skills and real-world applications to set students on strong foundation for their future.”

For more information on ATU MakerSpace, go to https://atumakerspace.ie or for more on Hedgehog Financial Wellness, visit their website, www.hedgehogdigi.com.

ATU MakerSpace is supported by the Higher Education 4.0 project, which is funded by the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3.

Atlantic Technological University offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Lifelong Learning opportunities for aspiring higher education students. Learning is and will be the core activity of the Institute, bringing students, staff and the region together to share, apply, test and create knowledge. Out of ATU’s five campuses, the Galway Campus is the largest and home of the Institute’s administrative headquarters. Overlooking Galway Bay, the campus remains one of Galway City’s iconic landmarks due to its distinctive architecture and design. The modern building hosts an IT Centre and the Library. Business, Tourism, Engineering, Science a wide range of courses are available on this campus.

Galway City is also home to ATU’s The Centre for Creative Arts and Media. A stones throw away from the city centre, the campus focuses in courses in art & design, textiles, and film & documentary that cater to aspiring creative students, who are looking to gain on hands experience to prepare them for Art and Multimedia sectors. The building consists of high ceilings, wide windows and spacious room, while the library is constructed with Irish oak using a distinct ecclesiastical theme.

The Mayo Campus of Atlantic Technological University opened its doors to students back in 1994 and now offers modern facilities and services for both students and staff. Courses in Nursing, Business, Sciences, Tech among others are the main focus at the Mayo Campus. The National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology is located in North-West Connamara at ATU’s Letterfrack Campus. The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology was the first institute in Ireland to house a agricultural college, originally set up by the Franciscan Brothers in 1904. Today students at Mountbellow have the choice between two degrees on the campus – Rural Enterprise & Agribusiness or Agriculture & Environmental Management.

Among the excellent academic services provided by ATU, there are also great recreational facilities for its students to avail of including GAA, rugby, soccer, athletics, indoor sports and a selection of clubs and societies.