by Eunice Murathe As part of Maynooth University’s partnership with Aga Khan University, MA Strategic Communication student Eunice Murathe completed an internship with the Arqus European University Alliance Team through AKU’s Reciprocal Virtual Internship Programme (RVIP), before visiting Maynooth University for the 6th Arqus Annual Conference in July 2026. Here, Eunice reflects on the people she met, the perspectives that challenged and inspired her, and what her experience taught her about inclusion, belonging and the value of international exchange. Every Ireland travel ...

by Leah Deegan The Global Changemakers Programme was one of the best experiences I have ever had. There was a wide range of workshops within this programme, covering topics such as emotions, interculturality, design, and digital communication. All of the workshops were so different, and I learned many new skills, gained valuable knowledge, and developed different perspectives that opened my mind to the world. One of my favourite aspects of the Global Changemakers Programme was the group-based workshops, such as the Design ...

by Anna Oláh My experience of the Global Changemakers Programme 2026 is difficult to put into a few words. It was a week filled with new faces, places, opportunities, memories, connections, languages and so much more. I met my fellow Global Changemakers for the first time at the pre-departure workshop on 11 February 2026, and I could feel the tension and excitement in the room. We were the very first cohort to take part in this inaugural short-term mobility programme, and everybody ...