Transition Year Programmes

Your First Step Into University Life

Are you a Transition Year student curious about college life, future careers, or new skills? TU Dublin invites you to explore our exciting TY programmes.

Designed especially for curious, creative, and ambitious students like you, these experiences give you a taste of university learning while helping you uncover your passions. Whether you're into science, art, technology, or entrepreneurship – there's something here for you. Participants in our TY Programmes will experience:

Hands-on workshops in real university labs and studios
Meet lecturers and students across a range of disciplines
Explore career paths in science, tech, design, business, and more
Build skills in innovation, teamwork, and critical thinking
Make new friends from schools across Ireland

TY programmes run throughout the academic year. Spaces are limited so check our upcoming dates, talk to your TY Coordinator, and apply early. All events will be booked online and you can sign up via registration forms, which will be made available below, throughout the year.

Students, parents and teachers with questions about our TY events can email our School Liaison Team - school.liaison@tudublin.ie

Upcoming Events

Event	Date	Register
Creative Culinary Arts Summer Academy A week-long camp which focuses on exploring food innovation through culinary arts, using a health and wellness approach to eating and cooking. It introduces the students to the professional kitchen, gives them an understanding of flavour and nutrition, application of healthy cooking techniques as a backdrop to design a team-based health-focused café concept and testing a pop-up café.	Summer 2026 (Date TBC)	Contact: Denise Murray denise.a.murray@tudublin.ie.
TU Dublin "Engineering Your Future" A full week of activities for Transition Year students spread across all TU Dublin campuses. This is part of the "Engineering Your Future" initiative coordinated by Engineers Ireland.	Spring 2026 (Date TBC)	Register via Engineers Ireland. Note: Applications usually open in November and places fill up fast.
School of Architecture, Building and Environment Transition Year Programme TY students interested in a career in the Built Environment with a focus on Architecture, Architectural Technology, Spatial Planning and Environmental Management.	Spring 2026 (Date TBC)	Applications will open through the School website in late Autumn 2025.

Event

Date

Creative Culinary Arts Summer Academy

A week-long camp which focuses on exploring food innovation through culinary arts, using a health and wellness approach to eating and cooking. It introduces the students to the professional kitchen, gives them an understanding of flavour and nutrition, application of healthy cooking techniques as a backdrop to design a team-based health-focused café concept and testing a pop-up café.

Summer 2026

(Date TBC)

Contact: Denise Murray denise.a.murray@tudublin.ie.

TU Dublin "Engineering Your Future"

A full week of activities for Transition Year students spread across all TU Dublin campuses. This is part of the "Engineering Your Future" initiative coordinated by Engineers Ireland.

Spring 2026

(Date TBC)

Note: Applications usually open in November and places fill up fast.

School of Architecture, Building and Environment Transition Year Programme

TY students interested in a career in the Built Environment with a focus on Architecture, Architectural Technology, Spatial Planning and Environmental Management.

Spring 2026

(Date TBC)

Applications will open through the School website in late Autumn 2025.