Placements & Talent Pathways Case Study
Accenture Song X IADT Industry Immersion Day
In April 2025, IADT students took part in an industry immersion day at Accenture Song’s Dublin offices. After hearing presentations from company staff, interdisciplinary student teams worked on a real-world challenge for One Family, pitching their ideas and receiving professional feedback before one winning team was selected.
Impact: Provided students with a structured, real-world opportunity to engage directly with leading professionals, build teamwork and pitching skills, and address a social enterprise brief. The feedback and recognition from Accenture Song staff boosted student confidence and professional readiness, while the collaboration demonstrated IADT’s ability to co-create meaningful development experiences with top industry partners.
PhD candidate Eilís N. explores loneliness, isolation and our growing dependence on digital spaces in a newly published article examining Bo Burnham’s *Inside* (2021), featured in the *Irish Screen Studies Journal* special issue, *Cinema and Loneliness*.
Building Entrepreneurial Skills Through The IADT Student Accelerator Programme
The TU RISE IADT Elevate Programme hosted an XR Design Sprint bringing together enterprises and creative practitioners to explore real-world applications of immersive technologies through collaborative, hands-on innovation. Over five days, participants developed early-stage concepts across education, culture and creative industries, supported by design thinking and industry expertise.