Google launches AI initiatives and student offers in Ireland

Google has launched several initiatives in Ireland aimed at students, including a program offering 12 months of free access to the Gemini AI Plus subscription. This offer, valued at €260, includes 400GB of cloud storage, unlimited file uploads, Study Notebooks, and Gemini Live capabilities. To access the offer, students must verify their status via a college email address.

In conjunction with this, Google is hosting the Gemini for Students Prompting Championships, a national competition with over €10,000 in prizes. The contest is open to students of all disciplines and focuses on using AI prompts to solve practical problems. Finalists will compete at Google’s Dublin office for prizes such as hardware and AI certifications.

Additionally, Google is supporting AI education through the Gemini Academy workshops and the ‘New Futures: AI’ skills program. The latter, a free program for students entering non-technical fields, is being offered at Maynooth and DCU universities. This program is run by the nonprofit INCO and is supported by a $750,000 Google.org grant.