The Centre for Project Management (CPM) at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick is delighted to announce that it’s online MSc in Project and Programme Management has been accredited by the prestigious Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center (GAC). The accreditation is effective from 1^st May 2014.
 
“This is an important milestone for our degree programme and for our students” said CPM Director John Kelly. “It confirms that our programme meets the highest quality standards and that it prepares students for success in project and programme management careers.”
 
The CPM’s innovative MSc programme has been gaining increasing popularity and credibility globally since its launch in 2011. The first cohort of students graduated in January 2014, and there are currently over 60 learners on the programme. These are based right across Europe, with some in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
 
“The degree is delivered fully online and is aimed at busy project professionals who study part time.” explained John Kelly. “They can access all their learning needs at any time through a state of the art learner management system, from anywhere in the world. Our students come from a wide range of sectors including pharmaceutical, information technology, oil and gas exploration, construction and the non-profit sector.”
 
Degree programmes that achieve GAC accreditation must demonstrate and meet the GAC’s rigorous global standards. These include an assessment of the programme’s objectives and outcomes, faculty and student evaluations and proof of continuous improvements in the area of project management education.
 
This is the third programme offered at the University of Limerick (UL) to achieve GAC accreditation. In Jan 2010 the University’s Master’s Degree in Project Management (MPM) was accredited, and this was followed by its full-time one year MSc in Project Management in May 2013. UL is the only university in Ireland that offers GAC accredited education programmes, and one of only seven universities in Europe to do so. In all there are 93 GAC accredited programmes worldwide.
 
The Dean of the Kemmy Business School, Dr. Philip O Regan, expressed his delight at receiving the GAC accreditation for another of the Kemmy Business School’s project management degrees. “Project management has long been an essential core element of our teaching at the Kemmy Business School and the University of Limerick, dating back to 1991. We are committed to providing essential project management competencies to our students in line with current best practices, and our programmes meet the needs of organisations that operate in challenging and fast-moving environments both nationally and internationally. Achieving GAC global accreditation confirms that our programmes are world class and it facilitates the ongoing development and sustainability of these programmes in the years ahead.”