Friday, 9 March 2018

Students from the mid-west region who received an A in Junior Certificate Higher Level Business Studies in 2017 were recently presented with Certificates of Achievement from the Kemmy Business School (KBS), University of Limerick (UL).  The event, held in association with the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (BSTAI), celebrates and recognises excellence in Junior Certificate Business Studies.

This is the sixth year that the Kemmy Business School (KBS) has held these awards and over 200 students from the region were recognised at the ceremony, which was also attended by their parents, business studies teachers and school principals. The students, whose exceptional achievement was recognised, represented nearly 50 individual schools from counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary.

In welcoming the students to the ceremony, Dr Philip O’Regan, Dean, Kemmy Business School, said “We are delighted to recognise this fantastic achievement of our young awardees – the region’s top Business Studies students in the Junior Certificate 2017.  I congratulate all on their wonderful achievement and would also like to pay tribute to the commitment and dedication of their teachers in helping the students achieve such excellence”.

Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, is one of Ireland’s leading business schools, recently awarded best business school at the Chambers Ireland/InBusiness Recognition Awards 2017, with a reputation for quality and employability of graduates. This event reinforces the important relationship between Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, and the region’s second-level students, their schools and their business studies teachers. Recent years has seen a significant increase in demand for the school’s undergraduate programmes.

Commenting at the ceremony, Ms Mairead O'Sullivan, member of the National Executive BSTAI and Business Studies teacher in Glenstal Abbey School, said: "We are delighted to celebrate and recognise such excellence at Junior Certificate level hosted each year by the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, in association with the BSTAI. The ceremony is a powerful acknowledgement and endorsement of the students’ hard work in the company of parents and peers. This event is becoming a highlight in the calendar of most schools in the environs".