US universities and high schools learned about the world-class education and pastoral care their students would experience at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, at a special Ambassador’s reception held in Washington last weekend in honour of MIC.
The event was held to coincide with the annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and was an opportunity for MIC to showcase its award-winning international student satisfaction ratings and academic offerings to member universities as well as to other university partners and high school principals from the region.
Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, Mr Daniel Mulhall, said: “We are now building a new set of relationships based on educational exchanges and that is why it is a privilege to have all of you here representing the university sector in the United States.”
Explaining why one should study in Ireland, he said: “You get a world class education but you also get the warm welcome that is probably not matched anywhere in Europe”.
Speaking at the event, Professor Eugene Wall, President (Acting) of MIC, thanked the Ambassador for hosting the event before expanding on the many relations the College has established with like-minded US institutions. “Over the last number of years, we have been steadily building contacts and partnerships with universities, colleges and high schools all over the world, but we have a particular interest in North America (and Australia) and working with other Catholic institutions, in light of our common language and shared ethos,” he said.
Prof. Wall used the opportunity to inform all present of the many unique benefits to studying in Ireland, which account for Ireland being particularly popular as a study abroad destination for American students, who make up the largest cohort of international students nationwide.
According to Prof. Wall, “The academic offerings and culture of MIC translate easily to the American university system, particularly at private Catholic colleges offering Education and Liberal Arts. We see our programmes complementing those on offer in our partner institutions, with no language barrier, a similar culture, and most importantly, excellent pastoral care.”
Thanking Ambassador Mulhall for hosting Mary Immaculate College and its guests, Prof. Wall presented the Ambassador with a signed copy of ‘Human Chain’ by Seamus Heaney, which the Ambassador subsequently quoted from for his weekly poetry tweet.
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