Students from the mid-west region who received an A in Junior Certificate Higher Level Business Studies in 2017ย were recently presented with Certificates of Achievement from the Kemmy Business Schoolย (KBS), University of Limerickย (UL). Theย 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 andย over 200ย students from the region were recognised at the ceremony,ย which was also attended by their parents, business studies teachers and school principals.ย The students,ย whose exceptional achievement was recognised,ย represented nearly 50ย individual schools from counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary.
Inย welcoming the students to the ceremony,ย Dr Philip OโRegan, Dean, Kemmy Business School, said โWe are delighted to recogniseย thisย fantastic achievement of our young awardees โ the regionโs top Business Studies students in the Junior Certificate 2017.ย ย I congratulate all on their wonderful achievement and would also like to pay tribute to the commitment and dedication of their teachers in helping theย students achieve such excellenceโ.
Picture: Oisin McHugh
Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick,ย is one of Irelandโs leading business schools, recently awarded best business schoolย at the Chambers Ireland/InBusiness Recognition Awards 2017,ย with a reputation for quality and employability of graduates.ย This event reinforces the important relationship betweenย Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick,ย and the regionโs second-level students, their schools and their business studies teachers.ย Recent years has seen a significant increase in demand for the schoolโs undergraduate programmes.
Commenting at the ceremony,ย Ms Mairead O’Sullivan, member of the National Executive BSTAI and Businessย Studiesย teacher in Glenstal Abbeyย School, said: “We are delighted to celebrateย and recognise such excellence atย Junior Certificate level hosted each year by the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, in association withย theย BSTAI.ย The ceremonyย isย a powerfulย acknowledgement andย endorsement ofย the studentsโย hard work in the company of parents and peers. This event is becoming a highlight in the calendar of most schools in the environs”.
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