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'''Quinn School of Business''' (An Scoil Ghnó, UCD) is one of two Schools of Business at [[University College Dublin]] (the other is the [[Michael Smurfit]] School of Business). |
'''Quinn School of Business''' (An Scoil Ghnó, UCD) is one of two Schools of Business at [[University College Dublin]] (the other is the [[Michael Smurfit]] School of Business). |
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Quinn School of Business is one of only 20 university facilities worldwide with the "Triple Crown" of accreditation (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA) and the only school in Ireland with all three awards.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} The Quinn School of Business, or 'Quinn' as it is more commonly known to students, facilitates undergraduates, while The Smurfit School of Business caters for post-graduates. |
Quinn School of Business is one of only 20 university facilities worldwide with the "Triple Crown" of accreditation (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA) and the only school in Ireland with all three awards.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} The Quinn School of Business, or 'Quinn' as it is more commonly known to students, facilitates undergraduates, while The Smurfit School of Business caters for post-graduates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/education/2002/0108/1008956444026.html |title=UCD lends cutting edge to business of the future |author=Elaine Larkin |date=[[8 January]] [[2002]] |work=The Irish Times |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The school is located in a €24million three-story building on the main UCD campus at [[Belfield]], and is named after [[Lochlann Quinn]], the chairman of [[Allied Irish Bank]], who donated €5 million to the project. He graduated from UCD with a BComm in 1962. Other donors included Philip Berber of CyberCorp, Bank of Ireland, AIB, Irish Life & Permanent, [[Accenture ]]and [[Ernst & Young]].<ref name="sbp-20021006">{{cite web |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2002/10/06/story260777528.asp |title=UCD to open high-tech business school |author=Gavin Daly |work=Sunday Business Post |date=[[6 October]] [[2002]] |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> |
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When it opened in 2002, it claimed the only business school in Europe with a specific focus on technology and e-learning. All students were required to own specially-configure wireless laptops, with teaching structured around the use of the wireless network.<ref name="sbp-20021006" /> |
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==Degrees== |
==Degrees== |
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Graduates are produced in fields such as Commerce, Business and Law (through the course ''Business and Legal Studies''), Economics and Finance, and International Commerce, which includes either French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Chinese.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
Graduates are produced in fields such as Commerce, Business and Law (through the course ''Business and Legal Studies''), Economics and Finance, and International Commerce, which includes either French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Chinese.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ucd.ie/quinnschool UCD Quinn School Homepage] |
*[http://www.ucd.ie/quinnschool UCD Quinn School Homepage] |
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Revision as of 02:20, 24 March 2008
Quinn School of Business (An Scoil Ghnó, UCD) is one of two Schools of Business at University College Dublin (the other is the Michael Smurfit School of Business).
Quinn School of Business is one of only 20 university facilities worldwide with the "Triple Crown" of accreditation (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA) and the only school in Ireland with all three awards.[citation needed] The Quinn School of Business, or 'Quinn' as it is more commonly known to students, facilitates undergraduates, while The Smurfit School of Business caters for post-graduates.[1]
History
The school is located in a €24million three-story building on the main UCD campus at Belfield, and is named after Lochlann Quinn, the chairman of Allied Irish Bank, who donated €5 million to the project. He graduated from UCD with a BComm in 1962. Other donors included Philip Berber of CyberCorp, Bank of Ireland, AIB, Irish Life & Permanent, Accenture and Ernst & Young.[2]
When it opened in 2002, it claimed the only business school in Europe with a specific focus on technology and e-learning. All students were required to own specially-configure wireless laptops, with teaching structured around the use of the wireless network.[2]
Degrees
Graduates are produced in fields such as Commerce, Business and Law (through the course Business and Legal Studies), Economics and Finance, and International Commerce, which includes either French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Chinese.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Elaine Larkin (8 January 2002). "UCD lends cutting edge to business of the future". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Gavin Daly (6 October 2002). "UCD to open high-tech business school". Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
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