Cork City Council has partnered with Ford Ireland to unveil a new banner on Grand Parade which highlights the Ford-sponsored UCC Quercus Talented Students’ programme.
The banner, focused on education and learning, also supported the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Conference which took place in Cork City Hall last week and attracted over 600 international delegates.
The Banner includes the image of a large oak tree - Quercus means oak in Latin.
UNESCO presented Cork with one of the first 12 global learning city awards in 2015 for progress made in developing lifelong learning for all. UCC and Cork City Council are partners with CIT and Cork Education and Training Board in leading the Cork Learning City initiative.
Pictured above at the new banner unveil are: Emily Duffy, Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar; Ciaran McMahon, Chairman and MD of Henry Ford & Son; Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Tony Fitzgerald; Roisin Fox, Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar; and Prof. John O’Halloran, Director of Quercus Student Talent Programme at UCC.
Established to commemorate this year’s centenary of Henry Ford & Son in Ireland, the Ford Centenary Quercus Scholarship will run for five years, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year and will run until 2022. It targets students who show outstanding promise in the areas of Active Citizenship and Innovation / Entrepreneurship, seeking to nurture the talent of each student through support, challenge and mentoring.
Over the five year scholarship period, the new programme will help approximately 50 talented students to realise their potential and to fully develop their talents through educational and practical support.
