"University College Cork continues to attract students of the
highest calibre" said Professor Paul Giller, UCC's Registrar and
Vice-President for Academic Affairs when he presented parchments to 69
Entrance Scholarship winners at a special awards ceremony at UCC on
Monday, 11 December 2006.
Entrance scholarships up to €2000 are awarded each year to students
based on the Leaving Certificate results. All of the scholarship
winners this year achieved 570 points, or higher, in the Leaving
Certificate across the Colleges of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social
Science, Business and Law, Science, Food Science and Engineering and
Medicine and Health.
Professor Giller said that the Leaving Certificate results attained by
the students clearly demonstrate UCC's continuing ability to attract
the brightest students to its campus. He said: "In excess of 60
per cent of this year's registered first year students commenced a
programme that was their first choice in the CAO system, unmatched by
any other Irish university and 43 of these students achieved 600
points." He congratulated the scholarship holders on their
outstanding achievements and paid tribute to the professionalism and
commitment of their teachers and the support of their families.
The ceremony, took place in the Multifunctional Hall, Áras na Mac
Léinn, UCC and was followed by a reception for the scholarship holders,
their parents, school principals and guidance counsellors.
Academic staff also joined in the celebration.
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