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DUBLIN, 3 DECEMBER 2021: IBAT College Dublin, Ireland’s leading enterprise-focused third level institution has hosted its first conferring ceremony since 2019.

Joe Gorey, College Principal, welcomed the graduates, their families, lecturers, IBAT staff and governors of the college, Ms Breege O’Donoghue and Dr Frank McMahon to the ceremony with the latter delivering the keynote address, highlighting the significance of being an MBA graduate relative to any other business discipline graduate.

Addressing the graduates and their families, Gorey said: “Studying in a global pandemic is challenging and unsettling and requires even more sacrifices to be made. Yet tonight shows you succeeded and is a testament to your resilience and intellect. It was so important that this success was celebrated in a responsible manner.”

Elsewhere, Dr McMahon, who was a graduate of the first MBA programme in Ireland in UCD in 1967, also touched on the demands and rewards that led him to being an MBA graduate, citing lifelong learning and keeping in touch being pivotal. “Graduation is not the end, it is the beginning,” he said. “The word graduation comes from the Latin for a step. An important step of course, but only a step.”

Following the graduands becoming graduates a conferring ceremony at IBAT acknowledged the achievement of an exceptional student, Paul Faherty, who received the John Murtagh Memorial Award for not only his academic performance, but also for his engagement, interaction and support with fellow students, lecturers and staff.

A passionate and dedicated educationalist, John Murtagh lectured in IBAT College Dublin. John sadly passed away in 2016. His award recognises a student that exemplifies John’s qualities; value of learning, helping others, respecting all, trying your best and having fun while doing it.

After the conferring formalities, a reception was held giving all in attendance an opportunity to reacquaint with one another and for lecturers, staff and Governors to meet with the graduates and guests in an informal setting.

DUBLIN, 22 NOVEMBER 2021: IBAT College Dublin, Ireland’s leading enterprise-focused third level institution, has celebrated the reopening of its Fredrick Street campus after almost 600 days of online classes.

Following the Government announcement that new students could be recruited, IBAT arranged a day of fun, with well-deserved gifts and refreshments for the students and teaching staff to welcome them back on campus.

“The challenges we faced were met with a can-do attitude and this sustained us over the extended period of closure,” says Joe Gorey, Principal at IBAT College. “So, it was with great enthusiasm we reopened our campus on the 26th and celebrated accordingly!

“We welcomed over 100 new students in the first two weeks alongside our 230 existing ones and over the coming months we expect our numbers to rise by sixty every week with a number of Brazilian and Mexican students joining us.”

IBAT will recruit over 40 new teachers and staff to meet this growth in student numbers.

Elsewhere, IBAT invited agents to tour the campus and launched its new interactive curriculum based on report inspections from the Accreditation and Co-ordination of English Language Services (ACELS), feedback collected from students and teachers’ surveys, and the academic team’s view on how to upgrade and update the teaching and learning experience.

The new programme blends the interactivity and cutting-edge aspects of online tools with the experience of traditional lessons. It also includes authentic learning materials, exit exam preparation and dedicated time for revision and testing of contents seen each week.

“We are delighted to be back on campus and working face-to-face with our team,” says Suzanne Roberts, Director of Studies at IBAT. “It’s great to see the classrooms alive with interaction once again and the smiling faces of our students and staff.”

Established in 2004, IBAT College Dublin offers undergraduate, postgraduate, English language courses and professional education within a state-of-the-art learning environment across a range of subject areas including business, accounting, ICT and management.