Belfast Met launches Belfast Business School

A £1.2 million investment in a new business school will result in the delivery of '˜creative and innovative professional and vocational courses focused on future industry and business needs' it has been claimed .
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Mar 2017, 17:50 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:54 BST
Belfast Met prinicpal and CEO Marie-Thérèse McGivern pictured with James D. Rooney, co-founder of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of London and Belfast Business School head Christine BrownBelfast Met prinicpal and CEO Marie-Thérèse McGivern pictured with James D. Rooney, co-founder of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of London and Belfast Business School head Christine Brown
Belfast Met prinicpal and CEO Marie-Thérèse McGivern pictured with James D. Rooney, co-founder of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of London and Belfast Business School head Christine Brown

The investment in the Belfast Business School is a further enhancement of the of the teaching and training facilities in the e3 building at the college’s Springvale campus.

Speaking there, Belfast Met principal and chief executive Marie-Thérèse McGivern, described the event as significant.

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“The launch of our Belfast Business School will firmly position Belfast Met at the heart of the economic debate and demonstrates our commitment to providing high quality professional courses to equip a modern workforce,” she said.

“As an award-winning college with a long track record of delivering high quality professional learning, we already offer a diverse range of business related courses.

“The Belfast Business School will continue to develop these and provide innovative lifelong learning programmes that are accessible, flexible and industry endorsed.

Ms McGivern said the college had listened to the needs of local business, matching the curriculum to future economic growth areas to ensure a supply of people with the skills and knowledge required for an increasingly competitive marketplace.

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“Today is about celebrating the work we have done and continue to do in ‘leading the city to work’.,” she added.

Guest speaker, James D. Rooney, a co-founder of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of London added: “This is the right investment at the right time for Belfast’s continued renaissance.

“Regardless of political boundaries the economy increasingly will be driven by ideas and innovation, and the Belfast Business School will better equip the local workforce to seize the moment and enable new partnerships with peer regions around the world.”

Belfast Lord Mayor Brian Kingston, said: “Belfast is a city full of energy powering entrepreneurs and our youth and we have never been short of talent and skills.

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“Within the council, we continue to invest in the infrastructure that enables businesses to start up or locate within the city. Last year, we launched and opened the doors of the pioneering Innovation Factory, directly opposite this site.

“The Belfast Business School will be a welcome addition to this infrastructure and to the whole business support eco-system in Belfast.”

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