Archives: 2014

Intel Students pick up several Awards at Intel ISEF, World’s Largest Science Fair

The recent annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF),which is the world’s largest high school science research competition, was attended by almost 1,800 student finalists representing more than 400 affiliate science fairs and roughly 70 countries. At this year’s event, which took place in Los Angeles, California, 3 teams from Ireland and 1 from

Student Corner

Georgina Allen, fourth year student in Mullingar CC gives us an insight into her time on the Skills @ Work Programme.  “C&F Automotives came to our school and opened up our eyes to the world of business. They visited us first, telling us about the ‘jewellery’ (trims and fittings) they make for well known car

Top Irish Companies Provide Positive Role Models for Secondary School Students

Volunteer business mentors from top Irish companies, taking part in The Schools’ Business Partnership Mentoring Programme celebrated the completion of a two year programme that will have lasting effects. The Student Mentoring Programme, run by Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) partners mainly School Completion Programme (SCP) schools with a local business to give valuable

The 2012-2013 Global Corporate Citizenship Report is released and Accenture exceeds the Skills to Succeed Goal again

The 2012–2013 Corporate Citizenship Report, “Our Communities, Our Commitments” which explores Accenture’s corporate citizenship goals, progress and challenges has been published. Accenture are pleased to announce that through their global corporate citizenship initiative, Skills to Succeed , together with their strategic partners, they have equipped more than half a million people worldwide with the skills they need to get a job or build a business –

President Higgins makes a special address at Ireland’s celebration of 100 years of the Global Community Foundation Movement

Our sister organisation, The Community Foundation for Ireland, one of the country’s leading philanthropic organisations, recently launched its annual report at Ireland’s celebration of 100 Years of the Global Community Foundation movement at a lunch time event addressed by its patron, President Michael D. Higgins in The Westin Hotel, Dublin. In the light of growing