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The office of Enterprise and Community Engagement (E&CE) enables and connects the MIC community of staff and students with wider society through innovative partnerships that make a difference. These partnerships increase the range of campus facilities available for social, cultural and municipal engagement by our community. Inspire and empower future generations through our educational outreach work that is designed and delivered in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders. Working with and supporting communities on collaborative initiatives that make a significant educational, social and cultural impact in Limerick City, as well as regionally, nationally and internationally.

Mary Immaculate College has a tradition of making connections with nearby communities. Discover how MIC achieves this through a variety of outreach initiatives and events—organised and led by staff, students and our Director of Enterprise and Community Engagement, Dr Maeve Liston.

The newly established Business and Accounting Department at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) was formally launched by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD on 25 March at MIC Thurles. Minister Burke, in his address to over 100 attendees at the event, commented that with 5,000 students and close to 2,000 graduates per year, MIC was making a significant contribution to the region in terms of higher education, industry and research partnerships—all creating a boost to the economy and local communities.

Each year, Mary Immaculate College awards up to 50 Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships, valued at €2,000 each, on the basis of results obtained in the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination. The scholarships are tenable only in MIC for the First Year of a full-time primary degree programme to be undertaken at MIC, in the academic year following the Leaving Certificate Examination on which the award is based.

The MA/M Sc in Environment, Society and Culture focuses on the interplay between natural environment and human society, and covers a range of advanced topics across human and physical geography, drawing heavily on MIC staff research expertise. This programme is highly flexible, for instance allowing students to choose, principally via their dissertation research, whether to pursue an Arts or Science Master’s qualification.

The MIC EDII Office is a College service that exists to embed an ethos and practice of equality, diversity, inclusion and interculturalism (EDII) at Mary Immaculate College-underpinned by a whole institutional approach with the staff and student community, and external partners. The mission and strategy of the EDII Office is aligned and guided by the MIC Strategic Plan.

Discover information for studying in Ireland. Topics are: The Basics, Academic Matters, Pre-Departure, Getting Here, Accommodation, EU/Non-EU Status Assessments, Student Information and Supports, English Language Requirements, Your Country, International Parent and Guardian FAQs.

The Estates & Sustainability Office, established in April 1999, has helped MIC expand its geographical footprint to incorporate two campuses. Learn about the variety of services and resources the office manages to ensure a pleasant learning environment for both staff and students at MIC.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of the Special Olympics, was presented with the inaugural McAuley Medal in 2008 in recognition of her outstanding and inspirational work in establishing the Special Olympics. Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG (10 July 1921 – 11 August 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Irish Cross-Country athlete Thomas Devaney and Cork Camogie star Clíona Healy have been announced as the recipients of this year’s MIC Elite Sports Scholarships. The scholarships recognise those who have excelled in their chosen sport and are offered in memory of former MIC staff members Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright.

MIC Student Academic Administration publish all examination schedules and make all the necessary provisions for Autumn, Spring and Annual Repeat examinations, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level here.

Learn about our Executive Team, which comprises An tUachtarán and the senior officers of MIC, and is responsible for the operational management of the College. The President is the Chairperson of the Executive Team.