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Deloitte - University of Galway Partnership

University of Galway and Deloitte Ireland Strategic Partnership

Deloitte empowering students at J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics as future leaders by celebrating academic excellence, mentorship and sharing professional expertise

University of Galway and Deloitte Ireland have today unveiled a new five-year strategic partnership, which sees Deloitte commit €550,000 to create opportunities for students to benefit from the company’s professional expertise, leadership and future career opportunities. The partnership builds on the longstanding ties between Deloitte and J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University, which dates back to the establishment of the BComm (Global Experience) degree. It also cements Deloitte’s commitment to supporting education and academic excellence in the Connacht region.

Through this partnership, Deloitte celebrates academic excellence across Bachelor of Commerce programmes by supporting Global Scholars, who study abroad as part of their degree, and by providing tailored mentorship and travel bursaries. The partnership also includes a dedicated collaboration hub within the BizHub at J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, which is designed to foster creativity and innovation, encourage collaboration and promote excellence in teamwork.

Commenting on the partnership, Harry Goddard, CEO, Deloitte Ireland, said: "Investing in tomorrow’s leaders is critical for us at Deloitte. This partnership will develop the talent required to address the complex challenges faced by industries and institutions across the world. It will help to empower and prepare our future leaders for the future world of work.”

Scholarships and Awards

DELOITTE GLOBAL SCHOLARS TRAVEL BURSARY

A Deloitte Global Scholars travel bursary is awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, to those students who achieve the highest overall aggregated ratified mark in the first year assessment of B.Comm. Global Experience; of B.Comm. and where students have received an offer of transfer into B.Comm. Global Experience; and of B.Comm. (Accounting) and students have received an offer of transfer into the B. Comm (Accounting - International Experience). Students will receive the travel bursary in their third year of the programme (travel abroad year) on confirmation of travel. The number of students selected each year will vary depending on the Study Abroad year destinations of the selected students.

DELOITTE BUSINESS CHALLENGE AWARD

Teams of students will compete in an annual Deloitte Business Challenge as part of the module; ‘AY120 Accounting’ on the B.Comm. Accounting programme. The winning team members will receive the offer of internships at Deloitte (offered and administered by Deloitte) as well as a prize which will be divided equally amongst team members. This prize is not available to students on the BComm or BComm Global Experience programmes.

DELOITTE LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT AWARDS – FIRST YEAR, SECOND YEAR, FOURTH YEAR

The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Awards comprises of the following awards for students across the BComm Global Experience programme:

The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (First Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of MG3116 Management, Enterprise and Society, and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the first year of the BComm. Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.
The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (Second Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of AY207 Management Accounting and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the second year of the BComm. Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.
The Deloitte Leadership and Impact Award (Fourth Year) will be awarded, on recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, to students who achieve the highest ratified overall mark in the assessment of MG3120 Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Business, and who are registered on the BComm Global Experience Programme. The students must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall aggregated ratified result in the fourth year of the BComm Global Experience programme to qualify for the award. The offer is for a maximum of 10 awards.

In the event of a tie on marks, prizes will be divided equally between the students. This prize is not available to students on the BComm or BComm Accounting programmes.

DELOITTE SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTING

In celebration of academic excellence, the Deloitte Scholars for Academic Excellence in Accounting award will be awarded, on the recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, to the students who receive the highest overall aggregate ratified mark in the assessment of the first year of the BComm Accounting programme. The offer is for a maximum of 3 awards. The total value of the award for each student awardee will be divided into equal annual payments to support students throughout their programme – year 2 and year 3 for BComm Accounting students; year 2, year 3, and year 4 for BComm Accounting (International Experience) students. This award is not available to students of the BComm or BComm Global Experience programmes.

Deloitte Global Scholars Travel bursary

A Deloitte Global Scholars travel bursary will be awarded on the recommendation of J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics to the highest achieving first year B.Comm. Global Experience students. Students will receive their travel bursary in third year and will receive mentoring from a Deloitte employee in fourth year. The number of students selected each year will vary depending on the Study Abroad year destinations of the selected students.