The first female university president in Ireland was announced today, some 428 years after higher education was introduced to the country. The University of Limerick (UL) has appointed the Professor Kerstin Mey to its most senior executive role, for an interim period of 18 months. She said she was “proud and really humbled to lead the University of Limerick over the next period”. Congratulating Prof Mey, he said UL was “very fortunate to have someone of this calibre lead the University. Other affiliations include membership of the International Symposium of Electronic Arts International Advisory Committee, the board of the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the board of the Irish Arial Creation Centre.

Source: Irish Independent July 09, 2020 14:15 UTC