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29.02.08

Cork College of Commerce plays host this term to sixteen students, and their accompanying teachers, from five EU countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and The Netherlands. Click here for more information.

04.02.08

Leonardo Photo Gallery

Leonardo Helsinki 2008	Leonardo Milan 2008

26.11.07: Viva Leonardo Espana!

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A group of 5 Leonardo students from Murcia , in Spain , arrived in the college yesterday. They were greeted by the Leonardo Team, lead by Orla O'Riordan. Their accompanying teacher, Mr Juan Dorda, visited our Principal, Mr. Gerry O'Dwyer. Students from the Cork College of Commerce who will, in turn, be visiting Murcia in February 2008, came to meet the students also and will act as support for the Spanish students while they are in Cork . A visit to the Lord Mayor, later in the morning, was greatly appreciated by the students. Students will stay in Cork for approx 4 weeks. They will stay with Host Families in Grange and will work in local business organisations like RCI in Mahon , Hotels such as Hayfield Manor and Metropole, Cork Vision Centre, Starwood Call Centre, etc.

10.11.07: The Leonardo X-Factor

It wasn't auditions but interviews for sending our students to the continent on the Leonardo Programme! It wasn't Simon Cowell, Louis and Sharon either but Orla, Afra, Jane and Pauline from the Leonardo Team. But the process was similar - lots and lots of hopefuls and only so many chosen. We had a fantastic response - which was great. But it also meant an awful lot of work trying to fit in all these interviews in a short space of time. We were absolutely spoiled for choice in some areas - like Beauty Therapy, Montessori and Child Care with many exceptional students to choose from. Eventually we went back to all relevant teachers and asked them to grade prospective students, taking into account, suitability, past performance in regard to attendance, adhering to deadlines, etc. The choices are now made, language classes have begun and students will travel in late January and early February. Click here for a list of successful students.No sooner have the holidays ended when the Leonardo da Vinci Programme roars into action.  Within the next two weeks, we have 16 Italian students, together with 2 teachers, coming here to work in Cork.  The week after, we have a group of Teachers from Finland visiting our college and these teachers will also work in Cork companies.  

05.10.07: Italian student come to Cork

See some photographs here

03.09.07: Student News from the Leonardo da Vinci Programme

The Italian students come from diverse backgrounds and will work in a wide variety of areas.  Maria Hurley, the College Placement Officer, does marathon work finding placements for all the Leonardo students.  Some will work in companies like Apple, The Blood Transfusion Service, etc.  The students will all stay with host families – mostly in the Douglas area while their teachers have opted to stay in a city-centre apartment.

We are all looking forward to meeting our Italian and Finnish visitors. So if you see some of them around the college in the next few weeks, please give them a warm College of Commerce welcome.

Our Leo Team this year is Orla O’Riordan who is Programme Manager, Jane Fitzpatrick, Afra Murphy and Ian Spillane.

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