Upstart

Ed Walsh, Kieran Fagan (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2011
The Collins Press (Verlag)
9781848891234 (ISBN)

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Ed Walsh, son of a Cork butcher, was a young man in a hurry when he returned to Ireland in 1970 to set up an institute of education when Limerick wanted a university. This inspiring, frank and often funny memoir, by a passionate educational leader, vividly describes the making of the first new university established in the Republic of Ireland.

Ed Walsh returned to Ireland in 1970 to blunder into setting up an institute of education. He found a decaying mansion on a riverside site, gathered talented young people and secured funding from the World Bank and European Investment Bank to build what became the University of Limerick. Along the way, Ed made powerful enemies as he challenged official cant, traditional academics and clerical humbug. This is an inspiring, frank and often funny memoir by a passionate educational leader.

Ed Walsh, founding president of the University of Limerick, retired in l998 after a 28-year term. He is a Freeman of Limerick City and member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Holder of five honorary doctorates and a graduate of the National University of Ireland, he has Masters and Doctorate qualifications from Iowa State University. A chartered engineer, registered silversmith and enthusiastic yachtsman, he plays the violin and piano badly. Married with four children, he lives in Tipperary.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.10.2011
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	1088 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-13	9781848891234 / 9781848891234
Zustand	Neuware