Minister Simon Harris said the appointment is not just an achievement for Prof Orla Feely but also 'a significant milestone' for UCD.
“Prof Orla Feely becomes the first female president of the university. “I want to lead a UCD that makes a clear positive difference to the lives of our students through the educational experience we deliver. Feely has been a lecturer at UCD since 1992.
The Governing Authority of University College Dublin has approved the appointment, it announced today. Poignantly, Prof Feely's appointment has been announced a ...
I believe the future holds great promise for UCD under her presidency.” Congratulating Prof Feely UCD acting president, Professor Mark Rogers said she was ”a great colleague whose pride, loyalty, support and ambition for UCD has always been evident, matched only by her ability. The Governing Authority of University College Dublin has approved the appointment, it announced today.
University College Dublin has appointed Orla Feely, a professor of electronic engineering, as its new president. Prof Feely becomes the 10th president of ...
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Her appointment comes just three years after the country's first female university president was appointed. In 2020, Professor Kerstin Mey became President of ...
"I hope it sends a strong message to everyone involved in the higher education sector and beyond - a message of inclusion, equality and opportunity for all." Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris welcomed Prof Feely's appointment, describing it as a "huge personal achievement for her" as well as a "significant milestone" for UCD. Prof Feely holds a BE in electronic engineering from University College Dublin, as well as a Masters and PhD qualification from the University of California, Berkeley.