Monday, November 21, 2005

FT.com / Business life - Philanthropists adopt a more discerning style

FT.com / Business life - Philanthropists adopt a more discerning style: "Philanthropists adopt a more discerning style
By John Murray Brown
Published: November 20 2005 17:23 | Last updated: November 20 2005 17:23

Wealthy Irish philanthropistsMany Irish people have been far too busy making money in the past few years to consider going to business school to be taught how to make money.
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But there are signs that more are starting to acknowledge the value of a business school education. Last month there were two important developments. Trinity College, Dublin, announced it was linking up with the Irish Management Institute to create a new graduate school, which it said would be ranked in the top 25 in the world within the decade. Meanwhile, Dublin City University formally opened its Tony Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship, named after the founder of Ryanair, the low-cost airline."

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