Irish Library receives major European Projects Award

Irish Library News

European Projects Association recognise distinguished effort of Jerald Cavanagh and Padraig Kirby

Jerald Cavanagh and Padraig Kirby of Limerick Institute of Technology Library Service, Limerick, Ireland, have been recognised by the European Projects Association for distinguished effort in the Development of the European Union through European Projects and for efforts in building a better society. They have been recognised for the EU TEMPUS project 517117 Developing Information Literacy for lifelong learning and knowledge economy in Western Balkan countries. This is a 1.2m Tempus project which includes EU partners from Greece, Romania and the UK and partners in the Western Balkans and is implementing transformative Information literacy initiatives across Universities, libraries and communities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99.

The European Projects Awards Nomination Campaign aims to highlight the work done by individuals who have had a positive impact on the field of European Projects Development. Jerald Cavanagh and Padraig Kirby will receive their award in the company of other award recipients including a Member of the European Parliament, University Directors, Directors of European Research Centres, Secretary Generals, General Directors and European Association Presidents.

Jerald Cavanagh and Padraig Kirby will receive this award from the European Projects Association in cooperation with their partners: World Research and Innovation Congress, International Innovation and Research Media, The Parliament Magazine, The Regional Review, EU Observer and EuropaNews.

The Awarding Ceremony will take place on 7 October 2014 in Brussels.

Tempus is the European Unions programme which supports the modernisation of higher education in the Partner Countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region, mainly through university cooperation projects.

Photo:
Jerald Cavanagh Institute Librarian Limerick Institute of Technology (left) and Padraig Kirby Senior Library Assistant (right) Limerick Institute of Technology, pictured with Tempus project representatives Fuada Muslic and Beba E. Rasidovic from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.