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Niall is all biz with Study USA Accolade

8 November, 2017
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Queen's University Belfast student Niall O’Hagan, has been named Study USA Student of the Year.

The 22-year-old Accounting student spent a year studying business at Arcadia University, Pennsylvania and now hopes to use the experience to pursue a career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Niall was among 47 students from Northern Ireland to successfully graduate from the programme and was honoured at a graduation ceremony at the Belfast Harbour Commissioner's Office recently.

Runners-up for this year’s award were Queen’s University Students, Jordan Mackin, who spent a year at Alverno College in Wisconsin, and Niamh Sammon, who studied at Ferrum College, Virginia; with this year’s prizes sponsored by Study USA alumnus, Karen Delgado.

Study USA, formerly known as the Business Education Initiative, is managed by British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for the Economy. The programme is designed to enable local higher education students to broaden their academic learning, through spending a year at an American college, studying business orientated subjects. The programme also aims to broaden global awareness and enhance employability.  

Since its formation in 1994, the initiative has sent over 1800 students from Northern Ireland to all four corners of the United States where they have successfully completed a year studying business at one of 140 institutions.

Niall was named Student of the Year after achieving top academic marks and for an essay highlighting how his experience has helped further his employability.

Speaking about the award, Niall said:

“Taking part in Study USA was one of the most fulfilling years of my life. I started the year feeling unsure and nervous about what I was going to experience and I finished the year with memories of people I met, lessons I had learnt and places I had visited which have helped me to grow in confidence and give me a broader view of the way I look at the world.  It has been a truly life changing experience.  

“Their “can do”  attitude is something we can all learn from and  the Study USA experience has shown me that I can push myself harder and achieve much more than I ever thought was possible. 

“During winter break I applied for a Summer Auditing Internship with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and I was fortunate to be offered one of fifteen internship positions for the summer of 2017.  Throughout the internship I was able to draw on my Study USA experience and my new found self-confidence and I was rewarded at the end of the program with the offer of a  graduate training contract  once I complete my degree in 2018. 

“Study USA gave me the drive and the push to go after the PwC position and I don’t think that would have happened if I had stayed in Belfast and completed my final year degree.” 

Niall O'Hagan and runner up

Also speaking about the programme was David Alderdice, Director, British Council Northern Ireland.

He said: “Throughout its history, Study USA has enabled students to become great ambassadors for Northern Ireland and furthered our long-term links and connections between the USA and Northern Ireland.  

“The programme has helped over 2,000 students enhance their knowledge and skills of living and working internationally and, most importantly, build friendships and connections with counterparts in the United States that last a lifetime.”

Applications are now open for students to apply for Study USA 2018-19. For more information visit,  http://nireland.britishcouncil.org. Applications close at 12 noon on Monday, November 13.

For more information on British Council Northern Ireland or Study USA, visit http://nireland.britishcouncil.org of follow on Twitter: @BCouncil_NI

Accounting Student, Niall O'Hagan
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For further information please contact: 

Claire McAuley, Communications Manager, British Council Northern Ireland

T +44 (0) 28 9019 2224 | M +44 (0) 7856524504 Claire.McAuley@britishcouncil.orgTwitter: @BCouncil_NI

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