Rachel earns her stars and stripes with Study USA

A Greenisland student has been congratulated after successfully completing a transatlantic business programme.
Study USA graduates including Rachel Macartney at Titanic Belfast after graduating from the British Councils Study USA programme. INCT 45-725-CONStudy USA graduates including Rachel Macartney at Titanic Belfast after graduating from the British Councils Study USA programme. INCT 45-725-CON
Study USA graduates including Rachel Macartney at Titanic Belfast after graduating from the British Councils Study USA programme. INCT 45-725-CON

Rachel Macartney, an accountancy undergraduate at Queen’s University Belfast, spent a year studying business at Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania through Study USA.

She was among 70 students from Northern Ireland to successfully complete the programme and was honoured at 20th anniversary celebrations at Titanic Belfast recently.

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Study USA, formerly known as the Business Education Initiative, is managed by British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and sees students gain valuable international experience and business knowledge, developing their career prospects when they return to Northern Ireland.

Since its formation in 1994, the initiative has sent 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.

Welcoming guests to the event was Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry.

“Northern Ireland requires a highly skilled workforce to grow our local economy and to meet the growing competition from other countries. It is for this reason my Department has provided funding to the Study USA programme over the past 20 years,” he said.

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David Alderdice, Director of British Council Northern Ireland, added: “Throughout its 20-year history Study USA has enabled students to become great ambassadors for Northern Ireland and furthered our long-term links and connections between countries.

“Through the programme, the students learn from leading experts in their field and most importantly, build links and experiences with counterparts in the United States that last a lifetime.”

Students interested in applying for next year’s programme can apply online now at nireland.britishcouncil.org. The deadline for applications is Monday, November 24.