Marie wins German scholarship
CONGRATULATIONS to Millstreet native Marie Farrell, a second year BA student of French and German Studies at Mary Immaculate College, who has been awarded the prestigious DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship to study in Germany.
The funding awarded will allow Marie to participate in a four-week German Studies summer course at the University of Munich (LMU), comprising language, literature and cultural studies, the University recognized as one of Europe’s premier academic and research institutions and has continuously been placed as the top German university in The World University Rankings.
Founded in 1925, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is a publicly-funded independent organisation of higher education institutions in Germany. The DAAD supports over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe each year making it the world’s largest funding organisation of its kind.
Marie enjoyed German as a subject at secondary level, and participated in an after-school initiative introducing local pre-school children to German as a foreign language. Excelling in German Studies in her first two years at MIC, Marie holds a passion for foreign languages, literatures and cultures in addition to enjoying great interest in theatre studies.
Dr Sabine Egger, Acting Head of German Studies at MIC congratulated Marie on her success in a highly competitive application process.
“My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted for Marie and proud of her achievement,” she said. “The scholarship will allow her to further improve her German, and to have a taste of German – and Bavarian – culture in an outstanding place. Furthermore, the scholarship will provide Marie with an excellent platform to reach higher goals in her future academic and professional career.”
Marie is off to Munich in July.