UCC Express Issue 4

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Tuesday, October 20th 2015 | uccexpress.ie | Volume 19 | Issue 4

UCC First to Have Epipens on Campus Page 3

WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA: Ryan Tubridy receives his Honorary Lifetime Membership to Ravenclaw from UCC Harry Potter Society members.

President Michael Murphy Encourages Students to ‘Drop Out and Start Up’ Zoe Cashman - News Editor

a job than find one”.

UCC President Michael Murphy has stated that he would actually encourage some students to drop out of college in pursuit of setting up their own businesses.

Dr Murphy’s opinion echoes that of Silicon Valley billionaire, Peter Thiel, who set up a fellowship to pay promising students 100,000 dollars to drop out of college and start companies instead.

Murphy said if students could benefit society through the creation of products, services and technologies and create jobs then he would encourage them to drop out. He continued that those who drop out can always return to education. “I was always impressed by a line from the movie ‘The Social Network’, “it is better to create

In an interview with journalist John Kennedy, Murphy stated that “the university is focusing more on turning research into actual products and services and is reaching out to its wider graduate population to help it start up”, explained Murphy.

The university is one of the first European centres which has formed an alliance with the prestigious Blackstone Launchpad, an entrepreneurship programme that is kicking off on campus. Murphy continued that “it is designed to provide walk-in support to any student or graduate who has an idea to mentor them and encourage some of them to drop out”. “It is the case in my view that young people with very good ideas that have clearly met a need in society should be encouraged to do that at an early stage - because they can always

A Seanad Eireann & Its Place in Politics Page 10

return to education”. Murphy further went on to say that he feels college is not for everyone and that some people can exploit their talents much more successfully uncontaminated by higher education. (Continued on Page 3)

Interview: Mairia Cahill on Her Life, the IRA & Her Seanad Campaign Page 8 & 9


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