The publication charts the school’s evolution from modest beginnings with just 17 students in 1925 (when classes were only held in afternoons to accommodate the students’ work commitments) to the current enrolment of 2,800 students, from more than 60 countries.
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Trinity Business School has unveiled a written history of its origins by business historian Dr Emmet Oliver as part of a year-long programme of events marking the 100th anniversary of its foundation.
Trinity Business School owes its origins less to internal enthusiasm for the idea and more to pressure from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and businessman John Good, making it one of the earliest experiments in business education at an elite European university.
The publication charts the school’s evolution from modest beginnings with just 17 students in 1925 (when classes were only held in afternoons to accommodate the students’ work commitments) to the current enrolment of 2,800 students, from more than 60 countries.
It tracks the school’s key milestones including a first MBA programme in 1964, a mooted merger with UCD in 1967, through to the opening of a striking €80 million building in 2019, accompanied by triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), which places it among the top business schools globally.
Its evolution parallels the journey of Irish economy itself, which has shifted from the pre-WW2 protectionist era to the modern internationally focused economy of today.
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