WIT honours public servant for promoting Irish education

A FORMER Enterprise Ireland executive has become the 10th honorary fellow at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in “recognition of his effort and achievement” in “the promotion of higher education to overseas students” during his 40-year career in the public service.

A Dublin native, Frank O’Conor, who was the manager of education services within Enterprise Ireland’s international services division, used the role to market Ireland as a learning destination to students from key global markets, a WIT spokesman said yesterday.

WIT director, Prof Kieran Byrne, said: “Frank O’Conor is a fitting recipient of this distinguished honour for his championing of Irish higher education around the world.