Strong delegation to promote city at World Expo

A STRONG delegation from Cork will take over the Ireland pavilionat the World Expo in China tomorrow to promote the city on the world stage.

The delegation, which is on a week-long mission to Shanghai, includes Cork Chamber members and one of the strongest teams ever assembled by an Irish university.

University College Cork (UCC) has sent 17 people, led by Professor Paul Giller, registrar and senior vice-president for academic affairs, representing 15 academic and research departments. They will hold a number of meetings with senior government officials, Chinese university presidents, senior managers and business figures over the coming days.