'I'm grateful': UCC student first to graduate under scholarship which supports refugees

Engineer Kanku Biselele has just completed a postgraduate diploma in sustainable energy

Kanku Biselele fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his brother, travelling on foot before reaching their first point of safety. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A civil engineer who moved to Ireland from a war-torn country has become the first student to graduate from UCC under a scholarship which supports refugees.

Kanku Biselele fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his brother, travelling on foot before reaching safety.