Education & Skills Training

Foreign investment is attracted by the city's reputation as a centre of excellence in Information Technology, Microelectronics and Pharmaceuticals. Cork has been excepionally successful with pharmaceutical companies, achieving one of the highest concentrations in the EU.

With regard to the Business Information Systems, University College Cork's course is the most sought after degree of its kind in the country.

As far back as 1998, two thirds of the OECD's software exports were produced by Ireland and the USA. While in 2002, the country's exports of information communication technology exceeded €28 billion.

"It's thanks to the excellent education provided in Cork that companies like ours can locate here. The area has a ready-made, high quality employment market - indeed, this is something that was a major factor in our original decision to locate here". Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, maufacturer and marketer of medical devices. The Company's products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialities.

"The Irish have a healthy appetite for learning and a great respect for education "