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Education
As an internationally acclaimed company, we have links to the prestigious Graduate School of Design at Harvard in the USA, the University of Ulster, which is one of Ireland’s leading universities and the Southern Regional College in Newry
Dr. Gerard O’Hare CBE, Managing Director of Parker Green, is also a visiting professor at the University of Ulster, School of the Built Environment and the prestigious Harvard Graduate School of Design in the USA. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of letters for his involvement in and dedication to the championing of public private partnerships and urban regeneration.
Appointed Chairman of the University of Ulster Foundation, he has previously supported the University’s School of the Built Environment through the establishment in 2004 of the Gerard O’Hare Chair in Property Development and Design, and has personally contributed to the teaching of the BSc Honours programme in Property Investment and Development.
Parker Green’s International Post Graduate Programme endorsed by the University of Ulster was launched in 2005. The successful innovative programme involves graduates spending 18 months working in Parker Green’s Irish Head Office in Newry and in our Central and Eastern European base in Slovakia. The first stage awards each Post Graduate with a Diploma in International Real Estate, with the final stage awarding a MSc in Industrial Practice.
Previously we had Slovakian, Czech, Hungarian and American students participating in the programme, who have since graduated from the University with a MSc in International Real Estate and now work full time as Parker Green employees. Currently we have Latvian, Russisan and Hungarian students participating in the programme.
Dr. Gerard O'Hare CBE is also chair of the new GAP (Graduate acceleration programme) The initiative which involves a 26 week work placement developed by Business In The Community in partnership with Queens University Belfast and the University of Ulster has been developed with the aim of helping graduates to get on the career ladder.
Parker Green also hosts Property Development and Investment students from the UU during the obligatory placement year of their studies.
The University students have the opportunity to work as a member of our multi-disciplined team and experience first hand what it is like to work in a professional, fast paced property company
At Parker Green, we also offer an internship for local Secondary and University students during the summer months. Students gain invaluable work experience in the department of their choice. All internships are awarded on a 4-week, 8-week and 12-week basis.