New 5 year scholarship announced between Ford and UCC

A new partnership in the form of a five year scholarship has been announced between Ford and UCC today.

t's part of of the week-long series of activity by Ford who are celebrating 100 years since Henry Ford established the company in his ancestral home Leeside.

His great-grandson and Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company, William Clay Ford, Jr., is in the City today and spoke this morning in UCC where he outlined the next transport evolution; smart mobility; technology; environment and autonomous vehicles.

The Ford 100 Gala Event is also taking place in City Hall this evening to mark the occassion.

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