China, Poland, Kenya, Australia and India have studied Ireland’s rapid bust-to-boom economic turnaround in search of inspiration to bolster their own competitiveness. Now it’s Milwaukee’s turn to learn from the Celtic Tiger. “We want to look at how their universities are structured, how they connect to the private sector,” said Carlos Santiago, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Santiago, who envisions UWM as a catalyst that can bolster the city’s transition to a knowledge-driven economy, is scheduled to meet Irish President Mary McAleese this weekend when she becomes Ireland’s first head of state to visit Milwaukee.
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