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University College Cork: One of the Oldest Universities“ Imparting Innovation and Knowledge”
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UCC is competent in the delivery of flexible, leading-edge education, training and development, through interdisciplinary collaboration, by making STEM learning fun, interactive and educational to inspire the future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.
A STEM qualification provides a strong foundation to make an impact in people’ s lives and environment through new devices, technologies, products, drugs and medicines, new processes and cleaner economies. University College Cork aims to light the student’ s fire of curiosity and passion for exploring and learning about the amazing world by engaging them with STEM education from an early age.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of the three Queen’ s Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act of 1908. It provides a full range of discipline, serving regional, national and international students. UCC attracts disproportionately high number of top school leavers compared to other universities. It offers programmes in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, law, engineering, architecture, science, food science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and the clinical therapies. The College of Science, Engineering & Food Science department is particularly proactive in targeting students at an early stage at both primary and secondary levels. As part of a research-led University, the department takes pride in embedding research into the curricula across their portfolio of programmes. Their degrees have a strong focus on the laboratory experience across all disciplines of STEM and most of the degree programmes incorporate formal placement as part of the curriculum.
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• UCC has over 80 active societies and 50 different sports clubs. There are academic, charitable, creative, gaming / roleplaying, political, religious, and social societies and clubs incorporating field sports, martial arts, watersports as well as outdoor and indoor team and individual sports.
• In 2010, University College Cork was the first third level education institute worldwide to receive the Green Campus Award along with the Green Flag for environmental friendliness.
• Several of Ireland’ s top research centres are based in UCC, including Tyndall National Research Institute( microsystems, photonics, and nanotechnology) and the APC Microbiome Institute( alimentary health, functional foods), both recognized as global leaders.
• A science degree in UCC not only provides a foundation in a specific discipline, it also provides graduates with key attributes and skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and innovation, and communication.