Post on 30-Aug-2018
CORK CITY: “Ireland’s Real Capital” Arthur Chan
One of the World’s Top 10 CiNes to visit in 2010 by Lonely Planet
University College Cork • Founded in 1845: combines a rich tradi(on of teaching, research and
scholarship
• Cons(tuent University of the Na(onal University of Ireland
• Select from programmes in four Colleges: Arts, Cel(c Studies and Social Sciences; Business and Law; Medicine and Health; and Science, Engineering and Food Science
• Over 18,000 students of which 2,500 are interna(onal
• Interna(onally recognised degrees and dis(nguished graduates
• Over 100 countries across the world represented at UCC
• The US is the single largest overseas provider of students
Strengths of UCC • Unique Master’s programmes which I will discuss in detail
• Interna(onal campus offers academic and extracurricular
interests for all
• UCC is at the forefront of Ireland’s knowledge economy
• Symbio(c rela(onship between UCC and Cork City
• Our students are some of the most highly employable graduates (93% of primary degree graduates entered employment or further studies and 64% of postgraduates went directly into employment -‐ 2009)
• Cu\ng edge research
Summary of research centres Tyndall NaNonal InsNtute
Outputs 2009 -‐ 2010
Photonics Fabrica(on of the world’s spectrally purest quantum dots (secure quantum comms systems) White House! IBM collabora(on on Exascale Stream Compu(ng.
Micro-‐Nano electronics: The fabrica(on and characterisa(on of novel micro and nanoscale device structures on silicon. The integra(on of nanoscale materials into prac(cal working devices of interest to the electronics industry. The integra(on of novel func(onal materials onto ac(ve silicon devices, designed to add func(onality for systems-‐on-‐chip (SoC) applica(ons including on-‐chip power, sensing and actua(on. The world’s first nanowire transistor (10 nanometres thick!).
Microsystems World-‐first combina(on of nanopore membranes with electrochemical detectors – use in biosensors
World’s First Junc(onless Transistor, JP Collange; Nature Nanotech 2010
ERI Building
Five research pillars Four centres of excellence
• Environmental Chemistry • Biodiversity & Ecotoxicology • Marine & Freshwater Research
• Sustainable Energy & Environmental Engineering • Environmental Microbial Genomics
• Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Ctr • Coastal and Marine Resources Centre* • Hydraulics & MariNme Research Centre*
• AquaNc Services Unit
Research at the ERI
Environment Energy Marine
“NaNonal Strategy for Science, Technology and InnovaNon” “Building Ireland’s Smart Economy”
“Developing the Green Economy in Ireland” “UNEP’s Global Green Deal”
Alimentary PharmabioNc Centre
The interface of food and medicine Microbial-‐host signalling within
the gut Centre
Research Stories
Discovery of oldest leather shoe in the world in Armenia
AnN-‐cancer ProperNes of Turmeric spice
Bacteria in probioNc yogurt used to treat cancer – UCC is rated second in the world for probioNc research
• APC: Shared minds, shared resources and mul(disciplinary teams
• Government and industry support • UCC scien(sts advance probio(c research • June 2011 discovered genes responsible for
efficient colonisa(on by a probio(c bacterium of the intes(ne
• Research has applica(ons in the func(onal food and infant formula industries
Jonathan Brestoff Masters in Public Health, Class of 2010
UCC and Cork – Ireland’s Food Capital • Dept of Food & Nutritional Sciences → 5 of Ireland’s 8 “Highly Cited” researchers (among 250 most cited researchers worldwide)
• MSc in Food Science → from production and processing to business and policy
• MSc in Food Business → from business to global food policy and food security
• Cork city and county → a hotspot for the global growth in artisanal food production all found at world famous English Market
• UCC → 2012 Artisan Food Summer School with local world leaders like Gubbeen Farmhouse Products, Woodcock Smokery and Durrus Cheese
MEngSc in Sustainable Energy
• Facilita(ng the growing market for sustainable energy systems and shortage of qualified engineers
• Students study – wind energy, hydro and ocean energy, solar and geothermal energy
• Open to engineering graduates of all disciplines
UCC is first third-‐level insNtuNon in the world to be accredited with the presNgious internaNonal green flag award -‐ Recycling on campus -‐ UCC Campus Bike scheme
ERI building • Support environmental research and educa(on • Contemporary sustainable design
The Lewis Glucksman Gallery • Mul(-‐award winning design • Minimal footprint in landscape
Adam Tart Adam completed a Master’s in Mobile Networking and Compu(ng in 2009. According to Tart “The Computer Science Department in UCC is a hot-‐bed of talent. My professors were some of the best in their fields; the material was interes(ng, s(mula(ng and challenging; and my classmates were serious and passionate. I am posi(ve that my top-‐notch educa(on in UCC absolutely secured my current posi(on in Google.”
George Boole
MA in Contemporary MigraNon and Diaspora Studies • Major theore(cal and empirical issues in
migra(on and diaspora studies today • Understand the significance of migra(on and
diaspora debates for Irish and European society • Training in skills-‐based social science research
methodologies • Deploy skills through disserta(on
What's HOT and what's NOT hot.... according to the scholars (from Irish Times interview) HOT Influen(al and involved lecturers (such as Piaras Mac Éinrí, UCC)
Arthur Chan “As anyone who has talked to me about Cork knows, one of my favourite parts
of the city is the English Market”
Arthur completed a master’s in Contemporary Migra(on and Diaspora Studies at UCC in 2008 and his thesis was an ethnography of Dublin city’s Chinese migrant entrepreneurs. Since leaving UCC Arthur shot a documentary short in Cambodia and is assistant-‐producing on his first off-‐Broadway play in New York.
Winifred Li
“During my Mitchell year, I was exposed to the independent film industry in Europe -‐ and I haven't looked back. Off a contact I made in Cork, I began working as a film producer in London, so I think I owe my career to that
year in Ireland!”Winnie Li
Winifred completed a postgraduate degree in Cel(c Studies in 2001. She is now a successful film producer.
MBS in InternaNonal Public Policy and Diplomacy
• For those aspiring to careers in interna(onal policy environments
• Department of Foreign Affairs and other government ministries, armed forces, aid agencies, think tanks and other interna(onal businesses
• Strong voca(onal element
• Core modules include: Contemporary Global Policy Challenges, Interna(onal Law, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, US Foreign Policy and Contemporary History and Interna(onal Trade Law
Douglass made a historic visit to Ireland and Cork, which made a posi(ve impression on one of the foremost leaders of the aboli(onist movement in the US
Frederick Douglass t
Masters in Sociology of Development and GlobalisaNon • Innova(ve MA • Globalisa(on of poverty and inequality • Alterna(ve strategies of development
MA in Ethnomusicology
• School of Music is interna(onally renowned as a centre of excellence for the study of Irish and tradi(onal music and world music
• MA is a combina(on of scholarship and performance
• Emphasis is on performance, history and theory of ethnomusicology, cultural and performance theories, and ethnographic field research
• A research disserta(on and prac(cal research project are part of this programme
LLM in Child and Family Law
• New programme and the first of its kind in Ireland
• Innova(ve and original degree combining an important theore(cal basis in child law and family law with exposure to the challenges of legal prac(ce through its commitment to clinical educa(on
• Perfect specialist qualifica(on
• Other op(ons in Law include: LLM in Intellectual Property and E-‐law, LLM in Interna(onal Human Rights Law and Public Policy
ApplicaNon Process
What can I study?
www.ucc.ie/en/study/us-‐canadian/programmes
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