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UNIC: The European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition



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University College Cork is one of the founding partners of UNIC, the European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition. UNIC is an alliance of ten universities across Europe who are working with their cities and with one another to tackle urban challenges and develop shared, sustainable futures.

The UNIC university partners are University College Cork, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Koç University Istanbul, University of Deusto in Bilbao, University of Liège, Ruhr University Bochum, University of Oulu, University of Zagreb, University of Lodz, Malmö University.

UNIC unlocks new international opportunities by connecting students, staff and city stakeholders with our partners for transformative learning, research, innovation and societal impact. See the main UNIC site: Home (unic.eu).

UNIC is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

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Students taking part in UNIC Dialogues event held in the Student Hub on March 19
13 Apr 2026

UNIC Dialogues on "Internationalisation" was held on March 19

UNIC Dialogues is an annual initiative organised by student representatives held at each of the partner universities of the UNIC alliance. On March 19th, UNIC UCC Student representatives Margarita Linetska and Sadhbh Tierney led the local UCC UNIC Dialogues event under this year's theme of "Internationalisation".  
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Tomás Flynn, winner of the recent UNIC photo competition for UCC students
01 Apr 2026

Congratulations to the winners of the recent UNIC photo competition for UCC students

The recent UNIC photo competition saw strong entries from our students. A shortlist of 12 photos was selected and on display in the atrium of the Student Hub from February 23 to March 06. UCC staff and students were asked to cast their vote online, and we are delighted to announce the winners, who were recently presented with their prizes (in the form of UCC Student Centre Vouchers).  
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The UNIC student board, academic year 25/26
01 Apr 2026

Apply now: UNIC at UCC student rep roles, 2026-27

Would you like to contribute to UCC's involvement in an alliance of universities across Europe? The UNIC UCC office is seeking two students as UCC UNIC student representatives (paid roles) for the period June 2026 to end of May 2027.
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(L-R): Mathias Reckmann (EUR), Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law (UCC), Prof. Yvon Bonenfant (UCC), Aoife Dowling (UCC)
17 Mar 2026

UNIC UCC Team Contributes to UNIC Strategic Retreat, Rotterdam

The UNIC team from University College Cork (UCC) contributed to a UNIC Strategy Retreat at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), 16-17 March 2026. The retreat was hosted by the UNIC co-ordinating unit at EUR, chaired by Alliance Co-ordinator Prof. Semiha Denktas.
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