University College Cork is one of Ireland's oldest institutions of higher education. UCC was originally founded in 1845 and 150 years later the University is internationally acclaimed as Ireland's leading research institution. The university offers a research-led curriculum that attracts the highest calibre of students.
The university has 18,860 full-time students: almost 12,000 undergraduate students and some 3,200 students at postgraduate level. UCC's widely diverse student body includes 2,053 international students representing 85 nationalities worldwide.
For further information about life as a student in UCC, we recommend that you visit http://www.ucc.ie/en/AboutUCCandCork and also our International Education Office website.
University College Cork is situated in Cork city in the south-west of Ireland. Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the county of Cork which is one of the most beautiful and historic regions of Ireland. For photographs of Cork city and the countryside of Cork, and more on the history and nature of Cork, see http://www.discoverireland.ie/southwest.aspx. For photographs of Cork city and the beautiful county Cork region, see the Tripadvisor website.
For questions relating to this course, please contact Dr. Marcus Claesson at m.claesson@ucc.ie.
