UCC, along with 8 EU partners in ‘The European University of Post-Industrial Cities’ (UNIC) alliance have developed a lecture series and Master Course for the Summer term 2020 on “Migration and Corona“. The initiative is part of a unique partnership to boost mobility and inclusion through teaching, research and community engagement across the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Koc University Istanbul, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, University College Cork, University of Deusto, University of Oulu, University of Zagreb and University of Liège.
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Our staff, students and Alumni are at the frontline of global response networks to COVID-19, collaborating with higher education institutions, Governments, and communities across the globe.
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Migration and COVID-19 – EU Masters Course Launched, European University of Post-Industrial Cities
19 May 2020
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UNESCO Learning Cities Fight Covid-19 - Network and Webinar Series
11 May 2020
Cork City and University College Cork are founding members of the UNESCO Learning Cities initiative. Many of the 173 UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members around the world face severe challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), and have come together to exchange solutions, in webinars organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).
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Tackling COVID-19 Across the Globe: Impacts on the Global South
14 May 2020
University College Cork is an institutional member and partner of the Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI). The DSAI COVID-19 Resource Repository pools and shares knowledge, experience and expertise about the impact of COVID on the developing world, approaches to contain it and offset its impacts. Submissions are invited as part of an open call to advance dialogue across reseacrh, policy and practice and will be drawing from the Resource Repository to inform a series of related webinars. The first webinar takes place on Thursday 28 May.
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Collaborating with Universities Globally - Talloires Network and Webinar Series
08 May 2020
University College Cork is a leading member of the international Tallories Network, a group of civically engaged universities that are working together to support communities across the globe with challenges arising from COVID-19. A webinar series, features leaders from UCC and other civically engaged universities around the world sharing knowledge and experience. A community of practice brings students together to advance and adapt best practices.
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Partnership to Solve Global Health Challenges - Weekly Webinars
08 May 2020
University College Cork is a member of the Irish Global Health Network (IGHN). Our students Eunice Philip (Public Health), Ruth Yan (Medicine) and Tochukwu Igboanugo (Medicine) are regular active volunteers with the Network. The IGHN weekly webinar series 'Conversations on COVID-19' has been running since March 2020 and is a useful resource for global health workers, health professionals and those concerned with health at a global level, with a particular focus on low-income countries.
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WEBINAR - MarEI with International Energy Agency: Impacts of Coronavirus Pandemic on Economy, Energy and Emissions
29 Apr 2020
MaREI’s 9th Annual Energy and Climate Policy Research Seminar will take place on May 20 next as a webinar and it builds upon a strong history of collaboration between UCC & the ESRI. This promises to be a thought provoking and informing seminar with leading experts from a variety of institutions sharing their thought leadership, including a Keynote Address from Ms. Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeller at the International Energy Agency on aligning the post pandemic recovery with the clean energy transition. Click here for more information and registration.
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