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17 Dec 2020 -
A look back on the Graduate Attributes Programme in 2020
08 Dec 2020Successful outcomes within the Graduate Attributes Programme in 2020 are a testament to a dedicated and talented team around us but with radical and transformative collaboration campus-wide. The successful integration of the initiatives has been bolstered university-wide with more than 30 teams collaborating on projects which will support and equip students and graduates with the necessary attributes, skills and values throughout the entire student life-cycle.
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Launch of a new project with Microsoft.
03 Nov 2020University College Cork are excited to announce a partnership project with Microsoft. This project is harnessing the power of Microsoft Teams and LinkedIn Learning to support final year/penultimate year students build up work-ready skills and attributes.
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Maintaining good mental health is just as important as good physical health, and maintaining it should be a priority for everyone.
01 Sep 2020The Graduate Attributes Programme launches a new "Tips for Minding your Mental Health" video for both new students transitioning to UCC and also students returning back.
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Having a clear vision and a strong brain and mindset will help you achieve your goals.
12 Aug 2020You are probably used to hearing “what are you studying”? but not too many ask “how are you learning”? How you think about your learning and the strategies you use are really important for your study success.
Find out about Growth mindset in our new video https://youtu.be/nxNHWD_JfqI
Thank you to Dr. Eithne Hunt for her amazing contribution to this video script.
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Students share their stories during Covid19
14 Aug 2020Students share some insights in to how they are using and developing graduate attributes and values during the Covid19 pandemic.
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“The Arts programme has been absolutely key for me in terms of how I work today.” Jessica Murphy, Senior Manager with Global Order Management at VMware
12 Jun 2020The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, collaboratively with the Graduate Attributes Programme launch #MadeinUCC - the first video in a series showcasing Arts and Humanities as a broad degree with many career routes and employability choices, in addition to the full array of graduate attributes and values.
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Graduate Attributes Visual Identity entered to the 100Archive
28 May 2020Last night, we received great news that our "Graduate Attributes" visual identity has been accepted into the 100Archive
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A Focus of Arts and Humanities, Graduate Attributes Special Edition
27 May 2020We are delighted to bring you this special edition Graduate Attributes Programme news update for Summer 2020. This special edition has a focus on the development of graduate attributes and values in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences (CACSSS) in University College Cork.
Graduate Attributes- Focus of Arts and Humanities 2020
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Proud to support the Postgraduate Student Challenge
01 Apr 2020Postgraduate students from across all four colleges embarked on a journey of solving some of our UCC and grand societal challenges. Hosted by Blackstone LaunchPad at UCC with Graduate Studies Office, 60 students participated in the two day event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X12ky8pYed8
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Graduate Attributes Launch the first animated character introduction
13 Mar 2020Meet Roisin, Raj, Ciara and Joe from UCC, who tell us what attributes and values they are developing throughout their journey in UCC. Each student tells us more about each attribute and value and how these are enabling them to develop life wide and life long skills. Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy_2hXxSLBc
- Roisin - Sarah Stafford
- Raj - Shivam Kislay
- Ciara - Jane Haynes
- Joe - David Quinn
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Graduate Attributes Programme launches in Irish.
17 Mar 2020Táimid ag cur lenár gcuid eolais agus scileanna agus tá forás ag teacht ar ár gcuid deiseanna pearsanta. Tá forbairt á déanamh againn ar na tréithe agus na luachanna a bhaineann linn. Cinnteoidh siad seo go mbeimid ullamh don am atá le teacht agus beimid in ann cur leis an tsochaí. Seasaimid do Meas, Uaillmhian, Báúlacht, Seasmhacht agus Ionracas. https://youtu.be/jPyAR3lmK_Y
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UCC awarded the Institution offering the "Best Student Experience" in Ireland, 2020!
20 Feb 2020The underlying vision inspiring our direction is that of a ‘Connected University’, with enhanced synergy between teaching, research and innovation, that offers a distinctive educational experience, promoting lifelong and life-wide learning and an inspiring student experience through a unique Graduate Attributes Programme which is transformational and innovative, transdisciplinary, inter-disciplinary and embedded into the culture and ethos of the Student Experience.
In addition, the Director of Student Experience has responsibility for 13 separate services that make up the Student Experience Office (SEO) team. A total of 130 highly skilled professional student centric staff work closely with students, viewing them as partners in the co-creation of the suite of services provided.
UCC’s curricula and programmes are based on the Connected Curriculum and our Graduate Attributes Programme spans this entire Connected Curriculum. As a socially-minded, civically-engaged institution, our core values and graduate attributes are the bedrock of our student experience.
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Proudly supporting the Postgraduate Showcase and Challenge
24 Jan 2020The Graduate Attributes Programme was proud to support a fantastic student-led and student-focused event this week.
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UCC Graduate Attributes Programme launch the Student Experience Showcase
22 Jan 2020Today, UCC Graduate Attributes Programme launched their showcase of the offices and services of the Student Experience.
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A look back on our GAP successes in 2019
10 Jan 2020This review illustrates the enthusiasm with which our Graduate Attributes have been embraced and, more importantly, the opportunities that have been seized by staff and students in UCC to achieve remarkable things in 2019.
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Our Graduate Attributes and Values go to China!
19 Oct 2019Our UCC graduate attributes and values get translated into Chinese!
Here at UCC, students are gaining knowledge and skills, broadening their horizons and developing attributes and core values which will make them future ready and better able to contribute to society and the economy.
This video is being launched today to mark a visit by the International Office and Deputy President and Registrar, Professor John O'Halloran to China this weekend.
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Launch of the Graduate Attributes Programme
24 Sep 2019University College Cork (UCC) has today launched the Graduate Attributes Programme which will advance the development of students’ academic, specialist and technical competencies, equipping them with transferrable skills that can be applied in life-wide contexts. A key focus will be on the development of core values and graduate attributes which will be embedded in the academic curriculum and nurtured through curricular and extracurricular activities. This initiative will a holistic educational approach to develop character, professionalism and the capacity for critical and creative thought and will nurture students’ ability to be more socially-minded and civically-engaged in their communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRT2DH06nLY&t=4s
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