Supporting Frameworks and Partnerships

HEA: Higher Education Authority

The HEA is the statutory agency that leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system. The overall objective is to create a coherent system of diverse institutions with distinct missions, which is responsive to the social cultural and economic development of Ireland and its people and supports the achievement of national objectives. The HEA also created the Healthy Campus Charter and Framework to support the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in their work to support the health and wellbeing of the campus community. The Healthy Campus Framework outlines how HEIs can implement national policies and strategies in the key areas of physical activity, tobacco, sexual health, mental health, and drugs and alcohol in a way that addresses local needs. In 2015, UCC commited to the Healthy Campus Framework by signing the charter.

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

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's seven cross-cutting Thematic Lines are interlocking collaborative structures that establish relations between faculties of our universities around specific areas of post-industrial transition:

Relevant Action Area Policies