2005 Press Releases
Winter Conferring Ceremonies at University College Cork (UCC), 14 December 2005
Winter conferring ceremonies commenced today (14 December 2005) at
University College Cork with over 500 students conferred from the
Faculties of Food Science and Law and the College of Arts, Celtic
Studies & Social Sciences. Among those conferred were 175
with a Higher Diploma in Education (HDipinEd); 22 with a Higher Diploma
in Co-operative Organisation, Food Marketing and Rural Development
(HDIpCOFMktgRD), 19 with a Diploma in Common Law (DipCL) and 78 with a
Diploma in Law (DipL). Twelve students graduated with a Diploma
in Arts whilst 14 graduated with a Higher Diploma in Counselling
(HDipCoun) followed by 18 who graduated with a Higher Diploma in
Guidance & Counselling (HDipGC). Thirty students graduated
with a Higher Diploma in Learning Support (HDipLSupport); 24 with a
Higher Diploma in Health Economics (HDipHEcon) and 12 with a Higher
Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy Studies (HDipIPsychS).
The Conferring address was given by Professor Paul Giller, Registrar
and Vice-President for Academic Affairs. The ceremonies continue
tomorrow (15 December) and conclude on Friday (16 December).
In his Conferring address, Professor Giller referred to the changing
campus of UCC and welcomed the go-ahead for the IT building which will
further enhance the teaching and research facilities at UCC. He
also referred to UCC's position as a leading European University and
the major internal restructuring process. "An essential part of
this is the reorganization of the existing seven faculty structure into
four Colleges to focus the university's research and teaching
efforts." He added "The restructuring will lead to many further
developments in the future, where closer collaboration between
disciplines within and between the Colleges will foster new and
exciting interdisciplinary programmes." He concluded by welcoming
the recent announcement by the Minister for Education for the provision
of extra funding for the universities which will provide the
opportunity to develop the third level sector into a strong, vibrant
and internationally competitive fourth level sector, driving research
and producing postgraduates at the forefront of their chosen
disciplines.
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