The UNIC Series of Open Entrepreneurship Courses “Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nexus” (GEIN) is a gateway to hands-on experience, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cutting-edge knowledge. Courses are open to Bachelor, Master, and PhD students from all UNIC partner universities. Students can can visit one course or choose several courses; they will receive a UNIC certificate for participation.
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Led and coordinated by UCC Senior Lecturer in Sociology Dr Mastoureh Fathi, an online Masters and PhD-level lecture series running from October 2026 to January 2027 introduces advanced methodological approaches in contemporary migration studies, highlighting how researchers can work creatively and rigorously across diverse empirical contexts. The online lectures will be followed by an optional in-person workshop held at Koç University Istanbul (by application and limited to a small number of students from specific UNIC universities).
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On September 14th, the EU Presidency associated Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Ireland event "Climate, Migration, Refugees and the SDGs: Leaving No One Behind" was held at UCC in partnership with the UNIC European University Alliance and UCC Collective Social Futures Institute.
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Professor Ed Byrne of the School of Engineering and Architecture and Principal Investigator of the 'Deep Societal Innovation for Sustainability and Human Flourishing (DSIS)' project at the Sustainability Institute UCC attended the UNIC International Scientific Conference on 'Sustainable Development and Other Paradigms and Concepts in the Context of Contemporary Civilizational Trends - Global and Local Dimensions' held at University of Łódz from 10-11 September 2026.
Ed delivered a keynote titled "The Sustainable Development Paradigm Misalignment? From Environmental Crisis to Climate Crisis to Polycrisis to Metacrisis".
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Still time to submit your paper for the 3rd UNIC Thematic Conference under the theme 'Entrepreneurial learning, arts and creativity for inclusive and sustainable urban futures': the deadline for submissions has been extended until 30th Sept 2026.
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The UNIC VIP Fund remains open for applications until 30th November 2026. UCC staff members are invited to apply for up to €2,000 to support the development of Virtual and International Educational Projects with UNIC partners.
An online briefing session will be held online on Thursday 17th September 2-3pm, please contact vipfund@ucc.ie for further information.
Learn more about Professor Femi Amao's Virtual Exchange developed with Dr Cem Vizaroğlu of Koç University. Femi Amao is a Professor of Company Law and Sustainability at University College Cork.
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UNIC has launched the latest round of two awards, the Thematic Lines Best Paper Award and Thematic Lines CityLabs Award 2027. UCC staff are encouraged to apply.
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Join us for a 90-minute discussion on the links between climate change, migration, forced displacement, human rights, security, and sustainable development - hosted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and held at UCC on September 14 at 14.00 Irish time and available via livestream across the UNIC network.
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This year's UNIC Mathematics Summer School 2026 was held from June 22-28 at University of Łódź in Poland with strong participation from UCC.
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UNICArt lead in UCC, Dr Brice Catherin is an artist and postdoctoral researcher. Together with Maria Sappho, an artist and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Huddersfield, he designed and hosted a workshop at the Rencontres Internationales de Théâtre Universitaire (RITU) in Liège in February. The event took place from February 24-28.
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