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‘Crossing the Siloes and Engaging with Cities’: UNIC working conference at Oulu, Finland

26 Sep 2024
UCC / Cork delegation at the Oulu City Hall during the conference; L-R: Aoife Dowling, project manager UNIC at UCC; Alannah O'Callaghan, co-ordinator at Cork Public Participation Network; Dr Yvon Bonenfant, Head of Theatre and UCC lead for UNIC Arts, Culture and Creativity; Peter Medway, Community Climate Action Officer at Cork City Council; Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law, Associate Vice President, Director of European Relations and Public Affairs; Dr Anna Santucci, Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Enhancement; Ciara O'Halloran, Programme Officer in Research Culture, Engagement and Impact; Dr Catherine O'Mahony, Director of the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL).

A delegation of ten participants from UCC, the Cork Public Participation Network and Cork City Council contributed to the UNIC working conference at the University of Oulu, Finland, on the 24-26 September 2024.

The theme of the conference focused on unlocking city-university partnership, including via a Societal Engagement and Impact Forum which was led by UCC’s Ciara O’Halloran.

Other highlights included the first in-person UNIC Council Meeting, chaired by Prof. Ursula Kilkelly – which facilitated recommendations for the future of UNIC. Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law led discussions on global engagement strategy. Meanwhile, Dr Catherine O'Mahony, Dr Anna Santucci, Dr Luigi Lonardo and Dr Yvon Bonenfant deepened UCC's involvement and progress in, respectively, 'Innovative Teaching and Learning' as well as the academic topics of 'Justice, Security and Institutions' and 'Arts, Culture and Creativity'. The conference laid the basis for renewed city involvement: a high point on which to end the first year of the new phase of UNIC.

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