Thursday 6^th October at 10:15 -11:15 CET / 9.15 - 10.15 (IST).  Lyndsey ElAmoud from ACE, UCC will present at this workshop on the subject of Micro-credentials. In her presentation, Lyndsey will explore the current practice at University College Cork, where micro-credentials represent a short learning experience that responds to societal and economic needs and provides proof of learning from a university. The presentation will demonstrate the benefits and opportunities that micro-credentials present for the individual learner in the context of lifelong learning education and training provision.

UNIC Teacher Training - Intercultural Dialogue: collaborative teaching and learning in international settings

In the workshop, you will meet teachers of partner universities of the UNIC-Alliance and familiarise yourself with Virtual Exchange (resp. COIL). You will collaborate to create a Virtual Exchange setting for your students.

Dates for the synchronous meetings (pick one slot): 

21.09.2022 (Wednesday): 13:00-15:30 UTC+2 / CEST

21.10.2022 (Friday): 10:00-12:30 UTC+2 / CEST

10.11.2022 (Thursday): 15:00-17:30 UTC+1 / CET (dedicated to teachers who mainly focus on developing their students’ (foreign) language competencies) 

14.12.2022 (Wednesday): 15:00-17:30 UTC+1 / CET

Registration: https://forms.gle/7WfEFF53sfVpv6dQ8

UCC is one of eight partner universities participating in UNIC, the European University of Post-Industrial Cities. Here, Emer Walsh explores what the future of European higher education and European research can look like, through the power of UNIC.

Pat O'Leary from ACE, UCC presented at this workshop, exploring the roles, benefits and opportunities of coaching in the context of lifelong learning.

The workshop is part of the UNIC Lifelong Learning Framework and the recording is now available.

Following the UNIC conference and to open the UNIC CityLabs Festival in Oulu, Finland, UCC, Cork City and UNIC partners signed a historic Joint Engaged Research Declaration to develop a common approach to engaging communities and their cities in advancing research and innovation to make a difference in people’s lives.

University College Cork are delighted to invite you to join us on Tuesday 29th March, 12:30-14:30 CET (11:30-13:30 Irish Time) for the upcoming UNIC Engaged Research Best Practice Seminar. As part of the UNIC European University alliance, this seminar is the second of a best practice series being delivered under the UNIC for Engaged Research (UNIC4ER) programme of work.