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Learn Turkish with Native Speakers

22 Feb 2022

UCC students are invited to take part in Online Turkish Practice Hours (TPH), a language cafe offered by Koc University, Istanbul, one of UCC's UNIC partners. Register for free by February 24th, 10 AM Irish time, at https://forms.gle/yzkaX6ifAuPnCpRaA. For more information, watch this YouTube video or visit the Koc University website.
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UCC UNIC Superdiversity Academy Seminar Series

17 Feb 2022

As part of the UNIC European University initiative, UCC’s Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century (ISS21), in conjunction with the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Unit and Access UCC is hosting a seminar series focused on theme of superdiversity. The term superdiversity underlines the growing complexity of diversity, reflecting the increasing prominence of complex mixtures and intersectionalities of ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, culture, religion, (dis)ability, economic status, legal status and many other aspects. Part of the aim of UNIC is to explore what superdiversity means for the higher education space as well as our wider city and communities.
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UCC receives funding to develop European University Alliance

07 Feb 2022

A future pan European university for Cork is a step closer as University College Cork was awarded € 442,000 in funding to continue to develop a new model of European education together with seven cities across Europe.
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UNIC conference to explore the 'future of education in Europe'

25 May 2021

On June 11, UNIC (European University of Post-Industrial Cities) will answer what it means to be a European University, and more, as it hosts its latest conference, Regenerating our Post-Industrial Cities: the Role of Universities.
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Nuachtlitir UNIC - the UNIC Newsletter

12 May 2021

The UNIC Newsletter is now available in Irish, English and 8 other languages. Each issue is tailored to your needs as a student, staff, a UNIC partner, or decision-maker in Higher Education. Subscribe via the link below.
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Cork Harbour Festival: International event on the Future of Port Cities

11 May 2021

City-University partners across our UNIC European University Alliance believe ports and port cities have a particularly unique role to play in helping us to rethink and redesign the future of our urban centers - in a citizen centered, diverse and ecological manner.

Join us for a roundtable discussion chaired by Irish Times Journalist Lorna Siggins, bringing thought leaders into conversation around this ambition as part of the Cork Harbour Festival 2021 programme.
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