Acronym: U.C.C.
Website: www.ucc.ie/en/qpu
University College Cork (UCC) is a university situated in
south-west Ireland that was founded as a Queen’s College in 1845. The Universities Act 1997 established UCC as
an independent autonomous university with powers to award and accredit its own
degrees and qualifications. The university has approximately 18,000 full-time
students and about 2,000 part-time students. UCC is one of the leading research
institutions in the State and its research income is consistently one of the
highest in the country. UCC offers a research-led curriculum that attracts the
highest calibre of students, with over 120 degree and professional programmes delivered by 65 academic units
(departments and schools) based within the four Colleges of the University. UCC is recognized in
Europe as one of best-practice
Universities regarding implementation of Quality Assurance procedures with a specific focus on Quality
Improvement in all aspects of the University and has served as a model for
other institutions. The University offers higher education
qualifications in almost all disciplines appropriate to a University to PhD
level (level 10 on the Irish NFQ).
University
College Cork is a collegiate university with a long tradition of excellence in
research and teaching and is ranked among the top 200 universities in the
world. The high quality education
provided, enriched by a distinctive university experience, is sustained by
demand from highly qualified applicants from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The University is outward looking and
actively engaged in a range of innovative developments in research, teaching
and learning.