Ирландский национальный университет

The campus possesses a range of unique cultural and historical attractions, where preservation and progress coexist; the University’s original 1845 buildings designed by Sir Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodworth are considered to be of international architectural significance. 

UCC’s setting in beautiful grounds which include the historic Main Quadrangle, impressive gardens and riverside walks all provide a rich, varied and inspiring experience to student and visitor alike.

University College Cork has over 80 active societies and 50 different sports clubs. There are academic, charitable, creative, gaming/role-playing, political, religious, and social societies and clubs incorporating field sports, martial arts, watersports as well outdoor and indoor team and individual sports. UCC clubs are sponsored by Bank of Ireland, with the UCC Skull and Crossbones as the mascot for all UCC sports teams.

There is a huge variety of sporting choices for students to get involved in. Whether it is competitive or recreational, participation in sporting activities is a great way to immerse yourself in the college scene, as well as a fun way to keep fit and healthy.

Moreover, Cork has the cosmopolitan culture and energy of a capital city, with none of the disadvantages. In Cork students find all the facilities expected in a modern European city, and yet everyone can still easily walk down its main street, bumping into friends and acquaintances along the way.

The city is the main commercial and banking center in the south of Ireland. It is also a thriving seaport and home to a wealth of modern industries. In Cork city, everything you may need is within easy reach: cafés, restaurants, nightlife, cinemas, theatre, music venues, sports facilities and great shopping are all well catered for. UCC’s campus is an easy ten-minute walk from Patrick Street in the heart of the city center.

Students attending UCC occupy a variety of accommodation types, with some opting to live with family while others live in rented accommodation. UCC's campus accommodation company manages more than 1000 beds in several apartment complexes within 1.5 km of the UCC main campus, and offer a search service to students looking for private accommodation near UCC.

Students are placed in UCC campus accommodation, which is within ten minutes’ walk of the main campus. Each flat accommodates three to five students in single study bedrooms and is equipped with basic cooking facilities shared living area, TV, and internet access.

The UCC Career Services organization is dedicated to providing a transformative learning community that prepares students with all majors for advanced education, careers and purposeful living. The team is committed to help students to find rewarding opportunities and create meaningful connections through a variety of high-impact learning opportunities.

Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about €22,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about €13,000 per year, books and supplies - €675, room and board - €5,000, personal and transportation costs - €3,250.

Founded in 1845, University College Cork (UCC) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Cork, County Cork, overlooking the River Lee.

UCC is one of Ireland’s most prestigious universities. It boasts a vibrant, modern campus with an unsurpassed student experience in Ireland. A learning community where the student is at the heart of everything and the special relationship between student and lecturer is primary to the universitie’s unique ethos.

Originally named Queen’s College, Cork, the university was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster (Ireland's the second city), and was named after Queen Victoria, along with two other Queen’s Colleges in Galway and Belfast.

The landscaped gardens and surrounds of UCC are known as ‘the quad’ and superstition holds that students crossing the quad before graduation risk bad luck and failure in exams.

Alongside the quad, the university is centered on its Aula Maxima – the Great Hall, which acts as the ceremonial and symbolic heart of the university. The Hall's design inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages was the work of renowned Irish architects Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward.

UCC’s uniqueness is comprised of several threads, which when woven together create the fabric of an exceptional university experience. Those elements include its cosmopolitan character, diversity of student backgrounds, successful access programs, excellence in teaching, high academic standards, flexibility in the delivery of programs, high completion rates and levels of graduate employment, excellent sporting facilities and a broad diversity of societies and social activities resulting in over two thousand student led events per term.

UCC is the first University in the world to be awarded the esteemed ‘Green Flag’ award and remains the only Irish institution to be honored in this way. It was ranked the 4th in the world on the Global Green University Rankings including a ranking of second ‘greenest’ urban university campus in the world. 

Since 1908, UCC has grown exponentially, offering a research-led curriculum across 120 degree programs in humanities, business, law, architecture, science, medicine and more. With a student body of some 20,000, including 3,000 international students, UCC returned to being a university in its own right again in 1997, retaining its original name.

UCC’s alumni includes the prominent mathematician Professor George Boole who most famously invented Boolean logic, as well as the feminist and politician Mary MacSwiney.

Courses are offered in teaching period 1 (fall semester), teaching period 2 (spring semester), or teaching periods 1 & 2 (academic year).

Medicine, Arts, and Law were the three founding faculties when Queen's College Cork opened its doors to students in 1849. And today these are the most highly ranked academic specializations. 

Besides, 13 of UCC’s subject areas featured in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 (up from 10 subject areas in 2014), including the pharmacy & pharmacology disciplines which were listed with the top 50 worldwide.