Sunday Times University of the Year 2016 Welcome to University College Cork

MISSION TO BE A WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY CONNECTING OUR REGION TO THE GLOBE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK UCC was founded in 1845 UCC is an international university in the heart of Ireland’s Energy, Food, Pharmaceutical and Software ICT industries - Eight of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies and Ireland’s top 4 food companies are located in Munster - 25% of national energy needs are produced in Cork UCC is host to Ireland’s largest ICT institute – The Tyndall Institute UCC supports regional development UCC works closely with Irish and International agencies to help industry to access its world class resources UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK UCC was founded in 1845 UCC is an international university in the heart of Ireland’s Energy, Food, Pharmaceutical and Software ICT industries - Eight of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies and Ireland’s top 4 food companies are located in Munster - 25% of national energy needs are produced in Cork UCC is host to Ireland’s largest ICT institute – The Tyndall Institute UCC supports regional development UCC works closely with Irish and International agencies to help industry to access its world class resources

2,800 academic, research, admin & tech staff 2,800 academic, research, admin & tech staff 20,700 registered students 130,000 alumni worldwide 4,390 postgraduates 4,390 postgraduates 13,972 undergraduates 13,972 undergraduates €90m research income €90m research income 2,739 adult and continuing education students 2,739 adult and continuing education students 3,317 international students from 104 countries 3,317 international students from 104 countries TOP 2% in the world €275m annual income €275m annual income

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Prof Richard Milner Nuclear Physicist Professor of Physics MIT Cathy Kearney Director International Operations Apple Una Fox Vice President Enterprise Data Management The Walt Disney Company George Boole Forefather of the information age Gerry Murphy Senior Managing Director & Chairman Blackstone Group Ann Kelleher Vice President Technology & Manufacturing Intel Samantha Barry Director Social News CNN Denis Brosnan Founder & Former Managing Director Kerry Group Plc. Edward Kiely Former Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

AWARDS & ACCOLADES UCC is ranked in the top 2% of global universities in the World University Rankings UCC is ranked 1 st in Ireland, 16 th in Europe and 52 nd globally for scientific research (CWTS Leiden Ranking 2015) UCC scored the highest number of A grades of 1200 universities in 83 countries in the EU U-Multirank (21 of a possible 28) UCC is Ireland’s first five star university (QS Stars) UCC has been voted Sunday Times Irish University of The Year a record four times in the last 12 years, including 2015 UCC has 13 subjects featured in the top tier globally (QS World University Ranking by Subject 2015) UCC was the first university in the world to be awarded the International Green Flag for environmental endeavours AWARDS & ACCOLADES UCC is ranked in the top 2% of global universities in the World University Rankings UCC is ranked 1 st in Ireland, 16 th in Europe and 52 nd globally for scientific research (CWTS Leiden Ranking 2015) UCC scored the highest number of A grades of 1200 universities in 83 countries in the EU U-Multirank (21 of a possible 28) UCC is Ireland’s first five star university (QS Stars) UCC has been voted Sunday Times Irish University of The Year a record four times in the last 12 years, including 2015 UCC has 13 subjects featured in the top tier globally (QS World University Ranking by Subject 2015) UCC was the first university in the world to be awarded the International Green Flag for environmental endeavours

WORK READY, WORLD READY GRADUATES

AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY UCC has a diverse and inclusive campus UCC ’s student population includes 3,000 (15%) international students from over 100 countries 30% of UCC’s staff are international UCC has received global recognition for its focus on Asia AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY UCC has a diverse and inclusive campus UCC ’s student population includes 3,000 (15%) international students from over 100 countries 30% of UCC’s staff are international UCC has received global recognition for its focus on Asia

RESEARCH AT UCC UCC is a leading university for research, innovation and commercialisation UCC is committed to transferring its discoveries from the research laboratory to industry UCC offers one of the broadest ranges of research capabilities on a single campus in Ireland UCC research centres include:

RankCountry Collaborating Institutions 1USA458 2ENGLAND128 3FRANCE128 4JAPAN105 5GERMANY86 6ITALY82 7CHINA MAINLAND73 8SPAIN64 9AUSTRALIA50 10INDIA Collaborating Countries GLOBALLY CONNECTED

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT UCC Spin-out Companies Gateway UCC Innovation and Incubation Centre Undergraduates Blackstone Launchpad Entrepreneurship Education Quercus Innovation & Entrepreneurship Scholarships Graduate Enterprise Ignite Graduate Business Innovation Centre Healthcare Supporting the development of healthcare solutions through industry collaboration Cork Science & Innovation Park Ireland’s first science & innovation park

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT AT UCC UCC plays a key role in supporting local and regional development -Sustaining excellence in teaching and research -Maximising economic return on exchequer investment -Attracting FDI and facilitating SME growth through collaboration UCC is active in finding applications for the outcomes of its research UCC aligns graduate skills to regional and national opportunities UCC promotes collaborative research and business development with external partners UCC offers agility in collaboration across the industry-academic interface UCC manages a large portfolio of patents, licences and spin-off companies

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

AN ENVIRONMENT TO SUCCEED UCC is the leading university globally for the quality of the student experience (STeXX.eu student experience survey) UCC is ranked 1 st in Ireland for its sports facilities, international office, IT services and graduate studies (International Graduate Insight Group) UCC is ranked in the top 3 universities globally for its international office, and Careers and Work Placement Service (International Graduate Insight Group) UCC provides placement opportunities to 95% of undergraduates 93% of our primary degree graduates are in employment or further study 6 months after graduating UCC has 80 societies and 50 sporting clubs AN ENVIRONMENT TO SUCCEED UCC is the leading university globally for the quality of the student experience (STeXX.eu student experience survey) UCC is ranked 1 st in Ireland for its sports facilities, international office, IT services and graduate studies (International Graduate Insight Group) UCC is ranked in the top 3 universities globally for its international office, and Careers and Work Placement Service (International Graduate Insight Group) UCC provides placement opportunities to 95% of undergraduates 93% of our primary degree graduates are in employment or further study 6 months after graduating UCC has 80 societies and 50 sporting clubs

WHY WORK IN UCC? Access high calibre students and leading academics - Researchers in residence - Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes - Adjunct faculty Access innovative knowledge, technology and world-class facilities Meet your R&D needs through research collaboration Shape future employees Meet your training needs through Continuing Professional Development, bespoke courses and Executive Education Avail of an industry-aligned technology transfer expertise Engage with the triple helix of university, business and policy

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