University College Cork (UCC)
University College Cork (UCC) is a public institution in Cork, Ireland, accredited by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI); Higher Education Authority (HEA); Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group. Primary language: English. AlmiStudy lists 4 canonical subject areas, all verified against Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI); Higher Education Authority (HEA); Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group.
- Country
- Ireland (IE)
- City
- Cork
- Control
- public
- Language
- English
- Accreditation
- Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI); Higher Education Authority (HEA); Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- University College Cork (UCC) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.ucc.ie/en/international/
Subjects offered
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Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences · Business and Law · Medicine and Health · Science, Engineering and Food Science
Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Cork (one of three Queen's Colleges established by Sir Robert Peel — Cork, Belfast, Galway — providing university education for non-Anglicans in Ireland), becoming UCC in 1908. Approximately 24,000 students. Distinguished particularly in food science (Cork is at the heart of Ireland's significant dairy and food industries — Kerry Group, Dairygold, Glanbia all have major Cork-region operations). Strong Irish-language and Celtic Studies programmes (UCC's Department of Modern Irish is one of Ireland's leading).
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