Engaging Minds, Transforming Perspectives: Exploring Global Justice Education with University Students Praxis Academic Report — Part 2 | October 2023 Author: Dr Gertrude Cotter Full report here: Engaging-Minds-Transforming-Perspectives (9) Summary here: Summary-Engaging-Minds-Transforming-Perspectives (4) About the research What do university students understand about global justice, how do Read More …
The Praxis Project is delighted to have contributed to UCC’s Graduate Attributes Programme in 2022. Graduate attributes refer to the skills, knowledge and abilities of UCC graduates, beyond disciplinary content knowledge, that are applicable in a range of contexts in their lives. They advance the Read More …
UCC offers multiple opportunities for students to participate in activities and events involving global citizenship on campus: Cultural societies Cultural societies like the Japanese Society, Indian Society, Korean Society, Chinese Society, and African Society, organise intercultural exchange activities, including: Spicy Noodle Challenge, Bollywood Nights, Read More …
Other events organised by the Students’ Union under the global citizenship theme:
The International Development Society spreads awareness about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit. Design Thinking with Concern worldwide The Design Thinking session helped develop innovative solutions to incorporate SDGs in real life. It was Read More …
This is a short summer course launched in 2022 as a response to the Russia/Ukraine war, which has displaced several students. The course aims at making the newcomers aware of student life in Ireland and inform them of how to avail basic needs. Each training Read More …
The Food Bank is an initiative of the Students’ Union that started in 2019 and reopened in 2021. It aims at providing food and hygiene products to students experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity. After paying fees, rent and bills, students are left with hardly Read More …
To all UCC students, the Praxis Project invites you to complete the following survey regarding your experience of and interest in Global Citizenship and Development Education at UCC. We would appreciate if you could take the time to complete the survey. There are 13 questions. Read More …
Active Citizenship Showcase The students of UW0012 Global Citizenship and Development Education showcase their 2022 projects and their passion for global social justice issues. Themes include: Child labour Policy Advocacy with Child Labour organisations in Netherlands, DR Congo and Bangladesh; Campaigning for Palestine with Trocaire; Read More …
We were delighted to host a seminar on racism and anti-racism on 23rd February 2021. It was led by Eric Ehigie of Black and Irish and Diana Siwela of MASI the Movement of Asylum-Seekers in Ireland. This was part of UCC’s Sanctuary University Week 2022 Read More …