Week of international culture at UCC

THE inaugural International Cultures Week takes place at UCC, starting today. The aim is to celebrate the different cultures on campus and to acknowledge how much they enrich student life at UCC.

Overseeing the various events is Suzanne Buckley, acting international student officer. Her job was established in the late 1980s to respond to the growing needs of international students.

There are students from 75 countries at UCC. In all, some 1,400 people across all faculties are classified into three groups; visiting students; undergraduates and post graduates.