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University College Cork (UCC)
University College Cork (UCC) is a public university in Cork, Ireland, founded in 1845, with about 21,900 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Cork, Ireland
- Founded
- 1845
- Students
- 21,894
- Teaching language
- English, Irish
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University College Cork (UCC) is a public university in Cork, Ireland, and a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. It was founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Cork, one of three Queen's Colleges established that year in Cork, Galway and Belfast.
The main campus is in the city, around the old quadrangle and along the Western Road and the river Lee, with a nearby site at Cork University Hospital for medicine and health. Colleges cover arts, Celtic studies and social sciences; business and law; medicine and health; and science, engineering and food science.
Teaching is mainly in English. Tuition is charged at EU and non-EU rates published by the university.
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What language are courses taught in at University College Cork (UCC)?
Courses at University College Cork (UCC) are taught in English, Irish.
When was University College Cork (UCC) founded?
University College Cork (UCC) was founded in 1845.
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