UCD Accused of EU Data Protection Breach, Potential Liability of €20 million
UCD have been accused of breaching EU data protection laws. As reported by the Times on Thursday, UCD, alongside other
Social Entrepreneurship: Sustainable Social Change Through Enterprise
In less than a decade there has been a huge change in the way people approach social change. Young people across the world are becoming more concerned about making a positive impact on the world they live in. According to Forbes, 94% of young people want to use their skills to benefit a cause. This change in the way people think brought with it a realisation that charity isn’t the way forward as it does not provide a sustainable long term solution. This led to people turning to Social Entrepreneurship.
Legislation Agreed by Cabinet for “Economically Focussed” Department of Higher Education
On the 13th of July, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD, welcomed government
Some Schools Increase Credits Per Module to Increase Depth of Learning
On July 8th, it came to the attention of UCD Politics students that some 3rd year Politics modules credits have
Why the Irish are so sympathetic towards the situation in Palestine
On Saturday 4th of July, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) alongside the Palestinian communities in Ireland and the Irish public held a number of protests across Ireland against the proposed Israeli Annexation of the West Bank. This protest is the latest of many pro-Palestinian protests held on the Island.
The Effects of the Arab Spring, Ten Years After it Began
In late 2010, almost ten years ago, a Tunisian street vendor who went by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire as a response to state officials harassing him in an attempt to shut down his business with no valid reason. This hopeless act of one individual, set off a domino effect across the Middle East that consisted of fed up and oppressed youth taking on the streets.
The protests against government corruption started in Tunisia in December 2010, with the goal of reforming the political system headed at the time by Zine el-Abidine, who was in power for 23 years. This was the spark needed for a revolution that spread across North Africa and the Middle East. A combination of political subjugation and poor economies led to the spread of the protests to 19 out of the 22 Arab nations.
Spring Exchanges “Proceeding As Planned” For UCD Students – Subject to Review.
University College Dublin (UCD) cancelled their outgoing exchanges for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic year on May