Dr. Norma Ryan
      Biochemist
      Director, Quality Promotion Unit, UCC
      Irish Bologna Expert
      Past-Chair, Irish Higher Education Network
      Member, Governing Authority, UCC
      Member, Senate of National University of 
        Ireland
      Member, Irish Universities Association Quality 
        Committee
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     UCC
      A University located in the South of Ireland, 
        with 18,000+ students, and one of the 
        highest annual research income of all the 
        Irish Universities
      Has a particular focus on delivering Fourth 
        Level Ireland (graduate studies) and lifelong 
        learning
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     Mission
       To create, preserve, and communicate 
         knowledge and to enhance cultural, social 
         and economic life locally, regionally and 
         globally.
      VISION
       To be a research-led university of 
         international standing with impact in 
         Munster, Ireland, Europe and the world 
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     Colleges of UCC
        Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences
        Business & Law
        Medicine & Health
        Science, Engineering & Food Science
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     Universities Act 1997
         Legislation that established all Irish 
          Universities as independent autonomous 
          institutions
         Requires all Irish Universities to put in 
          place quality assurance procedures
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