25/02/2024
What’s on my mind you ask Facebook? SAVING MY DEGREE PROGRAM 📜🧑🎓😭
Hey folks, wondering if I can rally a bit of support - my degree program International Development BSc is being moved into temporary cessation on the path to being permanently ceased 😭
I would still get my degree but it will be devalued and I’m a first year just starting my degree so this is devastating news, which affects all current and past Int Dev students.
The decision was made by CUBS at UCC without consulting staff or students so lecturers are also affected by this decision.
Myself and other Int Dev students, alumni and friends have started a movement to try and save the course as it is the only undergraduate of its kind in Ireland. It’s also a course which covers topics like SDGs, health, education, human rights, the environment, etc. which are all things that UCC claims to value yet is letting go of a program directly aimed at these issues.
Our petition which was started on Friday is less than 200 signatures away from 2k and tomorrow UpLift are planning to launch a nationwide press release to support our petition (which I will be the face of). We need to make as much noise as possible ahead of a CUBS Curriculum Committee and ADSC for Temporary Cessation meeting on Tuesday.
Will you sign and share the petition please? 🙏
https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/save-ucc-s-international-development-bsc-ck214?source=whatsapp-share-button&utm_medium=myuplift&utm_source=whatsapp&share=c06e8b91-694e-4247-8e0c-7c22c5338b33
Thank you for your time 🙏
Much love,
Peace,
Freddie 🌍✌️
I just signed the petition to stop CUBS at the University College of Cork from removing and ending International Development BSc. Can you do the same?