The Programme Officer, to be hired by the University College Dublin and seconded to UCEAP, provides a wide range of academic and student services in support of UCEAP’s international academic exchange programs Ireland. Under the direction of the UK/Ireland Resident Director, incumbent serves as the first point of contact for general student inquiries and as the primary academic and student services advisor for assigned programs (ensuring that students adhere to both UC and partner academic program requirements). The Programme Officer is responsible for communicating with students, host institutions, and the central UCEAP office on program administration, policies and procedures, requirements and student welfare related issues; plans and implements student events and orientations.
Forum on Education Abroad Standards Workshops at UCD
The Forum on Education Abroad, a non-profit organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad, will be holding two workshops on their Standards of Good Practice at UCD on 21 November 2014. The first workshop will be an overview of the Standards, and the second will focus on Focus on Standard 4 (Student Preparation for the Learning Abroad Environment & Returning Student Support) and Standard 5 (Student Selection and Code of Conduct). For more details, see http://forumea.org/UCDworkshops14.cfm