Distinguished Lectures
This campus visit and lecture by a senior public figure or academic expert highlights a significant issue in European affairs to a UCD and greater Dublin audience.

2000: Peter Sutherland, Attorney General (1981-82, 1982-84); European Commissioner (1985-89); Director General, World Trade Organisation (1993-95)

2001: Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium

2002: Steven Smith, Professor, University of Aberystwyth

2002: Garret Fitzgerald, Taoiseach (1981-82, 1982-87); Chancellor of the National University of Ireland (1997-present)

2002: David Byrne, EU Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner

2003: Robert Pastor, Professor and Vice President, American University; member, U.S. National Security Council (1977-81)

2004: Bronisław Geremek, historian; Solidarność activist; Foreign Minister of Poland (1997-2000)

2004: John Bruton, Taoiseach (1994-97); member of Presidium, Convention on the Future of Europe (2002-04)