Contact: Roslyn Reddy, UCD Global
Email:
directorucdglobal@ucd.ie
UMT Global Engagement Group
The Global Engagement Group (UMT GEG) provides high-level oversight and coordination of the University’s internationalisation efforts and advises UMT on matters relating to internationalisation at UCD.
• To assist in the further development and implementation of UCD’s Global Engagement Strategy (2016-2020) and to monitor and review the progress of this strategy in achieving the University’s objectives for global engagement.
• To comment and advise UMT on proposals and outcomes (and their adoption by GEG as appropriate) from UCD’s global strategy working groups e.g. Global Partnerships Working Group.
• To consider and respond to issues referred to the Group by the University Management Team relating to the University’s global engagement activities.
• To recommend to UMT for approval, on an annual basis, the University’s plan for international student recruitment targets and international tuition fees and to review the progress of this plan.
• To provide strategic oversight and recommendations to UMT on opportunities and proposals for new UCD globalisation activities across a range of areas, including:
o Institutional Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs)
o Overseas offices and representatives
o Overseas campuses
o International partnerships and associated activities
o Mobility opportunities
o Student recruitment pathways
o On campus activities
• To advise UMT on strategic oversight of foundation programmes, pre-sessional andin- sessional language programmes offered by UCD.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of UCD’s regional strategies, supported by the established steering groups for Europe, North America, China, South Asia, Asia-Pacific and other regional steering groups that may be established.
• To advise UMT on strategic oversight of UCD’s ‘area studies’* activities
*Area studies refers to research and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical, national, or cultural regions e.g. Chinese studies
• To provide a forum for the development and exchange of good practice in global engagement across UCD’s Colleges, Schools and Units.
• To provide institutional oversight of external environment activities (e.g. policies, regulations) that impact on UCD’s global engagement activities and ambitions.
The following shall be members of GEG:
The Vice President for Global Engagement or nominee (Chair)
The Deputy Vice President for Global Engagement
The Bursar
The Dean of Undergraduate Studies
The Dean of Graduate Studies
The Dean of Students
The Provost or equivalent of each international college in which UCD is involved, or nominee
The Vice-Principal for International/Global Engagement from each College
The Director of International Affairs
The Director of Quality
The Director of Student Recruitment
The Director of University Relations
The Director of University Governance
The Director of Research
The Director of Alumni Development
The Chief Technology Officer
The Group may co-opt representatives from across the University as appropriate.
UMT Global Engagement Group
Meeting Schedule 2022/23
| Agreement Submission Deadline | Submission Deadline | Meeting Date |
| Tuesday, 13th September 2022 | Wednesday, 21st September 2022 | Monday, 3rd October 2022, 9.30 to 11.30 am |
| Thursday, 20th October 2022 | Tuesday, 1st November 2022 | Thursday, 10th November 2022, 2.00 to 4.00 pm |
| Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 | Thursday, 1st December 2022 | Monday, 12th December 2022, 9.30 to 11.30 am |
| Wednesday, 18th January 2023 | Friday, 27th January 2023 | Thursday, 9th February 2023, 2.00 to 4.00 pm |
| Wednesday, 15th March 2023 | Monday, 27th March 2023 | Wednesday, 5th April 2023, 9.30 to 11.30 am |
| Wednesday, 26th April 2023 | Monday, 8th May 2023 | Wednesday, 17th May 2023, 2.00 to 4.00 pm |
| Wednesday, 24th May 2023 | Friday, 2nd June 2023 | Wednesday, 14th June 2023, 9.30 to 11.30 am |