A 2-year talent programme for skilled students from secondary education. A wider and more continuous offer to get intellectual challenges and experiences, that qualifies their daily work, strengthens their study competencies, and naturally leads them towards a higher education.
Academic integration/belongingPreparatory year | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid) | Live
Time lineA multiple-choice test evaluating general academic aptitude. It is not a test of knowledge within specific subjects, but a test on general prerequisites for completing an academic degree. UniTEST also gives the applicants insight in what is expected from them upon entering the university.
Academic integration/belongingAccess course | Online tool | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid) | Live
Time lineThe main purpose of the mentors is to help with the transition to university, it is about supporting incoming students to make friends, become familiar with services & to provide hints and tips on being a student.
Social integration/belongingTraining | Mentoring | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid) | Live
Time lineThe Digital Ambassadors (DAs) are Access Leaders who work with UCD Access and Lifelong Learning, and they facilitate online and in-person drop-in sessions for IT support for students.
Academic integration/belongingOnline program | Mentoring | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid) | Live and recorded
Time lineFlexible and programme specific peer-to-peer conversations, where potential students can ask “360-questions” about being a university student and the path leading up to it – without the typical “in time and space” barriers.
Social integration/belongingOnline program | Mentoring | Off campus | Online | Live and recorded
Time lineTo support pioneer students to succeed at the university both academically and personally at eye level via demystifying academia, role models, conversations, and easy access to support.
Academic integration/belonging, Personal mental health/well-being, Social integration/belongingInfo session | Mentoring | Off campus | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineStudent teachers takeover classes at high schools for a day to demystify higher education and meet the high school students at eye level and through that approach to provide them with a realistic view into the life as a university student – both academically and socially.
Academic integration/belongingPreparatory year | Off campus | In person | Live
Time lineA digital introduction course
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingAccess course | Online program | Off campus | Online | Recorded / Asynchronic
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