UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Money Management Guide
Money Management Guide
Financial needsTool | Off campus | On campus | Online & in person (hybrid)
Time line- Pre-entry
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- Induction
- First semester
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Traveller and Roma Access Officer
Traveller & Roma Access Officer: The main purpose of the project is to increase the participation of Traveller and Roma students in Higher Education. The project focuses on three strands: Pre-entry and Outreach, Post-entry Support, and Building Institutional Readiness.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Social integration/belongingWorkshop | Info session | Training | On campus | In person | Live
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Hold On Map
The Hold On Map provides staff with a guideline for handling signs of suicide. It makes issues discussable and clearly indicates where students with suicidal thoughts and behaviours can be referred or who can be contacted in risk situations.
Personal mental health/well-beingTool | Online tool
Time line- Pre-entry
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- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Language Buddy Project
Lowering the threshold for students to ask for help with language skills by offering peer-support in which tutors and pupils are matched on the basis of language related needs and experience, study programme, interests and practical considerations.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingMentoring | Buddy program
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
International Club
Building a community for all students, with a focus on first year (international) students.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingCommunity building | In person | Live
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
SprintPlus
Compensating software to help people with reading, writing, spelling and learning difficulties.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Simplified Procedure for the RPAC for multilingualism
Students can obtain exemptions for language classes based on a validation of the competencies they have already mastered through the experience they have gained through their work, their free time or courses they took.
Academic integration/belongingOn campus | In person
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Preparatory Track for Higher Education
A preparatory year during which refugees prepare for and adjust to higher education in Belgium.
Academic integration/belongingPreparatory year | On campus | In person | Live
Time line- Pre-entry
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- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Language Diversity Week
Celebrating multilingualism and multilingual students by showing the benefits of speaking multiple languages in the context of higher education, at home and on the labour market (e.g., a multilingual midwife or youth worker in a multicultural context).
Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | On campus | In person
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
UCD Access courses
Access courses are one year long, part-time courses designed to prepare learners, who may not have formal qualifications, for successful study at university. These are Special Purpose Awards (Level 6) which equip students with the skills and confidence required to take the next step to selected degree courses at UCD. UCD offers two access courses: Diploma in Access to Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Law – Access to AHSSL Diploma in Access to Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science & Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine – SEAM+
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingAccess course | On campus | In person | Live
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Access Law Leadership Challenge
The aim of the Challenge is to invite students from underrepresented groups to demonstrate outstanding leadership by championing diversity solutions in the legal profession.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needsOff campus | On campus
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester
Alumni Events and Mentoring – Pathways to Professions Project (P2P)
The Alumni Events and mentoring opportunities are initiatives which aim to build cultural capital and networking skills to ensure easy transition into professions.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingMentoring | On campus | Off campus | In person
Time line- Pre-entry
- Entry
- Induction
- First semester
- Second semester