UCD and Cornell University launch cooperative programme in Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Posted: 01 February 2007
UCD and Cornell University have joined forces to offer a new ‘Semester in Dublin Programme’ for ILR students. This is the first initiative in what is intended to be a comprehensive collaboration between the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University and the Industrial Relations and Human Resources Group in the UCD School of Business.
Professor Harry C Katz, Dean of the ILR School, Cornell University and Prof Bill Roche, Professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, School of Business, UCD at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Schools at UCD and Cornell University
With the launch of a new collaborative programme between UCD and Cornell, Industrial and Labour Relations (ILR) students at Cornell will have increased opportunities to enhance their understanding of the international dimensions of their field of study. The ILR/UCD Semester in Dublin Program curriculum will afford eligible juniors and seniors an opportunity focus on the most important issues of work and workplace relations which affect the 27 member nations of the European Union, the world’s largest trading block.
It is intended to exchange graduate and research students and faculty, and to develop collaborative teaching initiatives.
The programme was formally inaugurated at a ceremony in Cornell University at the end of 2006 by ILR School Dean, Professor Harry C Katz and Bill Roche, Professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resources in the UCD School of Business.
Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Schools, Professor Katz said that Cornell’s choice of UCD as its European partner had been very deliberate. “UCD has a great academic program in the field, and Ireland is a highly dynamic, interesting and successful economy.”
“The ILR School at Cornell University is a world-class institution and a leader in the field. Undergraduate and postgraduate students will benefit greatly from learning together,” said Professor Bill Roche at the event.
The ILR School is one of the main schools of Cornell University, and is acknowledged as a world leader in industrial relations and human resources education and research. Cornell University is one of the leading universities in the United States. Its main campus is located in Ithaca, New York State. It also has medical campuses in New York City and in Doha, Qatar, and research, study, and outreach stations and programs throughout the world.
Cornell University offers more than 4,000 courses, 70 undergraduate majors, 93 graduate fields of study, undergraduate and advanced degrees, and continuing education and outreach programs.
Dr Roland Erne will be the Director of the ILR/UCD Program. The Program will enroll its first class in the fall semester of 2007. For information further about the program, see http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/globalPartners/UCD.html