Does your organization have projects that you would like to get done but lack the funding, skills, time or expertise? Cork University Business School Volunteers may be able to help

17/10/2025

About the Project:

This initiative, funded through UCC’s Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement (SATLE) 2025, aims to connect business students with local charities, NGOs, and community organisations to support meaningful volunteering opportunities aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the students learning to develop employability. 

By linking students’ academic learning with real-world community impact, the project seeks to:

• Enhance students’ awareness, employability, and civic responsibility.

• Strengthen partnerships between UCC and the local community.

• Demonstrate how business education can contribute to sustainability and social impact.

• Develop a structured volunteering and reflection framework that benefits both students and partner organisations.

What We’re Looking For:

We are inviting community and voluntary organisations to:

• Share volunteering opportunities suitable for UCC business students (one-off, short-term, or ongoing) utilising the skills being developed by our undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• Offer feedback on how the business school can better collaborate with local partners.

• Join our pilot network of CUBS SDG Engagement Partners in 2025–2026.

What We Do at Cork University Business School:

• We provide an approach to life in business and to the direct application of learning in the knowledge-based economy – we are a school that is ideal for study, research and industry-led work

integration with approximately 4,000 currently registered students.

• We consist of five departments covering 7 major discipline areas; Accounting, Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Business Information Systems, and Food Business and Development.

• We engage in a vast amount of research and teaching in a broad spectrum of business areas, including; financing, marketing and communications strategies, data management and analysis,

business model planning, among others.

Join Our Information Roundtable Date: Wednesday, 12th November 2025 Time: 5:30 p.m.

Venue: University College Cork (North Wing Council Room) An informal discussion and information session to:

• Learn more about the project aims and timelines

• Share your organisation’s priorities and opportunities

• Explore how we can collaborate for mutual impact

Light refreshments will be provided.

Project Team:

Dr Oliver Browne – Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Finance, CUBS Dr Helen McGrath – Vice Dean for Learning & Teaching, CUBS

Dr Claire O’Neill – Lecturer, Department of Management & Marketing, CUBS

For more information or to RSVP for more information or to RSVP for the information roundtable, please contact:  Oliver.Browne@ucc.ie – 085-1510190

Or RSVP here