University College Cork – national University of Ireland, cork is a higher education institution in the Irish city of cork.
The University was founded by decree of Queen Victoria in 1845 as one of three Royal colleges on the emerald Isle (colleges were founded in cities such as Belfast, cork and Galway) with the aim to maximize opportunities for higher education in the Irish province of Munster.

New College is located in an incredibly beautiful location on the edge of a limestone cliff overlooking the river Lee. It is believed that this place is very symbolic for the people of Cork and was not chosen by chance, since it is closely associated with St. FINBAR, who paid close attention to issues of education. Located near the monastery, founded by St FINBAR in the school in which students were taught how theological and secular Sciences. The College building was designed by the talented architects Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward.

Its doors to the first students of the College opened on 7 November 1849, and after a few years the College has received a number of awards for achievements in various fields of knowledge, including mathematics, medicine and Humanities and, consequently, a positive effect. In 1908 was adopted by the Irish Universities Act, according to which the school was renamed "University College Cork". Since 1998, the official full name of the educational institution - University College Cork – national University of Ireland, cork.

Today University College Cork is one of the leading research institutions and one of the most prestigious educational institutions of the state. University College Cork is included in the Union of Universities of Ireland, and consists in the Association of European universities known as the Utrecht network.

Of course, throughout its history the College has undergone changes not only in its name, but also significantly expanded the borders of his realm, becoming a huge knowledge centre with educational and research buildings, an art gallery, campus, etc. To date, over 20,000 students study at the University College Cork in various fields of knowledge.