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Hope Summit: (Re)Imagining Higher Education
Hosted by University College Cork in collaboration with Munster Technological University
Friday 13th June 2025
9:30am to 3:30pm
Aula Maxima, UCC, Cork
University College Cork and Munster Technological University are pleased to present “Hope Summit: (Re)Imagining Higher Education”. This event is an opportunity for those working in Higher Education to collaboratively explore their future landscapes in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities. With a keynote address from Jessica Riddell, author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing, the event will include a range of powerful voices from across the HE sector.
Focusing on discussions centred on emerging leadership challenges for future-ready institutions, the role of arts and culture in strategic visioning and systems transformation, and emancipatory integration of all key players in the ‘flourishing’ mission of universities, this event is designed to be both provocative and inclusive. Through panels sessions, lightning talks, and hands-on workshops the day will afford hope-informed, facilitated quality time to network across the sector while hearing from a range of voices and perspectives.
Contributors to this event include:
- Catherine Cronin Co-Editor of Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures
- Damien Page Vice Chancellor, Buckingham New University
- Jessica Riddell Author and Founder of Hope Circuits Institute
- Marese Bermingham Munster Technological University
- Paul McSweeney University College Cork
- Ross Woods Higher Education Authority
Keynote Speaker: Jessica Riddell
Founder of Hope Circuits Institute and Author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing. Full Professor of Early Modern Literature in the English Department at Bishop’s University (Quebec, Canada). Jessica holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence; in this capacity, she focuses on systems-change in higher education that fosters human flourishing; in her research, teaching, leadership, and administration, she participates in a wide range of conversations at the national and international levels about how universities fulfil the social contract to a broader society. https://www.jessicariddell.com
Event Summary:
Date: Friday 13th June 2025
Time: 09:30 AM – 15:30 PM
Venue: Aula Maxima, UCC
Registration:
Places are limited. To secure your spot, please REGISTER HERE!
Please reach out to the Teaching & Learning Unit if you have any questions: TLU_Team@mtu.ie
