Gaeltacht UCD, UCD Global Centre for Irish Language & Culture

Rooted in Ireland with a global reach. Cur chun cinn na teanga agus an chultúr Ghaelaigh in Ollscoil Domhanda na hÉireann is ea príomhchúram Ghaeltacht UCD, Ionad Domhanda UCD don Teanga agus don Chultúr a thagann faoi scáth 'Rannphairtíocht Domhanda UCD'. Freastalaíonn Gaeltacht UCD orthu siúd ar mhian leo an teanga a úsáid nó a fhoghlaim. Cuirtear fáilte speisialta roimh mhic léinn & bhaill foirne idirnáisiúnta, alumni agus diaspóra. I measc tionscadal reatha an Ionaid, tá cúrsaí teanga, ceardlanna cultúrtha, seirbhís aistriúcháin, scéim chónaithe scoláireachta do mhic léinn, scéim mheantóireachta alumni, malartáin idirnáisiúnta, agus scoil samhraidh do phobal domhanda na Gaeilge. Is faoi stiúr Ghaeltacht UCD a thagann cur i bhfeidhm na reachtaíochta, Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021, ach go háirithe. Tá 4 ar fhoireann lán-aimseartha Ghaeltacht UCD faoi láthair; cuireann Stiúrthóir an Ionaid, Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga, Riarthóir Gaeilge agus Comhordaitheoir Tionscadail maraon le teagascóirí, eascaitheoirí agus ealaíontóirí cruthaitheacha, fáilte romhat.

Gaeltacht UCD is University College Dublin's Global Centre for Irish Language and Culture based in Dublin, Ireland. The Centre forms part of the UCD Global Engagement portfolio. It facilitates all UCD students and employees who wish to engage with Irish. Its projects include language courses, cultural workshops, a translation service, an award-winning residential scholarship scheme, an alumni mentoring scheme, international exchanges, and an international Irish language summer school. The Centre currently facilitates the University's compliance with the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021, thus ensuring excellence in its services to the Irish language community. The team consists of 4 full time staff: Gaeltacht UCD Director, Irish Language Planning Officer, Irish Language Administrator and a Project Coordinator. The team also includes part-time tutors, facilitators and creative artists.