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Trinity and Brown University Sign Partnership Agreement
Trinity College Dublin and Brown University in the United States recently signed a new partnership agreement as part of the Brown Plus One program which will benefit students interested in international study. Trinity College Dublin represents the third international partner in the Brown Plus One initiative, joining the University of Edinburgh and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Vice Provost for Global Relations at Trinity College Dublin, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, and Dean of the College at Brown, Katherine Bergeron, signed the partnership agreement during a recent visit to Brown University. Commenting on the partnership, Professor Ohlmeyer said: “We are delighted to
be partnering with Brown University and that its students will be spending a number of semesters at Trinity College Dublin. As Ireland’s premier university, the quality of the Trinity educational experience will be greatly enriched by these students and I am sure that they in turn will gain significantly from the excellent courses offered by the University.”
Under the Brown Plus One program, Brown students spend one or two semesters of study at one of the partnering institutions abroad while completing their baccalaureate degree at Brown. They then return to the partner institution for an additional year of study abroad, earning a Master of Arts degree there. Speaking about the significance of the agreement Katherine Bergeron said: “We are so fortunate to have Trinity College Dublin as our newest partner in the Brown Plus One initiative. To offer students the opportunity to pursue an advanced program of study at the top-ranked institution in Ireland is an important advance in our efforts to expand the scope of international education at Brown.”
Students at the University of Brown declare their interest in the Brown Plus One program during their fourth semester. Those students who are accepted into the program spend all or part of their junior year studying abroad. In addition to the courses they take at the partner institution, students complete an independent study project designed with a Brown faculty member, related to their area of concentration. The program requirements will include at least one graduate-level course that, upon completion of the Brown undergraduate degree, will be accepted by the partner University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master’s degree.
Students may choose from several master’s programs at Trinity College Dublin with options in Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies, Comparative Literature, International Peace Studies, and Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation. For more information on studying at Trinity College Dublin see www.tcd.ie/international.