University of Sanctuary Ireland (UoSI) is an initiative to encourage and celebrate the good practice of universities, colleges and institutes welcoming refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants into their university communities and fostering a culture of welcome and inclusion for all those seeking sanctuary. We want to spread this culture of welcome across the institutions of higher education all over the island.
Across the Island of Ireland, many universities and colleges, public and private, have pledged to support those newcomers seeking sanctuary in Ireland.
Currently DCU, University Limerick, UCC, UCD , NUI Galway and Maynooth University have received the University of Sanctuary Award, and Athlone IT is the first College of Sanctuary in Ireland. The Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College Dublin has been an outstanding supporter of Places of Sanctuary, and is an Honorary School of Sanctuary.
Contact us here:
Places of Sanctuary Ireland,
2 St Andrew’s Street,
Dublin 2,
D02 PD30
Staff members details
National Coordinator: Tiffy Allen
[email protected]
Assistant Coordinator:
Homayoon Shirzad:
[email protected]
They will be pleased to help you to set
up a group, start a stream in your area, or
with any other enquiries.
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If you are interested in helping your higher education institution to become a Place of Sanctuary too, please read the guidelines and evaluation criteria below:
Guidelines to become a university/college of Sanctuary in Ireland UoSI Evaluation Template
You may also like to look into the experiences of and resources for higher education institutions in our sister network Universities of Sanctuary UK.
Other universities and colleges have also started the journey to become Universities/Colleges of Sanctuary too. These include NUI Galway, Trinity College Dublin, Belfast MET, Dundalk IT and Carlow College, among others. To start the journey a University/College of Sanctuary working group is needed to coordinate the efforts of the entire institution.
Please get in touch with the University of Sanctuary Ireland Committee [email protected] or Places of Sanctuary Ireland team [email protected] for further enquires.
Latest Opportunities
A guide to the education system in Ireland for people seeking asylum in Ireland by Irish Refugee Council
UCC Sanctuary Scholarship scheme for September 2019 is currently open.
DCU University of Sanctuary CAO Information Evening will be held on Wednesday 16th January.