Jefferson All-Island Ireland Center

The All-Island Ireland Center is creating opportunities for study, research, hands-on learning and cultural engagement. While peer-to-peer activities have existed for many years between Thomas Jefferson University faculty and academic and research leaders in Greater Ireland, it was the formalization of the agreement between the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin and the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) in the Greater Philadelphia area that brought a renewed focus to formalizing the relationship.

In addition, a long history of collaboration and student exchanges already exists between Ulster University and Thomas Jefferson University's College of Architecture & the Built Environment, including hosting Ulster students at Jefferson, after visits to its campus by Jefferson deans Barbara Klinkhammer (College of Architecture & the Built Environment), Mike Dryer (College of Health Professions) and Steve Williams (College of Rehabilitation Sciences).

University College Dublin (UCD) has collaborated to set up the first practice-based transdisciplinary PhD program in North America: following the model of the award-winning SMART lab PhD in Inclusive Design and Creative Technology Innovation as a low-residency program for professionals and scholars committed to making real world impact.

Dr. Richard Derman, Vice Provost for Global Affairs, continues to collaborate with University College Dublin (UCD), Technological University of Dublin (TUD), and Ulster University to explore priorities for joint programming in Architecture, Rehabilitation Sciences, Integrative Medicine and Maternal Child Health, along with the following colleagues including Dr. Michael Dryer, Dr. Steve Williams, Dr. Barbara Klinkhammer, Dr. Louis Hunter, Dr. Simal Thind, Mr. Parth Lalakia and Dr. Anmol Patted. The center supports and encourages new collaborations between the four universities and the industry and third sector partners of their global networks.