Signature of MoUs on Research and Mobilities Between University College Cork and RULE

On November 4th 2026, a delegation from the University College Cork (UCC) visited RULE with a view to signing a series of MoUs establishing a framework for cooperation between both institutions. The MoUs consist of a General Agreement and adjacent specialized Agreements, including on joint research and academic mobilities.

The UCC delegation comprised of Pr. Dr. Ursula Kilkelly, Vice-President for Global Engagement, Dr. Fiona Donson, Pr. Dr. Owen McIntyre, Dr. Loretta Goff, Ms. Rebecca Leigh and doctoral candidate Katharina Gessinger.

RULE delegation comprised of H.E. Pr. Dr. Luy Channa, Rector of RULE, Pr. Dr. Hap Phalthy, Vice-Rector in charge of international relations, Pr. Dr. Thorng Chantra, Vice-Rector, Pr. Dr. Thin Heng, in charge of graduate programs and Mr Laurent Mesmann, Special Advisor to the Rector on International Cooperation.

This signature and institutional partnership is the product of 18 months of capacity-building initiatives based on reciprocal mobilities of faculty members, doctoral candidates and institutional representatives. It would not have been possible wihtout the financial support from the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia and H.E. Ambassador Deirdre Ní Fhallúin, whose trust in RULE and UCC was instrumental to this immense success.