The UL Graduate is an active and globally engaged citizen

UL empowers our students, graduates and staff to be ‘active citizens’, who contribute to the wellbeing and future of our planet.

(Action for Wisdom)

The Graduate Attributes were formulated through active consultation with key stakeholders across the institution.

They now form a cornerstone of our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy: Action for Wisdom.


Students develop these Graduate Attributes in many ways throughout their lifetime as a student.

Providing them with opportunities to reflect on this development and demonstrate these achievements is important.

Such reflections allow students to consider how different aspects of their student life come together to help them develop and articulate the achievement of these Graduate Attributes, including:

  • academic,
  • co-curricular,
  • internships,
  • work,
  • self-motivated/sponsored
  • civic engagement activities

Please contact us at curriculum.development@ul.ie for further information or to request assistance.

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