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The
Centre for Cross Border Studies, now in its 6th Year of
operation, has had another busy and productive twelve months.
Under the leadership of director Andy Pollak, the Centre’s
expanded team has taken on a range of new challenges. These
range from a major research study on how public services
are provided to ethnic
and immigrant groups in Ireland, North and South, and Scotland,
to the first ever
training course for civil servants working in the North/South
co-operation field. The
work with Universities Ireland and the Standing Conference
on Teacher Education
North and South (SCoTENS) goes from strength to strength.This
is a vital
component of developing links and understanding between
research and learning
institutions on the island of Ireland. In this and other
activities, the continued
support of funders such as the EU Peace Two programme,
The Atlantic
Philanthropies, the Department of Education and Science
(Dublin), the Department
for Employment and Learning (Belfast), the Department of
Foreign Affairs and the
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, as well as public sector
partners like the
North/South Ministerial Council and InterTradeIreland,
has been particularly helpful. (Extract from the foreword
by Chairman Chris Gibson OBE.)
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