UCD signs historic accreditation with Bar Council of India

University College Dublin (UCD) has signed an historic accreditation agreement with the Bar Council of India.

UCD President Professor Andrew J Deeks and the Honourable Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, co-signed a Letter of Intent at an official ceremony in Delhi, formally acknowledging the accreditation of the UCD Sutherland School of Law undergraduate law programmes by the Bar Council of India.

Professor Deeks said: “University College Dublin is honoured to receive this prestigious accreditation for its undergraduate law programmes. We look forward to working with the Bar Council and to forging new relationships through this unique opportunity.”

Professor Colin Scott, principal of UCD College of Social Sciences of Law, said: “The partnership with the Bar Council of India will provide international academic experiences to future generations of students, in the knowledge that their qualification will be regarded and accredited at the highest level by the Bar Council of India.”