{"id":4114,"date":"2021-09-01T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T10:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/?post_type=events&#038;p=4114"},"modified":"2021-09-16T13:32:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:32:14","slug":"global-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/events\/global-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the lead-up to the UCD Festival in May, UCD Alumni Relations organised a virtual Global Perspectives series with alumni around the world. This eight-episode fringe festival launched in the two weeks leading up to the Festival with interview-style events in Canada, Germany, UK, US, Australia, India, France and China and attracted over 600 alumni and prospective students. 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