Why Study At An Irish University
Exchange Programmes
Irish universities provide opportunities to study in more than one European country through programmes including Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus and Marie Curie. These opportunities are available at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, at no additional cost.
Internships / Work Placements
Irish universities offer internships and work placements at undergraduate level to allow students to apply their learning in a practical context, while continuing to excel academically.
Graduate Education & Research
Postgraduate Research at Irish Universities crosses the traditional boundaries between academic disciplines and involves collaboration with national and international partners as well as interaction with a broad range of funding agencies, institutions, non-governmental agencies and private companies.
Alongside the traditional postgraduate offering there is also a diverse range of postgraduate courses from Meteorology to Contemporary Migration/Diaspora Studies to Creative Writing to Biomedical Engineering available to International students.
Irish Universities major research centres and institutes are exceptionally successful in securing European Union funding enabling students the opportunity to research at other leading European and International universities.
Campus Life
Irish universities have on-campus accommodation and excellent sports and recreation facilities that encourage international students to fully participate in Irish university life. Between them, the seven universities have circa 570 societies and 290 sports clubs. Whatever your interests, you’ll find them reflected in the ever-changing kaleidoscope of ideas, people and learning that is Irish universities.
