Ireland Guide: Education

If you are thinking of studying abroad, this is the section for you. Here you will find all the information you need about universities, admission processes, tuition fees and so on, as well as all there is to know about further education.

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  University

  An overview of Irish universities

  Ireland’s universities range from the ultra-traditional Trinity College Dublin, founded in 1592 and modelled on Oxford and Cambridge, to the ultra-modern, go-ahead Limerick University, founded in 1972 and based on the American model.

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  Other institutions

  Institutes of Technology and Colleges of Education

  The Institutes of Technology (ITs), which were introduced from 1969 to provide further education in technical subjects, are now an integral part of the Irish third-level system.

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  Fees & Finances

  The cost of higher education in Ireland

  Higher education institutions in Ireland receive income by way of state grants, tuition, registration and capitation fees and, in the case of the universities and technological colleges, income earned from research and development and other activities.

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  Postgraduate Courses

  How to finance them

  All Irish universities offer facilities for postgraduate study, but these involve hefty tuition fees.

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  Further education

  Other learning opportunities

  There has been a dramatic increase in recent years in the number of people taking further education (also referred to as continuing education or adult education) in Ireland.

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