Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
MA in Journalism at the University of Limerick
Angie Weisgal is a MA student in Journalism at the University of Limerick and our US Ambassador. In her first blog, she tells us what's involved in this one year master's course and why she applied... How did I get here? I studied abroad at UL in my third year and had...
Missing home? Five ways to cope with homesickness
As the holiday season approaches, for some international students it means the pang of homesickness starts to strike again. Seen Mun Chung is our Waterford Institute of Technology Ambassador and in this blog she shares five ways to cope.. Make your room feel like home...
Self-gifting: three things I brought home
Wagner Hernandes, our University College Cork and Brazilian Ambassador share the most important gifts he brought home with him following his study abroad experience in Ireland... This blog originally started with the idea of writing about food, drink and all types of...
Three great reasons to choose Dublin City University
Erin Wilson, a student of Biomedical Diagnostics and our US International Student Ambassador shares three reasons to pick DCU as your study abroad destination... Congratulations, you have decided to study abroad! Making that decision is tough, but the hard choices are...
Why choose a Masters in Applied Linguistics at UCC?
Linna Zhao from China shares some information about her course in Applied Linguistics at University College Cork and explains some of the aspects she enjoys most... What is Applied Linguistics? Languages play an important role in international communications and they...
How studying abroad can change you
Just in case you need some more reasons to decide to study abroad in Ireland, Xin Yi Joyce Lee, from Maynooth University, shares six ways being an international student has changed her life... You become a lot more independent When you embark on a new life in a...
Cork coffee crawl
As the temperature drops, Elena Montes, our University College Cork and US Ambassador, shares the best places to warm up on a tour of Cork's top coffee shops... Whilst brainstorming of what to write for my very last blog post as an ambassador for Education in Ireland,...
Three reasons to join clubs and societies
Getting involved with clubs and societies while studying abroad in Ireland is a great way to integrate into college life. Shilpika Kotina, our Indian and National College of Ireland ambassador gives us three great reasons to sign up... Irish colleges and universities...
Five things you’ll miss about living in Dublin
Regan Fuertes, our Griffith College Dublin and USA Ambassador, shares five things she misses the most about living in Dublin... There are so many amazing things to enjoy about living in Dublin. Since moving back to US suburbia I have discovered there are certain...
Checking in: Ireland
Want to find out the top places to 'Check In' while studying abroad in Ireland? Paul Heng, a student Ambassador for Athlone Institute of Technology has you covered... Studying in Ireland has been both fun and intense for me, and since I’m doing my final year honours...