Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
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...
5 ways to make the most of your study abroad experience
From jumping at the chance of internships and attending networking events to the importance of having some down-time, Waterford IT and Indian Student Ambassador Deepak Sharma Dayalan shares his top 5 tips to get the best out of your study abroad experience... Uni life...
7 reasons to spend at least one semester in Ireland
Bárbara Campos Pérez is from Chile and University of Limerick Ambassador. In this blog she tells us more about new working visa developments between her home and Ireland as well as 7 great reasons to live and study in the Emerald Isle... The year of 2016 started with...
Top five historical places to see in Ireland
Ireland is full of incredible places to explore, from rocky cliffs in the south to ancient stories of the east. Wagner Hernandes, our University College Cork and Brazilian Ambassador, discovered some of the best places to visit while studying abroad at UCC... What...