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Making the most of online learning
If you're feeling a little overwhelmed with online study don't worry, you're not alone. Nigerian Student Ambassador Avura shares his tips to take on online learning and excel! My name is Avura Jerry Ugbomine, popularly known as Jerry. I am from Nigeria and currently a...
Say sayonara to blue-light… for now anyway
Sick of having a blue-hue surround you? Our Indian Student Ambassador Deeksha Pathak tells us how she broke digital the cycle of online life! Hello Everyone! First of all, thank you for taking the time to read my blog! My name is Deeksha, I travelled to Ireland in...
Adapting to Pandemic Life: from Disappointment to Gratitude
Sneha Jheetay's entertaining first vlog was all about how to stay motivated in lockdown. In her second piece for the Ambassador programme, however, she gets a bit more philosophical. Here the Law student from UCC talks about her crazy journey to study in Ireland. ...
How Covid Changed Student Life
After his first 'diary-style' blog as a medical student, Yohan Irani from India, who is studying at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, recounts how communities in and outside college helped make student life manageable during the pandemic. He is full of praise...
5 Ways to Network During Lockdown – and Benefit into the Future
The one thing everyone has missed in lockdown more than any other is human contact - all the tiny interactions and mini-interactions we have each day, personally and professionally. But students need to build contacts and network if they want to progress, right? In...
Finding the silver lining
Do you worry that you might not like the city you decide to study in? Well, Indian Student Ambassador Simone is certainly loving Dublin! Read how Simone found the 'silver lining' of what seemed to be a dark and stormy cloud. It has been around six months now since I...
Stay home, stay sane
Netra Charya from India shares with us her top ten tips to take on student life in Ireland. Netra's tips bear in mind the fluctuating stages of lockdown the world has gone through over the past year. Each and every one of us believed that the Covid-19 surge would...
Making the most of online studying
Do you think you're making the most of learning online? Well, Malaysian Student Ambassador Jun Jie Khong certainly does. In his recent blog post, he explains how he has used his extra free time to better his computer skills. As well as improving his virtual presence,...
Top tips: Adapting to life online
Fanxi Meng, Student Ambassador from China, has been studying in Ireland for three years now and has had to adapt quickly to the change to online learning. From his experience so far, he has written up some valuable advice to help you do well during your year online....
Asking for help in uncertain times
Lois Simche Lebbie is a Student Ambassador from Sierra Leone in West Africa. In this piece, she speaks candidly about the struggles students all over the world are experiencing at the moment. Across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and over the beautiful Lion...