Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
Getting to grips with a new way of life
Chinese Student Ambassador Ke Gong is enjoying doing research and experiments at college - and at home with new friends Coming to Ireland Luckily, an email arrived to say that the result of GOI-IES 2018 was successful and that Ke Gong - me! - had won the scholarship....
Making the most of my new life in Ireland
Malaysian Student Ambassador Jun Jie Khong is very grateful for the opportunity to study abroad and is delighted with the AMAZING new experience I have never forgotten the day I left the side of my parents and friends in the airport. The feeling of sadness with...
Adapting to life in Ireland during strange times
In her blog, Malaysian Student Ambassador Joey Lim Loo Yi reveals how she adapted to a new type of life in Letterkenny during the pandemic I am a second-year student studying Food Science and Nutrition in Letterkenny IT. Looking back to the day when I landed in...
A pic in the life of the Level 5 lockdown
German-American Student Ambassador Aislinn Mirsch occupied her time during lockdown by following the rules and doing nothing. Well, almost nothing . . . Staying home saved lives This rallying cry has been echoing across Ireland and in many other countries around the...
Appreciating the Local: How COVID-19 Changed my Expectations
Making the most of every second! Despite the travel restrictions affecting Ireland during lockdown, US student Erin has made the most of travelling within her immediate environs in Dublin. Erin, who is studying Social Media Communications at Dublin City University,...
A Spooky Tradition: Ireland’s Púca Halloween festival
Spooky but fascinating! Arely Sanchez, a Mexican student doing a BA in Culinary Arts in Dundalk IT, shares her passion for the Irish Púca Halloween festival. From bonfires and light shows to fancy dress and Trick or Treat, it's a tradition she loves. Halloween has...
Life as a Student in Ireland: a 7-day Snapshot
Online tutorials, exam preparation, buying food supplies and getting a good night's sleep. There's lots of snippets and insights here about the daily life of Nigerian student Adeyemi Ariyo, who is studying Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Waterford institute of...
Love at first sight: a Mexican student’s view of Ireland
Brian Martinez, a 24-year-old Mexican studying for a master's in education at Mary Immaculate College (Mary I) in Limerick, has been having something of a love affair with Ireland. And despite COVID and everything it has brought, he is continuing to enjoy it every...
5 Ways to Survive Online Learning
This blog addresses the bugbear of every student who is finding it hard to study remotely during the current pandemic! Some great tips here for staying focused and on track from Canadian student Justin Burtch, who is studying Marketing and Management in Limerick...
Ireland: No better place to start your pharmaceutical career
'I cannot think of a country better than Ireland in which to start my pharmaceutical career“. Olga Gragyan is 100% certain that the 'Emerald Isle' is the best place she could have chosen for her studies in Pharmaceutics and Drug Formulation at IT Carlow. In her...