Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
How to meet new people during a pandemic
Japanese Student Ambassador Manami Shinto uses her first blog to share some great tips on how students can have a social life during Covid The world has become a crazy place because of Covid-19. Here are a few pointers on how to maintain a social life in this “new...
Enthusiastic and interactive approach to remote learning
We love the interactive enthusiasm from our Education in Ireland Student Ambassador Farjana Salahuddin - who has embraced the new way of studying from afar Farjana is also full of praise for her Trinity instructors and her fab 'virtual' classmates. And, like a lot of...
The little things: adjusting to life in lockdown
Joyanne Njuguna, one of our Kenyan Student Ambassadors, says she expected to accomplish so much during lockdown . . . but she also realises that it's okay that she didn’t It has been a tough year, as we were all acclimatising to this new way of living. Some of us are...
Sanitise your hands, keep smiling and stay safe
Student Ambassador Gantsetseg Otgonsuren has done a brilliant vlog about staying safe during Covid: wash your hands, sanitise, wear a mask and SMILE! We love the music and the graphics too! You can view it on our YouTube channel here. Gantsetseg, who is from Mongolia,...
Living with Covid: settling into life in Ireland
Rohit Dutta, one of our Student Ambassadors from India, is - like the rest of us - learning how to live life under Covid-19 restrictions This year was very tricky in terms of applying for a postgraduate course and deciding on my future. However, there’s no reward...
Five ways to beat that feeling of homesickness!
Jiawen Cui, one of our Chinese Student Ambassadors, tackles a really important issue in her first blog: homesickness “A lonely stranger in a foreign land, I doubly pine for kinsfolk on a holiday.” – Wei Wang I believe most young people like me left their hometown for...
Demonstrating the new way of studying
Vietnamese Student Ambassador Ha Lan Ngo's vlog shows us how she's adapting to studying remotely. It's not easy, it's different but it's doable! It's all online these days but students are coping! Summer - as she's known - shows us how in her vlog how she's dealing...
To do list for new international students in Ireland
Aminat Ajagbe, one of our Nigerian Student Ambassadors, has compiled a really handy list for any students coming to Ireland from abroad for the first time Congratulations on the successful completion of the application process to study in Ireland. I want to share a...
‘Don’t think twice: choose Ireland!’
Netra's journey to Ireland In our latest Student Ambassador vlog, Indian Student Ambassador Netra Charya is full of praise for the welcome she has received in Galway 'If you're looking to pursue higher education in the world's friendliest country, don't think twice:...
Soaking up the Christmas vibes in Dublin!
Our second Education In Ireland Student Ambassador piece is another wonderful celebration of Christmas in Ireland Deeksha Pathak has a fab vlog about how Dublin lights up at Christmas time! You'll find it here on our YouTube channel. Deeksha is doing a Masters of...