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Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
Things you may not know about Irish culture
Chilean Student Ambassador Michela Andreina Luzzi Belloni loved the Irish and really enjoyed getting to know and appreciate their unique way of doing things Irish people are from another planet. From the generosity to their excessive Christmas shopping, Irish culture...
Why I fell in love with Waterford
Thai student Tiranat Srisaan Terawanij, who is studying Construction Project Management in the Waterford Institute of Technology, really enjoyed life in the county Before applying to the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), I had no idea about Waterford even...
A day in the life of a med student
This is great! Saudi Arabian Student Ambassador Noor Alsaeed made a short video documenting her day as a medical student in Dublin Check out Noor Alsaeed's video dairy of her transformation from the classroom to the hospital. She is studying medicine in the Royal...
Making the right choice for you
INTERVIEW: Student Ambassador Suvarna Agnihotri gets the lowdown on choosing the right course for you from her lecturer in CIT Suvarna, who is from India, chose to study cybersecurity in the Cork Institute of Technology. Here her course co-ordinator answers all her...
Things to know about being an older student in Cork
American Student Ambassador Kimberly Reyes has some practical and very sensible advice for any foreign student coming to study in Cork Being above the age of 25 means you’re older than the average student here at University College Cork, in what is quite frankly a...
‘Clinical research? What’s that all about?’
Malaysian Student Ambassador Kai Meen Chen writes about clinical research at NUIG and about how beautiful the Galway campus is ‘Clinical research? What is your course all about?’ This has been asked of me by many people when I introduce myself. Even my friends and...
Doing it by the book in the ‘amazing’ WIT library
Brazilian Student Ambassador Valentina Mello Lunardelli fell in love with WIT’s Luke Wadding Library. Here’s all you you need to know about it While I was deciding which college to apply for in Ireland, the library and the study spaces available in each one was a key...
The benefits of work-based learning
Alissa Facchinato, who is studying Travel & Tourism Management at Tralee Institute of Technology, believes the hands-on work part of the programme was a huge help A dual study-intern programme allows you to do a semester in school and participate in work-based...
A day in the life of an NCI student
Great video here by Education in Ireland Student Ambassador Yuan Yu Ng documenting a day in her life studying in Dublin. Yuan Yu Ng, who is from Malaysia, was studying Accounting & Finance at the National College of Ireland in Dublin city centre. Click link to watch...
UCD really had it all for one Student Ambassador
Nigerian Olumide Josiah Akinremi is full of praise for everything at UCD from the students to the staff and from the culture to the hands-on academic experience I’m not remotely tempted to bore you with facts about University College Dublin (UCD). You might want to...