Our Student Blog
Read the latest news from our student ambassadors in Ireland
Having the energy to make the right choice
Our Student Ambassador Will Stover is fascinated by energy systems and how his home country Canada has a different approach to Ireland’s Energy Systems Engineering is difficult to sum up in one sentence. Yes, it is the study of energy, but some may think it’s...
Embracing a world of difference in Carlow
Chinese student Ge Liu had to adapt to a new way of doing things when studying in Ireland but now she is loving her new routine The schedule for my final year has been so busy with lots of assessments, essays and presentations. However, I really had a strong sense of...
Why I chose to study Communications and Media Production
Audrey Nicole Kurniawan had always wanted to do something creative and found the ideal course in Griffith College Dublin I have never really been interested in business or science but had always wanted to do something that involved either art and design or digital...
First Impressions on an Unforgettable Journey
Check out Larissa Sousa Roseno's brilliant short video about her first impressions of Ireland . . . First Impressions on an Unforgettable Journey
My journey from India to Dublin to study in UCD
Indian student Swetha Krishnan was delighted to win a scholarship to study Criminology & Criminal Justice in the prestigious School of Law in UCD The beginning In July 2018, I decided to do my post-graduate abroad and started the long process of applying to...
Three things I wish I had known before studying in Ireland
Brazilian Adson Castro highlights three issues which many students coming to Ireland will recgonise and has great advice on how to deal with them Hi there. My name is Adson Castro and I am an international student in Ireland. I have recently started my bachelor’s...
‘What nobody told me about studying abroad!’
Saudi Arabian medical student Israa Alzarmah believes the experience of studying in Ireland opened her up to new experiences and made her a better person How did it all start? I got accepted into a medical school in my home country, where all my family and friends...
Living green on a student budget in Ireland
Vietnamese student Mia Nguyen explores how you can practise plant-based eating, shopping and cooking on a typical student budget With the growing concern for climate change and the degradation of our ecosystem, green living, with its aim of reducing the environmental...
Top tips for students looking for accommodation
Vietnamese student Tran Thi Hoang Yen provides a really comprehensive guide to finding somewhere to live in Cork or in any city in Ireland Finding a place to stay during your academic programme is perhaps the first priority after you get an acceptance letter for your...
Making the most of my life as a student in Ireland
Venezuelan student Ana Gil-Villanueva not only loved studying in Dublin but also met – and married – her true love I first heard about Ireland from a friend who had come to Ireland to study English. She shared her experience about studying English in Dublin with me...