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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...
Living and learning: getting to grips with life in Dublin
Taiwanese student Chao Yuan Hsu has really embraced Irish culture and now very much considers Ireland his second home Before I had planned to do a master’s in Dublin City University (DCU), I had lost my way. I felt hopeless and lonely, and my life was chaos. I had...
My Ten Tips for Saving Money
'Keep calm and enjoy yourself!' That's Malaysian student Lynn Chiam Hue Theen's message for students from abroad who want to learn about budgeting for their time in Ireland. Lynn, who is studying Law at Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Donegal, has plenty of...
Building towards a better career with WIT
Thai student Tiranat Srisaan Terawanij had already studied in Ireland so was confident WIT would be the right choice for him Working in the construction industry has always been my passion. I believe that building will never be eliminated from the world because it is...
Up the Dubs: Loving all aspects of life in the capital
Chinese student Tan Xiaozhou has embraced all aspects of life as a student in Dublin from soaking up that unique Christmas atmosphere to cheering on the Dubs I have been in Ireland for three months [December 2019] but it feels like I just arrived at the airport...
Five things to know about studying accounting
Michela Andreina Luzzi Belloni has the lowdown on how to embrace the challenge of studying abroad – and have the best time of your life! Many foreigners leave home and move to Ireland to begin a new challenge in life. I'm one of them. I’m from Chile and I came to...
Mythbusting: eight myths about studying medicine
‘You got this!’ Saudi Arabian medical student Noor Alsaeed has some brilliant advice for making sure you do the course you want to do 1. It’s hard When I had to choose what to do at college, I was torn between studying medicine, the major I really wanted, and studying...
Video diary of a day out as a tourist in Ireland (November 2019)
American student Kathryn Bordonaro enjoyed a lovely day trip to the Cliffs of Moher back in November 2019. Check out her vlog of the day here. Click link below . . . A day in Ireland as a tourist