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Five good reasons to study accounting and finance
Malaysian student Yuan Yu Ng, who is attending the National College of Ireland in Dublin, realised that studying accounting and finance opened up a huge array of career choices for her A: What is your major? B: I’m doing accounting and finance. A: Wow! You must be...
How studying in Ireland changed my view of life
Brazilian student Jessica Fabiana Rocha Correa found her life completely transformed when she came to Ireland and she hasn’t looked back since Everything began when I visited Ireland in 2016. I felt like this country had something special reserved for me. I don’t know...
A Chance to Learn a New Language
Gabriel Hang Fong Chou, a Malaysian student at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), is loving the challenge of learning a new language at college so much that he is now recommending it to everyone! In his blog, he shares the many benefits of studying another...
A Vegan (Student) Guide for living in Dublin
Before she came to Ireland to study at Dublin City University, U.S. student and vegan Shamile Aldossary's family and friends teased her by sending her endless pictures of traditional (meaty) Irish food, but she needn't have worried. Much to her delight, Dublin's vegan...
Motivation in the class and magic in the language
Vietnamese student Le Phuong Thao decided she needed a career change so ‘converted’ to a master’s in interactive media at University College Cork, a decision which was life-changing If you have just finished your bachelor’s degree and cannot wait to start applying...
Mastering your Master’s: Navigating an MSc in Ireland
Rochelle Vaz is loving her MSc in Marketing in NUI Galway, but studying in Ireland is certainly very different to studying in India. In this blog she shares her tips on preparing for study in Ireland. The good news? It's all very worthwhile! A couple of months ago I...
Why live in Dublin?
"One of the best decisions I've made in my life.' Indian student Pratik Hublikar tells us why he loves living in Dublin so much. It's even inspired him to write a short poem about it! Dublin is a mix of heritage and culture, modern yet laid-back. I had never dreamt of...
Ireland: a land full of possibilities and positive experiences
Indian student Jitesh Emmanuel sums up his experience studying in Ireland with this beautiful quote: “It’s the one place on Earth that Heaven has kissed with melody, mirth, and meadow and mist.” After a 17-hour journey from India, I arrived in this magnificent emerald...
It’s never too late to action your dreams
"Ireland is everything that I had imagined and expected it would be." Ashish Sharma from India took the risk of leaving a well-paid job at home to take on post-graduate studies at Shannon College of Hotel Management in Ireland. The experience has been life-changing....
What you really need to know about international flights
American student Piper McDonald had quite a journey getting to Ireland, but she learnt some pretty important lessons on the way. Read on so you can avoid what Piper didn’t Until moving to Ireland for college, I had never travelled for more than a handful of hours via...