Responsibility for Ireland's Education System rests within the Department of
Education and Science which administers all aspects of education policy,
including curricula, syllabi and national examinations. Education is free at the
vast majority of primary and post primary schools and at undergraduate third
level for students from EU countries.
Ireland offers a diverse range of higher education institutions from traditional
Universities to the more recently established Institutes of Technology, Colleges
of Education and Independent Colleges. A broad choice of courses is offered
across all disciplines. The Universities also offer Academic Year, Semester and
Summer Programmes -many with credit transfer arrangements.
All of our higher education institutions provide extensive on-campus services
from individual counselling and study workshops to career advice centres and
accommodation offices. There are international student officers trained to deal
with specific queries or problems faced by overseas students. You will also find
that there are numerous students clubs and societies to choose from, with
activities organised both on and off campus. In addition to this all facilities
boast well-stocked libraries and information technology facilities which are
second to none. For more information on student facilities.
Although a number of educational institutions are clustered around the capital
city Dublin and the other main urban centres, each region of the country is
strongly represented by high quality third level institutions.
