Study in Ireland

Study in Ireland

About Ireland

Geography

Ireland is an Island Nation on the westernmost edge of Europe.  It is the continent’s second largest island (after Great Britain).  The Republic of Ireland occupies 80 percent of this landmass.  While large chunk of land in the north, called Northern Ireland, is a part of the United Kingdom.  All together, the Island of Ireland is made up of 32 counties.

Ireland is known for its wide expanses of lush, green fields-so much so, that its nickname is the Emerald Isle.  But there are also large areas of rugged, rocky landscape, too.  About 15,000 years ago, Ireland was completely covered by thick glaciers.  The movement of these giant sheets of ice stripped the soil, leaving huge tracts of flat, limestone ground.

The midlands and west coast of Ireland are dotted with damp peat bogs, the soggy remains of dried-up ancient lakes left by the glaciers.  Ireland’s highlands rise mainly in the southwest, often ending at sheer cliffs that plunge thousands of feet into the Atlantic Ocean.

History of Education in Ireland.

• STUDY in one of the best education systems in the world for higher education achievements
• BENEFIT from Ireland's investment in the education system
• CHOOSE from over 5000 Internationally recognised qualifications
• ACCESS world-class research opportunities in world-leading programmes
• CONNECT with career opportunities with leading global companies located in Ireland
• ACHIEVE your ambitions in Europe’s most entrepreneurial country
• JOIN the 35,000 international students from 161 countries enjoying Ireland’s vibrant culture.
• LIVE in an English speaking country
• EXPERIENCE living in one of the friendliest and safest countries in the world

The Irish Government invests over 782 million annually in research in Ireland's higher education institutions. The impact of this funding is that Ireland's higher education institutions now lead the world in an increasing number of fields.

Irish universities are in the top 1% of research institutions in the world in terms of research impact in 19 fields, spanning natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. This creates a unique opportunity for you at undergraduate and postgraduate level to join research programmes that are driving innovation and changing lives worldwide.

Ireland is also where some of the world’s biggest and best companies have located key strategic research facilities. And in Ireland, you’ll find a unique ecosystem that sees academic researchers working hand-in-hand with small home-grown and start-up companies in partnership with some of the most powerful multinationals on the planet through a programme for shared research projects developed by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.