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Ireland

IRELAND (EIRE) is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth. To its east is the larger island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea.

Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland, which covers just under five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, which covers the remainder and is located in the north-east of the island. The population of Ireland is approximately 6.4 million. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.

Irish culture has had a significant influence on other cultures, particularly in the fields of literature and, to a lesser degree, science and education. Alongside mainstream Western culture, a strong indigenous culture exists, as expressed for example through Gaelic games, Irish music, and the Irish language. The culture of the island has also many features shared with Great Britain, as expressed through sports such as association football, rugby, horse racing, and golf, as well as the English language.

Why study in Ireland

English Speaking Country
While Ireland has its own language and distinct cultural identity, English is the universal spoken language. In fact, Ireland is the only English-speaking country in the Eurozone, and that’s one of the reasons why so many multinational businesses locate their European base here.

It also makes Ireland a great choice for international students. English is now the global language of business. According to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review more and more multinational companies, including Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor and Microsoft in Beijing, are establishing English as their common corporate language in order to facilitate communication across geographically diverse locations and business functions.

Friendly, safe Environment
Ireland is a friendly, safe country. But don’t just take our word for it.
• In 2010,Lonely Planet named Ireland the most friendly country in the world.
• The Global Peace Index rates 158 nations worldwide on measures such as conflict, safety and security in society and militarization. In 2014, it ranked Ireland the 13th most peaceful place on Earth.

Extensive Choice of Course
Ireland’s higher education institutions have over 5,000 courses on offer across the spectrum of medicine, science, technology, engineering, business, law, languages, literature, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology and other humanities as well as the creative, visual and performing arts. Degrees are available at ordinary and honors bachelors, masters and doctorate levels.

Internationally Recognized Qualifications
Ireland is in the top-twenty worldwide for its higher education system, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2014.
To put the learner in control, the Quality and Qualifications Ireland has developed a National Framework of Qualifications known as the NFQ system. This 10-level framework enables comparison of different qualifications from different education institutions and ensures their recognition – both in Ireland and overseas.

Long Tradition in Education Excellence
Ireland’s longstanding reputation for high quality education is build on a solid foundation of commitment to excellence. Today we have one of the best education systems in the world and an internationally renowned reputation for academic quality.
34 higher education institutions in Ireland offer an extensive range of over 5000 programs leading to internationally recognize, quality assured qualifications. International students can choose to meet their education needs in highly respected business schools, centers’ of scientific and technology excellence as well as renowned language, humanities and arts faculties.
Everywhere you go in Ireland, you will find a genuine and deep-seated love of learning. Today, almost 1 million people (almost a quarter of our population) are in full-time education!

Leading Global Companies in Ireland
Ireland is the European hub to over 1,000 leading multinational companies! Companies who require a skilled, educated and highly capable workforce to drive their success chose to locate in Ireland.

Over 1,000 FDI giants in ICT, Social Media, Pharmaceuticals and Finance have made Ireland the hub of their European operations, with names such as Google, HP, Apple, IBM, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pfizer, GSK and Genzyme.

Ireland continues to attract a huge amount of foreign direct investment (FDI), in fact, Ireland is the second most attractive country globally for FDI – after Singapore

Employment in Ireland
International students are allowed to work part time and do not need a work permit.
During their degree program, students are allowed to take up an internship as part of their course.

Ireland offers international students the opportunity to stay on in the country after the completion of their study program to look for employment or apply for a green card under the Irish Third Level Graduate Scheme:
http://www.icosirl.ie/eng/student_information/third_level_graduate_scheme

In many cases the third level graduate scheme grants students, depending on their program and university, one year’s permission to stay in the country after the completion of their courses.