College Life

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Have fun at college. Join clubs and societies, and enjoy your independence. Photograph: iStock
The A-Z guide to college life

Access: College life may be easier if your family have gone before and if most of your friends are going. But for students from disadvantaged backgrou(...)

One of the benefits of the hybrid learning model adopted by colleges and universities over the past year and a half is that it is adaptable. Photograph: iStock
CAO offers: Wait is over for thousands of third-level applicants

Following two years of disrupted learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of college applicants will today view their college offers o(...)

“College life is all about expanding your horizons; infection prevention is all about limiting them. It was an intensely isolating experience.” Photograph: iStock
'A sense of urgency sustained me during those first weeks'

By March 2020, everyone knew the situation regarding Covid-19 was serious and only getting worse. Nevertheless, the announcement on Tuesday March 10(...)

‘There is a growing focus on green skills and environmentalism through FET, including courses in sustainable energy, sustainable development, wind turbine engineering and retrofitting,’ says Andrew Brownlee, Solas chief executive.
Pace of change speeds up for further education and training

When Solas, the further education and training (FET) agency, was established in 2013, the sector began to grow in importance. The new agency quickly (...)

National University of Ireland in Galway (NUIG).
Everything you need to know about college open days

NUI Galway When is open day? Saturday, March 28th Web: nuigalway.ie/opendays Life on campus Since the university opened the doors of the quadrang(...)

DCU is expanding rapidly. Recent developments include a new state-of-the-art student centre which combines facilities for social, cultural, global engagement and entrepreneurial activities. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s universities

UCC Web: ucc.ie/opendays Life on campus: There’s so much more to life in UCC than spending long hours in the Fishbowl (the famous library study room(...)

Ireland’s institutes of technology offer a wide range of science, technology and engineering courses. Photograph: iStock
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s institutes of technology

IADT When is open day? November 24th (10am-4pm) November 25th (10am-4pm) Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology is a renowned cent(...)

The President of Maynooth University, Philip Nolan
The college experience – more than just a degree

President of Dublin City University – Professor Brian MacCraith The core objective of education today should be to enable students to flourish in the(...)