The higher education system in Ireland consists of the university sector, institutes of technology and private independent colleges. The entry requirements for international students to higher education are determined individually by each institution and are generally based on national examination performance and English language aptitude.
Higher Education Institutions in Ireland
Atlantic Technological University
ATU rich combination of academic and research excellence, quality of life and opportunity – all of which can be experienced in the most beautiful part of Ireland.
Dublin Business School
Dublin Business School (DBS) specializes in the provision of career focused business and law education as well as the delivery of contemporary programmes in the various areas
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Our students and graduates are an important asset to this region and your success is vital to its continued economic, social and cultural growth
Dorset College Dublin
Dorset offers a learning environment where you can take academic, professional or short course opportunities with a professional pathway to shape your career.
Griffith College
Griffith College offers postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, complemented by a wide range of professional, short term and corporate training educational solutions.
Mary Immaculate College
Mary Immaculate College (MIC), founded in 1898, is Ireland’s leading university-level College of Education and Liberal Arts, educating 40% of the country’s primary school teachers.
Maynooth University
Maynooth University in 2019 placed #43 in the global top 100 universities under 50 years old in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Munster Technological University
MTU has an extensive and impressive regional footprint with six campuses across the South-West region in Cork and Kerry, and a student body of 18,000.
National College of Ireland
CIT’s undergraduate and postgraduate offerings include courses in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Music, Art, Media and Humanities.
National University of Ireland Galway
NUI Galway is internationally recognised for its excellence, and we were counted among the Top 1% of universities worldwide in 2017 in the QS World University Rankings.
South East Technological University
SETU combines the experience and expertise of two long standing institutes of technology, and a community full of big ideas
Technological University Dublin
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) is Ireland’s first Technological University, offering a unique range of programmes and disciplines, with pathways to graduation
Technological University of the Shannon
With over 14,000 students on six campuses in Ireland’s Midwest and Midlands, TUS is one of Ireland’s newest and most unique Technological Universities.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity is recognised as a top international centre for research and a world leader in Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Immunology, Mathematics, Engineering, etc.
University College Cork
Founded in 1845, UCC consists of four faculties, or Colleges, which offer a world-class education in medicine & health, the sciences, humanities, business and law.
University College Dublin
UCD is Ireland’s Global University – the largest and most international university in Ireland with over 8,000 international students from 138 countries.
University of Limerick
CIT’s undergraduate and postgraduate offerings include courses in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Music, Art, Media and Humanities.
