{"id":213339,"date":"2019-10-16T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/study-info\/uk-study-info-study-in-ireland\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:16:15","slug":"study-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_info","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/study-in-uk\/study-info\/study-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are eight universities in Ireland, all providing a wide variety of undergraduate or postgraduate courses to the 35,000 international students from 160 countries who currently study there. Located on the western coast of Europe, Ireland is a member of the European Union and, following Brexit, will soon be the\u00a0only English speaking country in the Eurozone. Irish universities offer a fantastic higher education experience in a uniquely beautiful setting.<\/p>\n<p>Irish qualifications are the same as the UK equivalents, so your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/study-in-uk\/study-options\/undergraduate\/\">undergraduate<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/study-in-uk\/study-options\/postgraduate-and-masters-degree\/\">postgraduate<\/a>\u00a0degree carries just as much value when you begin your career. The\u00a0Free Fees Initiative\u00a0for\u00a0EU students (see below) enables those who meet the criteria to avoid paying tuition fees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dublin, the Irish capital, has been voted by Lonely Planet as the world\u2019s friendliest city on multiple occasion and many of the largest companies in the world such as\u00a0Google, Medtronics and Microsoft have offices there.<\/p>\n<h2>Tuition fees in Ireland<\/h2>\n<h3>&#8211; Free Fees\u00a0Initiative<\/h3>\n<p>The Free Fees\u00a0Initiative in Ireland will see your tuition fees paid to the university by Ireland\u2019s Higher Education Authority. To qualify for the Free Fees\u00a0scheme you must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have lived in the EU for at least three of the previous five years<\/li>\n<li>You are enrolling on your first undergraduate course<\/li>\n<li>Your course lasts at least two-years and is full-time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentfinance.ie\/mp9377\/course-fees\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Finance Ireland<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<h2>Student visa requirements in Ireland<\/h2>\n<p>International students must apply for a\u00a0visa to enter Ireland before they travel. Students will be required to have accepted an offer of a recognised programme of study in Ireland and to have a receipt of payment letter from their institution before they can begin the process of applying for their overseas visa to study in Ireland.<\/p>\n<h2>Study at an Irish university<\/h2>\n<p>If you are interested in studying at an Irish university,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\">arrange your free consultation<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<h2>Ireland University Rankings<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studying in Ireland information for international students. Where to study in Ireland, scholarships and fees for international and EU students in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"study_country":[1140],"class_list":["post-213339","gsi_study_info","type-gsi_study_info","status-publish","hentry","study_country-study-in-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_info\/213339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsi_study_info"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"study_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/qatar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study_country?post=213339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}