Scholarships for Indian students well received at the Irish Higher Education fair in Chennai
* 12 participating institutions offered scholarships to Indian students worth more than Rs. 6 crores at the education fair
* The fair saw participation of around 220 students from Chennai
* Live chat from 2.00pm to 3.30pm with Indian students in Ireland to ask questions about student life and their experiences in Ireland
Chennai, February 27, 2016: ‘Education in Ireland’, the national brand under the authority of the Minister for Education and Skills, responsible for the promotion of Irish higher education institutions overseas, organised an education fair at the Hotel Taj Coromandel in Chennai, today. At the education fair, the Education in Ireland team met students and parents to showcase the Irish education system and the quality of programs.
Students and parents interacted closely with representatives of 12 Higher Education Irish Institutes (HEIs) receiving relevant information about the available courses, alumni’s success stories as well as expected ROI on education via scholarships, job security and future graduate employment opportunities. Students at the fair were seen enquiring about disciplines such as, computer science, electronic engineering, data analytics, digital marketing, international business, MBA and dentistry.
Mr. Barry O’Driscoll, Senior Market Advisor, Enterprise Ireland said, “The number of Indian students studying in Ireland has risen in recent years to around 2,000. The Indian students themselves benefit, through a very real career path, a stay-back option of a year, and access to, and involvement with, the very progressive research and innovation agenda in Ireland”.
Prominent universities such as Trinity College Dublin announced scholarships worth €5000 to undergraduates, University College Dublin is providing 100% tuition fee for master programs and 50% tuition fee for one-year master programs, National University of Ireland, Galway is offering €2,750 for undergraduate and postgraduate merit scholarships each, and National College of Ireland is offering €2,950 for master programmes & €2,000 for undergraduates applicants.
At the fair, ‘Education in Ireland’ also arranged for a Live online chat from 2.00pm to 3.30pm with Indian students currently studying in Ireland to ask questions about student life in Ireland and any other query with reference to higher studies in Ireland.
After fairs in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai, the Education in Ireland fair will next move to its fourth and final city – Kochi tomorrow, Sunday 28th February, 2016.
Why Ireland?
* Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has produced more entrepreneurs than any other universities in Europe since 2010. The Universities Report
* Study states; International students are happier in Ireland than the UK; Study Portals*
* Nine Irish higher-education institutes have made it on to the 2016 list of the top 200 league table of the most international universities in the world compiled by Times Higher Education (THE).
* Currently, Ireland has over 35,000 international students studying from 161 countries.
* Top in Research:
* All 7 of Ireland’s universities make top 150 in ‘Times Higher Education’ ranking
* Ireland has a valuable 1 year stay back option for international students
* Ireland is a leader in biotechnology
* Galway is a hub where many of the biotech companies are located. It is also a hub for ICT.
* Emerging fields like cloud computing and data analytics are key strengths of Ireland.
* Ireland is also a leader in pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
* Companies such as Google, Facebook, Pfizer, PayPal, Apple, Intel, Genzyme and EA Games, LinkedIn, Twitter who require a skilled, educated and highly capable workforce to drive their success choose to locate in Ireland.
* Students on completion of their course can avail of job opportunities in any of the top companies which are located in Ireland:
- 9/10 top global ICT companies
- 8/10 top gaming companies
- 8/10 top global pharmaceuticals companies
- 15/20 top medical devices companies
- 6/7 top diagnostics companies
- 50% of the world’s leading financial services companies
The prominent Institutions that participated in the education fair included: | ||
Trinity College Dublin | Maynooth University | National College of Ireland |
University College Dublin | University of Limerick | Institute of Technology Carlow |
Dublin City University | Dublin Business School | Cork Institute of Technology |
Dublin Institute of Technology | Waterford Institute of Technology | National University of Ireland, Galway |
