The aim of the Green REIT Scholarship at TU Dublin is to provide financial assistance to passionate and motivated students who will make their mark on the construction sector. Students interested in applying for the Green REIT Scholarships will be asked to demonstrate their interest, passion and academic excellence in the field of Property Economics, […]
From Monday, 3 April 2017 the SUSI student grants reopens. The demand is expected to be high, particularly as maintenance grants for postgraduate students have been made available. Students in the lowest income category can apply for the postgraduate maintenance grant, worth almost €6,000. In 2012, the government stopped funding for postgrad maintenance grants. This […]
Regional Educational Guidance Service for Adults (REGSA) is delivering a presentation on the various Financial Supports available for anyone starting full time third-level or further education in September. The event is taking place in the Central Library, Lady Lane, Waterford from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm on Wednesday, 25 May 2016. The main items covered […]
Community groups, teachers, family members asked to encourage inspiring young people they know to apply for the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) President’s scholarship Students attending WIT’s CAO Information Evening on Tuesday 5 April were the first to hear in detail about the brand new WIT President’s Scholarship Programme.Prospective students travelled from across Ireland to […]
NUI Galway is to make available a limited number of places in the creative arts for students of exceptional achievements under its novel Creative Arts Scholarship Scheme – the first scheme of its kind among Irish universities. The scheme is offering 40 CAO ‘Performance Points’ in recognition of the significant time and dedication applicants have […]
Data released by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) reveals that since 2008, the core staff numbers at universities have dropped by 12 per cent. Student numbers, on the other hand, have shot up by 10 per cent, thereby widening the student-staff ratio by 17 per cent. The statistic is a cause of some concern […]
Last week, we reported that the number of college applications arriving at the Central Applications Office was the highest ever. In all likelihood, we can expect the figure to grow in the coming years: the Department of Education & Skills estimates that student numbers will increase from 168,000 in 2012 to 200,000 by 2025. But […]
It can be tough to determine how well a college performs. Do we measure performance by the amount of publicity a college’s activities receive? The amount of funding it benefits from? The products it creates? Or maybe the employment levels of its graduates? Oftentimes, comparing one college’s performance against another’s can be confusing, disorientating, […]
It was a promise that students could hardly refuse. Apply for your grant online, get it processed in double-quick time, pay your college fees, and continue your upward trajectory. Like any meaningful relationship, things just couldn’t be that simple. As a general rule of thumb, whenever a new system is put in place you […]
The good news for students who have applied for third-level grants this year is that almost two-thirds of them have already been awarded. This is according to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), which has released figures that show a huge improvement in the body’s efficiency over this time last year. So, far, some 39,000 […]
More people are reliant on state support for their educational needs than in previous years. At least this is what the number of new applications for the SUSI online grant application system seems to suggest. So far, the figure stands at 59,000 new applicants, which represents an increase of 50 per cent on this […]
Migrant families living in Ireland will no longer have to pay the 10,000- to 12,000-euro fee that migrant students in Ireland have previously been asked to pay for their third-level education. The concession marks a significant point of progress in the campaign for equal access to education. In essence, the change means that migrant students […]
According to the Higher Education Authority’s Chief Executive Tom Boland, this year’s crop of Leaving Certificate students may be the last to avail of the approximate equality between the number of higher education places that are available to them and the demand to fill those places. Speaking to the Irish Times, Mr Boland commented: […]
The CAO recently announced (in its Strategic Plan 2013-2017) aims to extend its services to cover applications to all courses in further and higher education, including all post-secondary part-time programmes. The aim of the expansion is to make it easier for to students to navigate the options that are available to them. It seems an […]
Reform of the Leaving Cert was one of the key recommendations of a new report entitled ‘A 20/20 Vision for Education’. The report, which was drawn up by the Post-Primary Education Forum – a group that comprises teachers, parents and students – claims to place the concerns and needs of the student at the […]
Getting to college has always been a commendable achievement in an academic sense, but the funding challenges faced by students now makes it a financial one too. The value of further and third-level education to students has never been higher. Jobs are becoming more complex and because there is still a shortage for them, competition […]
So the CAO system is to receive its first-ever shake up. The proposed reforms of Ruairí Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills, are still a little shy of detail, but they have been outlined. The three main changes are: A significant reduction in CAO Level 8 (honours) courses. There will now be far less course specificity as […]
News last week that 300 million euro in funding would be invested in research here over the next six years is something that should be generally greeted with a healthy dose of optimism. The money, which is to be provided by both the taxpayer and the private sector, will benefit the following research areas: ICT […]
Earlier this month the CAO released it’s annual tally of CAO applications – and it makes for interesting reading. A total of 71,186 applications were made by February 1st. This is the lowest figure since 2008 when 68,809 applied but, as the Irish Independent reports, there is an underlying upward trend since 2003 when […]
Readers should take note that the CAO has recently listed some course changes. Some have not been included in the 2013 Handbook, while others that appeared in the Handbook have since been cancelled. You can see the changes for yourself by clicking on the link provided: http://www2.cao.ie/handbook/handbook/important_changes.php Also worth noting is the deadline for online […]
