Students

Stories related to third level students

‘My son has intense meltdowns, including hitting, when asked to do reasonable things’

Ask the Expert: Things can escalate so quickly that it is frightening

Ten years of Leaving Cert politics and society: ‘Taking turns rowing the lifeboat’

The subject gives students an opportunity to be active participants in discussion and start developing their citizenship

Inside the only girls’ boarding school taught entirely through Irish

Sylvia Thompson speaks to students and teachers at Coláiste Íde in Co Kerry

‘My son has an Irish language exemption. Is there anything we need to do?’

National University of Ireland communicates exemption data to the Central Applications Office, which will add it to an application

Students missing subjects over Government ‘failure’ to address teacher recruitment crisis – TUI

Teachers Union of Ireland president Anthony Quinn says teacher retention ‘remains a significant challenge’ in second-level schools

Intense and fake interviews for teaching posts in one-horse towns

We’re employed with our horizon extending beyond one mere year ... but we have a job

How can our education system remain fit for purpose for the next generation?

Today, Ireland’s education system finds itself at a critical juncture

‘I would like to become an airline pilot. How do I begin the process?’

There are several ways into this lucrative and rewarding career

Why I decided to do a master’s in Luxembourg

Regaining my passion for reading led me from retail in Dublin to contemporary European philosophy at UniLU

‘Recognition of prior learning opened a door I didn’t know existed’

Because of my aviation background, I was able to gain advanced entry into an honours degree, with exemptions from modules where I could demonstrate competence

How to finance your postgraduate degree

Financial supports are in place for recent graduates and mature students alike

Career changers: The Irish professionals who have gone back to college

Changing direction at any stage of your working life can be challenging but highly rewarding

Thinking of doing an EMBA? ‘My advice is simple: grab the opportunity with both hands’

In a mid-management role, I saw the Executive MBA as the perfect accelerator to a senior position

Six things to consider before embarking on a postgraduate course

Working towards a postgraduate qualification requires careful thought and understanding of motivation and long-term goals

Why are we so quick to tell others what they should call themselves?

I don’t understand the issue around students changing their names from ones associated with one gender to those associated with another

What employment opportunities are available in the current economic climate?

Further engagement with education can open doors for diversification into other areas of economic activity

‘The same week my youngest started junior infants, I started an executive MBA’

I didn’t just want to get better at what I already did - I wanted to understand how everything fits together: strategy, finance, operations and leadership

After two-year delay, Government announces plan for 42,000 new beds for students

Strategy will allow higher education institutions to make land available for private development through a license system

Classroom to College: Here’s something to take on board

What’s it like to be a student at one of Ireland’s most expensive schools?

Inside Clongowes Wood: Who sends their child to boarding school in 21st-century Ireland?

What’s it like to eat, sleep, study and partake in extracurricular activities away from home?

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