Students

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

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

There are several ways into this lucrative and rewarding career

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many factors play a part in deciding which programme best suits your needs and expectations

From PhDs to master’s, research programmes or taught: we look at the types of courses available and where you can source further information

From microcredentials to Moocs, here is a quick guide to some of the faster, cheaper and more flexible education routes

A three‑year OEM engineering apprenticeship opens doors internationally and provides access to further study in higher education

From brewing and distilling to supply chain management, a wide range of postgrad study options is available

If you are studying something in an area you enjoy, it makes it a lot easier. Just remember to prioritise time for yourself and family

'AI’s application in education, in the form our Department of Education intends it to be used, should be resisted until we are satisfied that we can control these inherent risks'

With language orals, there is a lot of information to remember before you even greet the examiner

Immersion in the language is key – as is understanding the structure of the assessment

Many principals bury their heads, do not want to become involved, or are disconnected from the staffroom zeitgeist

The CAO has stood the test of time, providing a transparent, trustworthy, fair and efficient service for students

Spending hours doing traditional academic work that can be generated by AI in seconds just seems wasteful

Leaked University of Galway report said there was a ‘sustained decline’ in undergraduate enrolment for degree but what is the value of one?

The Minister for Education has chosen not to address the funding deficit, which is the essence of governance by distraction

The ParentChild+ programme aims to model good adult-child interactions for parents who often grew up in disruptive family environments

As tech evolves at an unprecedented pace, employers increasingly value what you can do today and how quickly you can learn

Reviews of the Department of Education have found it to be overworked, reactive, overly absorbed in short-term operational issues and lacking space for long-term strategic thinking

At Kilkenny College, a co-educational school under Church of Ireland patronage, student boarders are given a voice

Here are some important dates in the CAO calendar in the next few months - along with important links, reminders and information about fees.

Students access the service via a lottery system as demand outstrips supply

Nine out of 10 employers consider ‘serving your time’ as a valuable way to train and develop staff, notes State research

From YouTube videos to whiteboards, last year’s Leaving Cert students share advice for making the most of the final stretch

Senior officials are ‘developing options to reduce [the] number’ of English language students here

Public invited to have their say into how education system needs to evolve

For a student who has focused more on sport than study, realising they are not match fit in an academic sense can be sobering