The number of tourists visiting Ireland rose 4.4 per cent between November and January, figures published today by the Central Statistics Office show. A total of 1,248,300 visits to Ireland by overseas residents were recorded in the period, an increase of 52,900 on the same time last year. Trips by visitors from the US increased
Read more ...The hunt is on for a team of Irish students to compete in Dare to Be Digital
by Irish Business School DublinThe Irish leg of the international Dare to Be Digital games development competition has been launched today by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) and applications are now open for third-level students from a variety of academic backgrounds. Dare to Be Digital will be co-ordinated in Ireland by the DHDA, supported by the North-South Cooperation
Read more ...Information Travelling to Ireland for study Citizens of certain countries who wish to pursue a course of study in Ireland must apply for a visa to enter Ireland before they travel here. Information on those who do not need an entry visa is available in our document: Visa requirements for entering Ireland. Since 1 January
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Read more ...The number of students studying for UK degrees in overseas countries increased 13% last year, as universities focused their energies on international recruitment. International offshoots of UK universities, partnerships with foreign institutions and online study mean there are now more students on UK university courses abroad than there are international and EU students coming to
Read more ...Targeted Education & Training key to providing skills necessary to help unemployed access the Labour Market – Minister Ruairí Quinn
by Irish Business School DublinThe Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2013, published today, will support employment creation and provide targeted assistance to those who are unemployed to help them access the labour market, according to the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D. The Department of Education and Skills plays a central role in the Action Plan for
Read more ...Ireland has retained its position in fifth place on the 2012 Global Gender Gap Report. The report, measured by the World Economic Forum, measures the gap between men and women in “four pillars”: economic participation and opportunity (labour force participation, wage equality, income, etc) educational attainment (literacy rate, primary and secondary level enrolment, etc), health
Read more ...“The government had to tighten the visa norms in order to keep away the immigrants who would abuse British hospitality. Unfortunately, such measures will always have some negative effects. Some student visas might have been refused due to discrepancies in documents. A few months ago I had similar problem. I was asked to submit two
Read more ...The Government is to increase the number of work permits it issues to non-nationals to work in the information technology sector due to a “significant shortage” of expertise. Please read further visit : http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/work-permits-for-it-sector-to-rise-222255.html
Read more ...Tens of millions of pounds poured into Nigeria’s education system by the UK government have had “limited benefits” in a nation that accounts for a third of all out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa. The Department for International Development (DfID), working with the Nigerian government, created a 10-year state education plan that was “neither realistic nor
Read more ...UK universities increased their spending on marketing to potential students by nearly a quarter in the run-up to the introduction of higher fees, a Times Higher Education investigation has found, yet suffered a 7.4 per cent fall in applications. For Further Reading Please Visit : http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422601&c=1
Read more ...The government has been urged to help hundreds of Syrian students in the UK left without money and at risk of deportation amid the crisis in their homeland, which has caused the Syrian embassy in London to grind to a halt and seen sanctions imposed on their country’s banks. Please visit for further reading :
Read more ...David Cameron Urged To Remove International Students From Migration Figures
by Irish Business School DublinDavid Cameron has been urged to put an end to overseas students being included in migration targets in order to reconcile tensions and encourage internationals to study in the UK. MPs Margaret Hodge and Keith Vaz are just some of the politicians campaigning the Prime Minister to overturn the government’s net migration policy, which counts
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