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University Sector

There are seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and two in Northern Ireland.

Please click on the links below to find details on individual universities.

Universities offer degrees at Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate levels andundergraduate and postgraduate diplomas over a full range of disciplines. In additionresearch is undertaken in many areas and the universities are also involved in

continuing and distance education programmes.

Teaching at undergraduate level is normally by way of a programme of lectures

supplemented by tutorials and, where appropriate, practical demonstrations andlaboratory work.

Masters degrees are usually taken by coursework, research work or a combination of

both.

Doctoral degrees are awarded on the basis of research.

Universities award their own degrees using external examiners to ensure consistency

of standards. There is also a Higher Education Authority (HEA) which oversees thework of the universities on behalf of the Department of Education and Science.

The University of Dublin (Trinity College) founded in 1592 is the oldest university inIreland.

The National University of Ireland, founded in 1908 is based on a federal model

and has four constituent universities which are the teaching and research organs ofthe National University. Individually they enjoy a large degree of autonomy. The

constituent universities are:

University College Dublin(UCD);

University College Cork(UCC);

National University of Ireland, Galway

National University of Ireland, Maynooth(NUI-Maynooth);

TheUniversity of Limerick (UL)andDublin City University(DCU) are Ireland's

newest universities, established in 1989.

The Queens University(QUB) of Belfast and the University of Ulster (UU) areboth located in Northern Ireland.

In addition to the universities, there are a number of specialist colleges which arerecognised colleges of the National University of Ireland.

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

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National College of Art and Design

Shannon College of Hotel Management

Institute of Public Administration

St Angela's College

Institutes of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)Under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992, six existing third-levelcolleges were brought together to form the DIT. It is the largest third levelinstitute in Ireland and until 1997 was the only designated Institute of Technologyin Ireland. As with the universities, it has the statutory authority to award its own

degrees at all levels. Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown (ITB) Institute of Technology, Carlow (ITC) Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS)

Institute of Technology, Tallaght (IT TAL)

Institute of Technology, Tralee (IT TRA) Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Tipperary Institute

The following is a list of Independent Colleges which are providers of HETACrecognised programmes:

All Hallows College

American College Dublin

Burren College of Art

Development Studies Centre Kimmage

Dublin Business School

Griffith College Dublin

HSI Limerick Business School

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Hibernia College

Irish Management Institute

Irish School of Ecumenics Killybegs Tourism School Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy

Military College National College of Ireland

Portobello College Dublin

Skerry's Cork Business College

St Nicholas Montessori

St Michael's House

Mid West Business Institute

FS - the Training and Employment Authority - runs a wide range of training schemes

and is responsible for apprenticeship training in Ireland.Failte Ireland - the nationaltoursim agency - provides courses in tourism and catering.

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