Are you an international student in Higher Education in Ireland? Help Irish Council for International Students help you by completing its International Student Higher Education Survey.
The Department of Further and Higher Education is responsible for policy, funding, and governance of the higher education and research sectors in Ireland. It has direct responsibility for all areas of higher education, including English language teaching.
The Department is preparing its Statement of Strategy 2021 – 2023. The Statement of Strategy describes the Department’s objectives and goals for the next three years.
The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) will submit a report to the Department of Further and Higher Education on the main challenges that international students are facing and how the higher education sector can be improved.
ICOS was founded in 1970 and its offices are based in Dublin on the Morehampton Road.
ICOS collaborate with our members, student organisations and government agencies to ensure that international education policy and practice in Ireland is quality-driven and remains firmly focused on the educational and social needs of all students.
ICOS promote the rights and welfare of international students who choose Ireland as a study destination, and support staff in colleges who work with them.
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