Office of University College, Dublin, to be set up in Delhi

Ireland, which seeks to attract over 5,000 students to its campuses in another five years, today announced setting up an office of University College, Dublin, here supporting partnership in education, research and innovation.
The college, which is ranked 122 in the global ranking list, would also be awarding 100 scholarships, four of which would be named after former President V V Giri who studied law there between 1913 and 1916.
"We are emerging as a competitive destination. Education is at the heart of our development process and it has opened the doors for opportunities in other sectors," Ireland's Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Richard Bruton told reporters here.

Ireland has signed MoUs with 27 higher educational institutes in India as part its initiative to foster stronger education ties with India and harness quality for future of both the countries.
Noting that international students have a significant impact on the Irish economy, Bruton said that "on the job front, we can anticipate over 650 new jobs on the basis that approximately 13 new jobs are estimated to be created for every 100 international students that come here".
According to the delegation accompanying Bruton, while a course in medicine would entail a fee of Rs 18 to Rs 20 lakh in Irish institutes, for other programmes the fee could be in the range of Rs 6 to Rs 8 lakh.

According to them, the anticipated growth to over 2000 students from India over the next 18 months, coupled with a dramatic 120 per cent increase in Indian student visa application for Ireland this year, was evident that Ireland is rapidly growing its share of the huge Indian education market.