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BBC News 01 November People who don’t seize the chance to study or work abroad risk regretting it later in life suggests a poll from the British Council.Only 21% of those surveyed had lived abroad for six months or more.Of the remaining 79% more than a third said they thought they would have had better [...]

There are still a number of vacancies in a range of programmes in EU universities [though, be careful, these are going fast]. For the latest list of these vacancies, see http://www.eunicas.ie/index.php/news-updates/

Though many programmes in Europe can be applied to up until the end of June [and sometimes even later] some important application deadlines are fast approaching in some popular programme choices, including: BSc Pharmaceutical Sciences at Utrecht University [ 01 April] Bachelor of Science: Major in Sustainability at Leiden University [01 April] BSc Aerospace Engineering at [...]

The applications deadline for some of the excellent Liberal Arts & Sciences programmes in some Europe’s top universities is 01 February. To ensure that you have the opportunity to receive an offer to join these programmes, you should apply soon.  The following programmes have a 01 February deadline: BA/BSc Liberal Arts & Sciences                                         University of [...]

Irish Times; 08 November 2011 The introduction of a cap on student numbers may be necessary as third-level colleges struggle to cope with a deepening funding crisis, a report commissioned by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has concluded. The report by the Higher Education Authority argues that the underfunded third-level sector is reaching a tipping [...]

Though it is still early days – the UCAS application deadline is 15 January – there are early indications that the fee hike in English universities is having a negative impact on university application levels, not just in England but across the UK. Fees this year, for English universities are up to £9000 pa. UCAS [...]

A few places are still available on the innovative Science degree at Roskilde University, in Denmark. Programme commences on 9th September so you need to be quick to secure a palce. More details at support@learnabroad.ie

The Med Schools in the University of Milan and University of Pavia, two of Italy’s highest-ranked universities,  have a 6-year med programme taught through English. The entrance exam to these programmes, for entry this September, is being run in London by Cambridge Assessment [who manage the BMAT exams] on 9th September. Application deadline for entry [...]

Aarhus University, one of Denmarks’ top-ranked universities, today announced vacancies in the following undergraduate degree places, taught through English: – International Communication and Multimedia – International Management – Business Development Engineer – Global Management and Manufacturing All applications received up until 9 August will be accepted and treated equally. If the university, by 9 August, [...]

The apppication deadline for many programmes in Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences is only two weeks away. This gives you ime to apply to one of the many excellent programmes available, through English, to students from Ireland and the UK. Fees, at Eur1713, are lower than in Ireland or the UK. In addition, you can apply to [...]