“Just as the prospective Irish government tells us that universities should double the number of international students they recruit, we read that in Britain 10% of university revenues now come from overseas student fees …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 8 March]
“… International students must also take their rite of passage by confirming their status as visitors through the Garda of Immigration Bureau. For some, the flight over to Dublin is shorter than the time it takes to sort through this rigmarole …” (more)
[University Times, 21 February]
“But it’s not like so many (or any) nonEU are queueing up RT @9th_level_irl College sets 15% quota for non-EU students http://wp.me/pjiT3-5Ku” (tweet)
[Declan Jordan, Twitter, 14 December]
“The University has decided that 15% of places in all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will be reserved for non-EU students from next year. The move will come as a blow to this year’s cohort of leaving certificate students, as it will lead to increased points for popular courses such as BESS, engineering and medicine …” (more)
[Barra Roantree, University Times, 14 December]
“Political manoeuvring over immigration is set to stunt academic progress worldwide, governments have been warned …” (more)
[Hannah Fearn, Times Higher Education, 25 November]
“While Séan Kelly MEP (Letters, October 18) is encouraging Irish higher education institutions to open their doors to international students, it is regrettable that his contribution sends out the wrong message …” (more)
[Sheila Power, Irish Examiner, 17 November]
“Foreign students will be included in a trial of biometric checks as part of a wider campaign to weed out potential terrorists. The move has raised concerns, with overseas student educators calling for it to be handled sensitively …” (more)
[Guy Healy, University World News, 14 November]
“It was very disappointing to see Seán Kelly MEP (Letters, October 18) getting sucked into the myth about the benefit of large numbers of foreign students here …” (more)
[Áine Ní Chonaill, Irish Examiner, 3 November]
“I note with alarm the suggestion by Seán Kelly MEP (Letters, October 18) that we attempt to solve the problem of university fees by the admission of more foreign students …” (more)
[Gerald Morgan, Irish Examiner, 22 October]
“I wish strongly to endorse the proposal to increase the number of international students in Irish universities. The proposed new visa regime will facilitate larger numbers of students who wish to travel to Ireland to complete their higher level education …” (more)
[Seán Kelly MEP, Irish Examiner, 18 October]
“University studies, as we know, have become a globalised activity. Over the past decade or two there has been an explosion in student migration …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 15 October]
“College students who study abroad are likely to increase or even double their amount of alcohol consumption, according to a new study …” (more)
[Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 October]
“The third-level system appears to be in a state of some flux. Senior staff have been paid huge unauthorised bonuses at UCD, concern has been raised at the lack of contact time with lecturers across the sector and some students at the American College were forced to quit their course in mid-stream. Mary Coughlan, meanwhile, has spoken a great deal about the need to reform higher education …” (more)
[Brian Mooney, Irish Times, 5 October]
“Last week, the Irish government announced ‘Investing in Global Relationships – Ireland’s International Education Strategy, 2010-2015’, or a ‘plan to lure international students’, as RTÉ so attractively put it …” (more)
[Ronan Lyons, 28 September]
“The Government has unveiled grand plans to make Ireland a global magnet for foreign students. They won’t work without a much better understanding of what these students want. Ireland’s ambition to become a ‘global leader’ in education is the kind of headline that will circuit the world within hours in this tweeting, blogging, Digging world …” (more)
[Priya Rajsekar, Irish Times, 27 September]
“The Department of Justice is clamping down on overseas students who stay too long in Ireland. From next January strict limits will be imposed on the amount of time they can remain studying in this country …” (more)
[John Walshe, Independent, 23 September]
“The government has announced a new strategy aimed at increasing international student numbers in higher education by 50% and in English-language schools throughout the State by 25% by 2015 …” (more)
[Deaglán de Bréadún, Irish Times, 23 September]
“The Government has just announced its plan to increase the number of non-Irish students in higher education by 50% between now and 2015, and to increase the ‘value’ of the university sector by one third to €1.2bn. The news bulletin and press release emphasize the targets, but are hazy on the implementation …” (more)
[Richard Tol, Irish Economy, 22 September]
“The Government has launched a new strategy aimed at increasing international student numbers in higher education by 50% and the numbers in English-language schools throughout the State by 25% within five years …” (more)
[Deaglán de Bréadún, Irish Times, 22 September]
“The international reputation of Britain’s universities could be jeopardised by plans to cap the numbers of foreign students, academics fear. They issued their warning as the Immigration minister, Damian Green, promised further curbs on entry into Britain …” (more)
[Richard Garner, Independent, 7 September]
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