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FeesAndDegrees Third-Level student tuition information in Ireland

Higher education within Ireland is currently state funded. Recently, discussions and debate have opened up regarding shifting to a different model of funding, and the introduction of third-level tuition fees.

FeesAndDegrees, is designed to inform the undergraduate student about the issue of higher education fees in an unbiased and nonpartisan arena. We provide literature, links to relevant resources and aim to connect the eager student with all of the organizations in the discussion.

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3rd Level Debt

In Ireland we’re in a relatively privileged position that many of us are able to leave college after three or four years with relatively...

DCU Organisations that Inform Us

As a university campus with more than 16,000 students, DCU needs to keep its student body updated and informed of ongoing affairs...

Income, Employment and 3rd Level Education

As well as our 12.5% corporation tax, one of the factors we are constantly told makes Ireland so attractive to multinational corporations...

Government Budgets and Priority

Did you know that our Minister for Education Richard Bruton has welcomed a report from an expert group on Future Funding of Higher...

Third-Level Grants Available for Students in Ireland

Some of the views from the students we interviewed on the DCU Glasnevin campus, spoke about access to third-level grants. At present...

Student Confidence in Speaking About Third-Level Tuition

You may have recently seen us, #FeesAndDegrees interviewing students on their opinions involving third-level education and tuition. We’ve...

Student Contribution Fee Breakdown

...students are still expected to pay a rather large “contribution fee” (sometimes known as the ‘student service charge’ or ‘registration fe

How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of 3rd Level Funding in Ireland

After 3rd level tuition fees were abolished in 1995 a student contribution fee of £150 pounds remained. By the second year of this new...

How has education financing reform become an issue for Irish households?

A Concise History of Education Financing in Ireland Prior to 1996, undergraduate education in Ireland was not free with students paying...

A conversation as held by an expert group panel on the issue of future funding for third-level educa

What is going to happen next? The continuing conversation... Reform is likely to be on the way with the government proactively looking at...

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