Ireland’s reputation for high quality education is built on the foundation of commitment to excellence. Its world renowned universities offer internationally recognised qualifications. Ireland’s higher education system involves a combination of universities, specialised colleges as well as institutes offering a wide range of vocational programs. The Republic of Ireland covers 26 of the 32. Ireland prides its self for the kind of welcome they offer to the tourists and hence Dublin has been named as the world’s best place as per Lonely planet. Irish education system is ranked as among the top 20 for its education system. It has close associations with many industries and is characterized by creativity, flexibility expedience.
Ireland is reaching out to international students and wants to increase international students studying in Ireland from outside the EU to 25,500 by 2015. It is recognised that India will play a crucial role in this and in addition to the fully funded scholarships many of the universities are offering attractive scholarships to aid Indian students pursuing a study abroad experience in Ireland.