Education Ireland has released a report entitled “International Students in Higher Education in Ireland 2010″ detailing the findings of an extensive survey on 25,781 international students from 159 different countries.
The data was collected on students studying at 51 different institutions in Ireland; we’ve reproduced some of the key findings of the survey below:
- The number of full-time students has increased by 10%, to 66% of all international students (17,204).
- International students taking PhD programmes in Ireland have increased dramatically to over 2,000, 8% of the total and well above national averages. The numbers taking Masters programmes have also increased. Postgraduate study is particularly focussed on science related disciplines, but there is evidence of growth in every subject.
- Full-time EU and European student numbers have increased.
- The institutes of technology now host 17% of international students, almost 40% of whom are from EU countries and on exchange programmes.
- They key countries of origin for international students in Ireland are: the USA; China; France; the UK; Germany; Spain; Malaysia; India and Canada.
- Countries with a noteable increase in providing students to Ireland are: France; Canada; Nigeria; Saudi Arabia; Brazil and Romania.
- Humanities/creative arts and business and related subjects are the most important academic disciplines for international students in Ireland.
- International students paid €192 million in tuition fees in 2009/10.
To download the full report from Education Ireland, visit their website here.
To find out more about studying in Ireland read the latest i-studentadvisor Ireland Guide here.