UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN

DUBLIN
Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland, near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. In a 2003 European-wide survey by the BBC, Dublin was the best capital city in Europe to live in, and Ireland the most content country in Europe. Dublin is also the third most visited capital city in Europe after Paris and London. Dublin City has half a million inhabitants, and another million live within the Greater Dublin Area. The Irish capital sees mild winters and cool summers, and contrary to popular belief, Dublin is not very rainy – it has fewer rainy days, on average, than London.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN (UCD)
UCD traces its origins to the Catholic University of Ireland founded in 1854. Today, UCD is a vibrant, modern university and offering the broadest range of top quality degrees, UCD attracts students from throughout Ireland as well as international students from over 50 countries. Over 22,000 students and 1,000 academics study and research in the beautiful, leafy campus 4 kilometres to the south of the centre of Dublin city. The university has 5 colleges of Art & Celtic Studies; Business & Law; Engineering, Mathematical & Physical Sciences; Human Sciences; and Life Sciences. Library and computer fascilities as well as student health, welfare and counselling services are second-to none and there are superb opportunities for sports and recreation.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
There is ample information about the fees for the different subjects on UCD's web pages, but in general fees for non-EU citizens (like Norwegians) range from € 13.500-18,000/annually for most undergraduate subjects, whereas fees some special courses, like medicine, radiology and veterenary medicine hover around €25.000 or 30.000 per year. Fees in graduate school can be much the same – or considerably lower. Consult the faculty pages for specific information. 

ACCOMMODATION
The UCD has set aside some 600 on-campus rooms for international students. The rooms are fully equipped and are supplied with standard pillow and single duvet. Most have Wireless network access, laundry facilities and easy access to campus restaurants, cafes, shops and student resources. There is also 24 hour campus security and an emergency call out system. The rent is approx. € 3200-4500 for 38 weeks (primo Sept – ultimo May).

KEY DATES
Semester 1 starts primo September and lasts through December with examinations thw two final weeks. After the Christmas holidays, Semester 2 starts medio January and final examinations start medio May. There is a 2 week spring vacation in April.

VISA
Norwegian citizens do not need a visa to live and study in Ireland.

CURIO
Probably the most famous industry in Dublin is brewing: Guinness has been brewed at the St. James's Gate Brewery since 1759. But Dublin is also internationally known for its large amount of high-tech industrial estates and business and financial centres — Intel and Hewlett-Packard have manufacturing plants here, and Google, Yahoo! and PayPal (among others)have their European headquarters in Dublin. This has earned Dublin the nickname "Silicon Valley of Europe".

LINKS: THE COLLEGE AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
www.ucd.ie/
www.ansa.no/land/irland