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University College Dublin (commonly referred to, in Ireland, as UCD; Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest university.
In 2016, there were 51 fee-charging private second level schools in Ireland, which as of the academic year 2014/15, had 24,112 students enrolled. [ 1 ] Annual day fees are typically between €4,000 to €7,000; however the cost of boarding can increase these fees significantly, up to more than €15,000 for the school year.
The Irish universities include the University of Dublin, better known by the name of its sole college, Trinity College Dublin, the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, two universities established in 1989, five technological universities formed by the amalgamation of Institutes of Technology and a professional medical institution.
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The MA can also be awarded to senior university or college staff after three years of employment. At Dublin, the MA may be conferred on holders of a Dublin BA after three years, provided they have completed at least nine terms of residence. A fee is payable, though it is waived for graduates of over fifty years' standing. [26]
As no other college was ever established, the college is the university's sole constituent college, and so "Trinity College" and the "University of Dublin" are for most purposes synonymous. [20] Still, the statutes of the university and the college grant the university separate corporate legal rights to own property and borrow money and employ ...
The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) (Irish: An Foras Riaracháin) [1] is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland.It was founded in 1957 at a meeting in Newman House where Tom Barrington became the first director and John Leydon its first president.
University College Dublin Students' Union (UCDSU; Irish: Aontas na Mac Léinn COBÁC) is the students' union of University College Dublin. It is the largest students' union in Ireland. [3] [2] [4] The union was founded in 1975 as the successor of the Student Representative Council, with Enda Connolly acting as the organisation's first president ...