There are currently over 1000 Irish students studying in Dutch universities, according to an article in the Galway Advertiser.
To inform Irish students of how they can apply to study in Holland, 'We're Going Dutch' is an event that has been taking place in Dublin, Cork and Galway over the past couple of days which allows students to talk to 15 different Dutch Universities with a view to applying for courses in the Netherlands.
Michael Howley, a guidance counsellor from Gort Community School, spoke to the Galway Advertiser about the phenomenon of Irish students opting to study in the Netherlands:
These programmes provide opportunities to students to seize a college place who might not be able to get them here, at lower cost than here with no need to stress over Leaving Cert points. The reports I am receiving from students who went in previous years to study, for example, physiotherapy, are very encouraging.
Guy Flouch, a guidance counsellor for the Irish-based EUNICAS, an application support service, explains other pulls for moving to the Netherlands for college: “Dutch universities don’t select for entry based on Leaving Cert points. Tuition fees which, at €2,060, are already very low, can be recouped by way of an interest-free loan from the Dutch government."
Other draws for studying in the Netherlands include the ability to avail of your SUSI grant, as well as being eligible for further financial support from the Dutch government.
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The opportunity to study abroad coupled with the modern businesses' needs for more cosmopolitan graduates makes the chance to study in the Netherlands a very enticing one indeed.
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