Trinity College
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Trinity College was founded in 1592 and is the single constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity College and the University of Dublin are effectively synomous - Trinity College is mater universitas accourding to the founding statues. The site for the University, the ancient monastey of All Hallows, was handed over to the new College by Dublin Corporation; the first Fellows and Scholars were appointed in 1594 and since then Trinity College has ensured a continuous tradition of scholarship and learning in the heart of Dublin. Some of the most famous people in Irish history have been educated at Trinity; writers like Dean Swift and Samuel Becket; scientist like Rowan Hamilton the mathematician and E.T.S. Walton, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the atom. The imporance placed on research has ensured that undergraduate and graduate courses are continuously revised and updated. Based on the general pattern of the ancient colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, Trinity is larger, with a campus extending over 40 acres in a unique site in the heart of the city. The west end includes five quadrangles of squares with many buildings from the 18th century, notably the Old Library - home to the priceless 8th century manuscript, The Book of Kells. The most recent of these squares was completed however as recently as 1978, with the award winning Arts and Social Science Building in which many visiting students attend lectures and classes. Further east, the Hamilton and O'Reilly buildings, Biotechnology Building, Panoz Institute and the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, house many of Trinity's science, pharmacology and technology departments. Close by, the College Park with its sports fields, remains one of the largest green spaces in the city. The vigour of a university may be judged by its commitment to research. In the early twenty-first century, this often takes the form of partnership with major international companies or of inter-institutional co-operation within the framework of programmes of the European community, and in both Trinity is in a leading position in Ireland. In other fields, the Library is the heart of research activity, and here Trinity is particularly fortunate. With a bookstock of approximately 4.25 million volumes, the College Library is one of the largest in Europe. Along with the British Library in London and the university libraries at Oxford and Cambridge, it enjoys the privilege of receiving all Irish and U.K. copyright material. Trinity prides itself also on its tradition of personal contact between staff and students, encouraged by its collegiate atmosphere. Its seventeen thousand staff and students form a compact academic community, with several hundred students and a number of staff living on campus. College provides a complete daytime environment, with a range of facilities - dining hall, cafeterias and bars - and a varied social life sustained by a host of student societies and sports clubs.
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The Trinity College offers opportunities for qualified International students to study in the rich cultural and technologically advanced environment of Ireland.
The academic year at Trinity College is divided into three terms: Michaelmas term (9 weeks, October-December); Hilary term (9 weeks, January-March) and the Trinity term (6 weeks, April-May). Examinations follow one week after the end of Trinity term and continue for approximately four weeks. For information about admissions requirements at Trinity College please see the Undergraduate Admissions and Graduate Admissions pages. |
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Full Degree Abroad: The following link will take you to the Trinity College web page with information about undergraduate and graduate degrees: http://www.tcd.ie/ISA/dc/dcdegreeadmission.html (This page will open in a new window). Links to Trinity's different academic departments can be found here: |
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The Center for International Studies does not charge for its services in preparing you for studying for a full degree at one of our partner institutions, therefore you will be responsible for paying only the direct fees charged by the university you attend. Unlike U.S. institutions, overseas universities charge different fees for different programs. An example would be that if you are interested in a program in the Humanities you would probably pay less than in the Sciences where lab expenses would be included. |
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Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland, enjoys one of the best settings of any European city. Stretching around the wide expanse of Dublin Bay from the imposing mass of Howth Head in the north to the granite outcrops of the Wicklow massif in the south, few parts of the city are far from the sights and smells of the sea, while many centre-city streets seem to end in a vista of mountains. Cosmopolitan in its origins, Dublin - Báile Átha Cliath in Irish - arose originally from a Viking settlement on the right bank of the Liffey. The principal city of Ireland for most of its thousand-year history, it experienced a period of rapid expansion in the eighteenth century, when it attained the status of one of Europe's great cities, with magnificent squares and stately public buildings. Much of the elegance of that period is conserved in and around Trinity. Small by present-day international standards, Dublin has nevertheless the resources of a capital city with a full and varied cultural and intellectual life. The National Museum displays unique Celtic Bronze Age and Early Christian material, which reflect both the country's wealth in gold at this period, and the artistic sophistication of the early Irish craftsmen. The National Gallery of Ireland is considered one of the best small galleries in Europe. Both museum and gallery, flanking the seat of the Irish parliament, are within a few hundred yards of Trinity College. |
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To assist with your integration into life in Ireland and at Trinity, you will be invited to take part in an extensive orientation program upon your arrival. A majority of campus student life revolves around the Students' Center Complex which houses a student café, a pub, a restaurant, a bookshop, a bank, the student health clinic, a laundry mat and a grocery store. The University has a long tradition in nourishing its clubs and societies. Over 90 recognized student societies cater for most interests. The Univesity also encourages students to get involved with the Univesity Club Sports. For more information about the Socieites on campus visit http://csc.tcd.ie and for more information about the Club Sports visit http://tcd.ie/sport. |
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Students attending the Trinity College have the option of either on-campus housing or off-campus housing. On-campus rooms (university accommodation) are available in residence halls and apartments throughout campus. Off-campus housing in a shared house, apartment, or flat, is also available. After being accepted Trinity College will send you information regarding your housing options. Read more about the accommodation available at http://www.tcd.ie/accommodation/StudentsandStaff/ and for some addition information you can look over the following page http://www.tcd.ie/accommodation/StudentsandStaff/UsefulInformation/. (These pages will open in a new window). |
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Click here for useful degree abroad links. |
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