Stating that while several partnerships exist between Irish higher education institutions and their Indian partners through joint research programmes, he expressed a wish to see more Irish students come to India to experience its universities.
‘On opportunities for Indian students in Ireland, he said that foreign students who graduate from an Irish university can stay behind for a work permit for 2 years, adding that a good ecosystem of MNCs based in Dublin can provide jobs as well as valuable experience for students to take back to India.
The Ambassador was speaking on the sidelines of 75th anniversary event of the National College of Ireland (NCI) in New Delhi, which has announced scholarships worth ₹75 lakhs for need- and merit-based Indian postgraduate students.
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The scholarship will support Indian students in select postgraduate programmes across business, computing and psychology. Offered as tuition fee reductions, the scholarships aim to ease financial pressures associated with international study. The country’s post-study work framework allows eligible non-EU graduates to remain in Ireland for up to two years after completing a Level 9 qualification.
Noting the importance of international education for several Indians in developing their careers, NCI President Professor Gina Quin said that India’s STEM graduates can benefit from studying in technology, adding that NCI has the largest school of computing in Ireland. Stressing the opportunities offered by business and psychology along with AI, she said that Ireland has a very large footprint of education in India, as a large number of Indian students study there.
While she expressed an inclination to see more collaboration between universities in terms of joint research programmes, she said that Irish Universities have been encouraged to open campuses in India to serve the great demand for education.
(Edited by : Juviraj Anchil)
