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The USI believes - in accordance with the United Nations Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - that higher education should be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of ability, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education.
Free Education has made Ireland's workforce an intelligent one, a hard working one and an employable one. USI believes that a publicly funded education system is of benefit to everyone:
- A nation with more healthcare professionals is of more benefit than a nation with more debt.
- A nation with more engineers is more advanced than a nation with higher emigration.
- A nation with more scholars in general is of more social and cultural value than a nation with high unemployment and no foreign investment.
- This section of the website will provide you with information on the various aspects of higher education in Ireland, from starting college for the first time to applying for a student maintenance grant.
Below are some useful links concerning higher education in Ireland:
Higher Education Authority - Student Info
A support and information resource for those in or looking to attend Higher Education in Ireland.
Student Finance
A support and information resource on financial support for higher or further education.
Financial Regulator
The official website of Ireland's financial regulator, which is responsible for monitoring the financial soundness of individual institutions, and engaging in a wide-range of consumer protection issues
Grant Calculator
Click the link below to calculate how much you are entitled to under the Government's student maintenance grant scheme.
Department of Education and Science
The official website of the Irish Government's Department of Science and Education.
Education Matters
This website provides an independent, non-partisan platform on which teachers, parents and all those with an interest in education can share their views, exchange ideas and offer news and relevant information to each other.
Higher Education Authority, Ireland
The official website of the HEA, which is the statutory planning and development body for higher education in Ireland.
Irish Vocational Educational Association
The IVEA represents the 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) around Ireland. Use this website to find details of the VEC in your local area.
The Oireachtas
The official website of the Parliament of Ireland.
Teachers' Union of Ireland
The official website of the TUI, which represents teachers and lecturers in Vocational Schools, Community Colleges, Community & Comprehensive Schools, Institutes of Technology, Further Education and other specialist areas.
Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland
This website keeps second-level teachers and the education community in Ireland up to date with latest developments in education and enables them to offer their views on education in Ireland today.
Irish National Teachers' Organisation
The official website of the INTO, which aims to unite and organise the teachers of Ireland and to provide a means for the expression of their collective opinion on matters affecting the interests of education and of the teaching profession.
Association of Comprehensive and Community Colleges
This website allows the members of Boards of Management and Principals of its member schools to access information and advice to assist in dealing with the many management issues that they are confronted with in their day-to-day work.
National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals
This organisation represents Principals and Deputy Principals at post-primary level and aims to provide a united voice nationally for Principals and Deputy Principals on issues of common concern.
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