STUDENTS coming to study at the University of Limerick bring with them a cash injection of almost €21 million for the region.
This year, the third level facility will welcome almost 3,000 international students from 100 countries to the campus.
The international cohort includes students who have come to the university to take bachelors, masters and research degree courses as well as students visiting for one year, a semester or the summer under the Erasmus exchange and Study Abroad programmes.
The University of Limerick continues to be an increasingly attractive location for international students with growth in student numbers exceeding 190 per cent over the last seven years, the university says.
“University of Limerick attracts students from around the world generally and specifically from our key regions of activity: USA; China; India; Middle East; South East Asia; and, West Africa. Students and parents are becoming more aware of Ireland as an education destination and focus increasingly on the strength of the education system, the stable political environment, the high level of student support and the fact that education is through English,” said Josephine Page, UL International Education Director.
In turn, almost one in three UL undergraduate students spend a semester abroad through the universities award-winning Erasmus+ programme or through Cooperative Education work experience. This year 620 UL students will travel to partner universities all over the world as part of the Erasmus and Non–EU Exchange Programme.
