Dublin City University

Describing itself as a 'university that looks to the future,' Dublin City University (DCU) has been broadening the horizons of students on its lively campus since it opened in 1980.

A large expansion programme throughout 2015 and 2016 saw the incorporation of several colleges under the DCU umbrella, including St Patrick's College Drumcondra, Mater Dei Institute of Education and Church of Ireland College of Education.

With DCU’s expansion came an increase in its academic portfolio. The university offers a total of 70 taught programmes across Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing and DCU Business School faculties including 10 different degrees in teacher education (DCU has established the first faculty of education in an Irish university).

Occupying a 72-acre site in the Glasnevin area, just north of Dublin itself. DCU is home to over 12,000 registered students, including full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as students doing distance learning.

It comprises the John and Aileen O'Reilly library, with 400 workstations, 1,200 seats and 18 collaborative rooms. It bills itself as the first university library to put digital records on the same footing as books and journals, granting access to some 250,000 volumes, a number that is growing as technology improves.

The university boasts a number of Research and Enterprise Hubs that facilitate research partnerships between academics and external organisations.

The university separately runs a series of summer schools as part of a 'DCU in the Community' programme. These involve public talks in the nearby area of Ballymun, on topics recently including social psychology, public speaking and mental health.

Faculties

• Engineering & Computing
• Computing
• Electronic Engineering
• Science & Health
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Sciences
• Health & Human Performance
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• DCU Business School (DCUBS)
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Applied Language & Intercultural Studies
• Communications
• Education Studies
• FIONTAR (Business, Communications, Computing, Finance, Journalism and European Languages through Irish)
• Law & Government

DCU's other major focus is business and enterprise: the university estimates 50,000 of their graduates are employed in significant positions within industry. It also prides itself on its USTART start-up accelerator programme, which supports students by lending them space and funding to launch their own businesses.

Accomodation

International undergraduate students are allocated rooms in Hampstead and College Park Apartments on the Glasnevin campus or Purcell House on the All Hallows campus. 

Glasnevin Campus

Hampstead Apartments contain sixty-one comfortable apartments, each with five ensuite bedrooms, and a shared living/kitchen/dining area. Each apartment comprises four single ensuite rooms and one double ensuite room for single occupancy.

Each bedroom has a study area and both wifi and fixed line internet access (internet cable not provided).  A telephone (incoming calls only) is provided in the living area of each apartment.

College Park Apartments contain sixty standard apartments, each with either four or five ensuite bedrooms (one double ensuite for single occupancy in each apartment), and a shared living/kitchen/dining area. This accommodation is fitted and furnished to a very high standard. Each bedroom has both wifi and fixed line internet access (internet cable not provided) and a study area.  A telephone (incoming calls only) is located in the living area of each apartment.

There are also 54 superior bedrooms located in College Park . All bedrooms are double rooms with ensuite facilities. Each bedroom in the superior accommodation has both wifi and fixed line internet access (internet cable not provided), telephone (incoming calls only) and a study area.

All Hallows Campus

All Hallows is situated in Drumcondra village within easy reach of the Glasnevin and St. Patrick's campuses.  There are sixty three bedrooms available in Purcell House to students at all levels of study.  Accommodation is in single or double bedrooms (single occupancy only) with either ensuite or shared bathroom facilities.  Each bedroom has a study area and fixed line internet access (internet cable not provided).  There is a large communal kitchen and shared lounge areas.

Campus also includes restaurants, a theatre and conference centre, a crèche and a university sports complex.