Study Abroad in Ireland and Northern Ireland
In summer 2008, four University of St. Thomas students studied for two weeks on an all-expense paid scholarships in Lough Gill, Sligo, Ireland, thanks to the generosity of the Innisfree International College & Conference Centre and its benefactors. The IIC&CC covered the tuition, accommodation, food and local transportation for the Celtic Studies Program. The Center for Irish Studies also awarded each student a $1,000 Bishop McCarthy Scholarship for Study Abroad in Ireland to cover their airfare.
The students were Matilde DeLeon, Jessica Langridge, Stephanie Rivera and Susana Svojsik.
Our friends in Ireland offered our students this one-of-a-kind study abroad opportunity because UST has a well-established Irish Studies program that promotes study abroad in Ireland. We hope other students will choose Ireland as their study abroad destination in the future.
The Center for Irish Studies intends to lead another study abroad trip to Ireland in Summer 2009. Be a part of it!
Previous study abroad programs have been held at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, as well as at Mary Immaculate College, which is one of UST’s exchange partners and is linked with the University of Limerick. The Center is exploring future study abroad links with Queen’s University Belfast, St. Mary’s University College, Belfast, and other National Universities of Ireland. Students earn credit toward their degrees at UST.
The Center actively encourages study abroad and facilitates these programs through the Bishop McCarthy Scholarship for Study Abroad in Ireland. Visit the Study Abroad main page. |
