Our international students come to NUI Galway for many reasons, with different goals and ambitions in mind. What they all share is an abiding mix of experiences, memories and emotions.
Regardless of their backgrounds and homelands, their arrival sets a significant challenge to live and learn in a new, and at times alien, environment and culture.
Students from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Australia, North America and from across Asia joined this edition of Cois Coiribe, to bring their voice to the conversation around internationalisation and what it means to seek new opportunities in a foreign land in the midst of a pandemic.
For some of our students, the enduring experience focuses on a new style of learning and education, or the value they themselves place on learning. For all of them it’s a deep sense of achievement, resilience and connection.
Starting a New Life Amid a Pandemic:
Coming Home:
‘I Have Never Felt Like an Outsider’:
‘Feeling Lost is Uncomfortable but it is OK’:
Getting Down to Business:
A Transatlantic Route to Success:
Diversity Brings a Sense of Home:
Trading Bondi Beach for Salthill:
Drawn to Ireland from South Africa:
In today’s hyper developed and interconnected world, we see isolated actions give rise to global repercussions like never before. As a framework for addressing global issues, the UN Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action for universities to consider the wider impact of their research. Here VP for Research & Innovation, Prof James Livesey explains how the SDGs have inspired a new approach to research strategy and prioritisation.
Easy access to virtual social space has seen young people face dangers of cyberbullying, sextortion and online victimisation. Many primary schools have taken steps to ban smartphones on school grounds, following the launch of government guidelines on restrictions of smartphone use among young people. According to Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dr Mairéad Foody, research is key in informing quality prevention and intervention among schools, parents and guardians.
