College Fees??

AlinWon

I'm a German citizen living in Ireland for that past 6 months and I'm interested in going to University here. I was always under the impression you had to be an Irish citizen to be eligible for free tuition fees but now I'm reading that you can be eligible for free fees if you're an EU citizen. Anyone know anything about this?
Thanks.

jubella

Yes, you would qualify for free fees.

In order to qualify for free fees:

• You must be an EU national or have official refugee status and
• You must have been living in the EU for at least 3 of the 5 years before starting your course and
• You must be undertaking a full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 years' duration (or certain 1-year courses in an institute of technology) and
• You must not have a previous qualification to the same level (but students who hold a National Certificate or Diploma and are progressing to degree courses may be eligible) and
• You must not be repeating the year because of failing your exams or changing course. (This exclusion may be waived if you have to repeat a year due to certified serious illness.)

From here.

Naikon

Registration fees will bite you in the ass though. Upwards of 2-3k now.