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I hope that you will consider joining us as a student at Trinity
College Dublin. Trinity is recognised as Ireland’s top university.*
We are well-known globally for the excellence of our courses
and the commitment of our staff.
Trinity was founded in 1592 and is Ireland’s oldest university.
Today the College has a vibrant cosmopolitan community of
students representing every county in Ireland and some 122
nationalities.
At Trinity you will learn from professors who are world leaders in
their fields of study. You can chose from over 400 undergraduate
degree courses across a range of disciplines in the Arts,
Humanities, Engineering, Science, Business, Technology, Social
Sciences, and Health Sciences. The Trinity curriculum is aimed
at not just acquiring knowledge but at developing critical faculties
of the human mind. Freedom of expression, willingness to
engage in debate and express diverse points of view are valued
and welcomed.
Solid academic and pastoral support is provided throughout
your time in the university. Each incoming student is assigned
a Tutor, a member of the academic staff, who is there to advise
you and help if any personal problem arises. Our tutorial system
is unique in Ireland. There is also a student-to-student mentoring
programme for first year students. We offer a wide range of high
quality services to all students such as the Careers Advisory
Service, the Health Centre and a Counselling Service.
Our safe and friendly campus provides an ideal environment
for studying, learning, relaxing and living. Located in the heart
of Ireland’s capital city, it has state-of-the-art facilities such as
a modern Sports Centre, the Science Gallery and the Trinity
College Library, the largest research library in Ireland with
almost 5 million books and over 70,000 journals.
Trinity has over 112 diverse and colourful societies and 50 sports
clubs; the clubs and societies accept new members each year
during ‘Orientation Week’ in September.
There are also opportunities to take a semester abroad while
progressing in your course through Trinity College’s partnership
agreements with leading universities in other countries.
Employers worldwide hold Trinity graduates in high esteem.
The College has produced generations of outstanding
graduates. Some of the most famous people in Irish history
have been educated here: writers like Oscar Wilde and Samuel
Beckett; scientists like William Rowan Hamilton and E.T.S.
Walton (the winner of the Nobel Prize for splitting the atom),
as well as two Irish presidents and many industry leaders.
I hope you will consider Trinity as your first choice for
undergraduate study for an exciting new journey that will open
your mind to new experiences, ways of thinking and friendships,
many of which will last for a lifetime.
Patrick Prendergast
Provost
July 2012
* Trinity College Dublin is ranked 1st in Ireland, and in 65th position in the top
100 world universities and 21st position in the top European universities by
the QS World University Rankings 2011. In the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings, TCD is ranked 1st in Ireland, 117th in the top 200 world
universities and 42nd in the top European universities.
Welcome from the Provost