Bachelor's or Master's degree with an EU qualification, taught in English. Upon graduation, up to a 2-year work permit with Stamp 1G.
Learn English in an EU country where you can work while you study. Pubs, live music, and all of Europe right next door.
Part-time earnings can help with living costs, depending on hours, rent and current wage rates.
See the full expense breakdown at living in Ireland.
Average temperature year-round
Housing + food per month
WHERE TO LIVE
Cork has three broad zones for international students. Where you land depends on your budget and what kind of life you want.
Patrick Street · MacCurtain Street · Oliver Plunkett Street. From €600/month. Walking distance to the English Market, the pubs, and most language schools.
Western Road · Sundays Well · Wilton. From €550/month. The university zone: student-heavy, walkable to UCC, cheaper than the centre
Cobh · Carrigaline · Kinsale. From €500/month. Coastal towns, 25 minutes by train to Cork city center, beaches and harbor walks a step away.
Study, work, or both: we guide you every step of the way, from your visa and throughout your stay.
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Work
Cork has the same minimum wage as Dublin, but rents are lower. For international students: hospitality, retail, and customer support are the main routes, with less competition than in Dublin for the same type of job. We tell you how much you get paid and how taxes work in our guide to working in Ireland.
LIFESTYLE
Cork has a festival almost every month: Jazz in October, Film in November and Folk in summer. Live music in the pubs every night, the English Market for food and a chat, and the beaches of Kinsale 30 minutes south.
Community
Cork is about a quarter the size of Dublin, small enough to grab your favorite coffee in the first week and get to know your neighborhood by the second month. Corkonians are famous for being talkative and having local pride. Prefer to compare before deciding? Here are all your cities of Ireland.
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