Ireland is an affordable country for study abroad

Being an English-speaking country in Europe, Bihar boy Shravan Kumar chose Ireland to pursue Master's in Engineering


An opportunity to work with multicultural, multi-lingual society, exposure to a world-class education system and professional environment at an affordable fee structure and an the beauty of picturesque Europe - these were among major factors that prompted Shravan Kumar to choose Ireland as his study destination back in 2015, when he had completed his Bachelor's in Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Ireland is perhaps the only country after UK, which has a big population speaking in English.

After finishing his MSc in Information System, Shravan has been working as a software engineer in one of a leading Dublin-based IT companies for the last three years. I"Almost every IT company have their office in Ireland.

Also, courses here are designed as per the need of the job market and the best thing was that these courses are available on a comparatively lower fee than the US or the UK," he says.


A native of Gopalganj in Bihar, Shravan zeroed in on MSc in Information System offered by Dublin Business School (DBS) that even had the facility of paying fees through instalments.

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"The one year programme that I opted for had more focus on practical aspect rather than theory. Assignments and projects helped me improve my skill sets," says Shravan.

"For admission, a student must have IELTS score of 6.5 or above. Based on one's academic background and interest, they intake suitable candidates," says Shravan, who found extreme winters a major challenge.

Dublin Business School (DBS) offers a range of courses like MBA in Cloud Computing, higher diploma in Science in FinTech, Master of Arts in Addiction Studies, MSc in Applied Psychology to name a few are available for full-time undergraduate, postgraduate, evening degrees and professional diplomas.