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2019 – 2020 Graduate Offer Pack for education No.1 No.1 for global community for research No.1 No.1 for international student care No.1 No.1 for staff for global connections Ireland’s Global No.1 No.1 for sport for students University Graduate Offer Pack Congratulations 01 CONGRATULATIONS Welcome to University College Dublin and congratulations on being offered a place in one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities. UCD is Ireland’s leader in graduate education with over student. This includes information about the admissions 9,300 graduate students (2017/2018) of which almost a process and what you must do next in order to accept quarter are graduate research students. your offer, as well as information about the University and the city of Dublin. UCD offers a unique campus environment with world class degree programmes and research sitting side-by- Upon entering one of our graduate programmes you will side with a wonderful array of clubs, societies, sporting begin on a path of intellectual stimulation, learning new facilities, student residences and woodland walkways. skills and expanding your knowledge of your chosen University life should be a journey of academic and discipline. It is a tremendously rewarding experience and personal discovery and the UCD campus facilitates both. one which will both enrich your life and enhance your We encourage our students to “Learn Today, Lead career prospects. Tomorrow”. Many of UCD’s graduates have gone on to leadership positions in Ireland and across the globe in I look forward to welcoming you to graduate academia, medicine, engineering, the arts, sports and studies at UCD. politics. UCD graduates are consistently ranked highly by global employers and enjoy excellent job prospects. This Graduate Offer Pack has been prepared with the intention of making your transition to UCD as smooth as possible. In the coming pages, we have included what we Professor Barbara Dooley think might be some helpful information to you as a new Dean of Graduate Studies University College Dublin 02 Ireland’s Global University Graduate Offer Pack Contents 03 CONTENTS What to Do Now 05 Financial Information 10 Funding and Scholarships 14 Accommodation 16 Visa Information 18 Staying in Touch 22 Registration 23 Orientation 24 Destination UCD 26 UCD Global Centres 31 Student Support Services 32 Sport and Recreation 36 Destination Ireland 38 Destination Dublin 42 Visiting UCD 45 Recommendations from our Students 46 University College Dublin 04 Ireland’s Global University Congratulations on receiving an offer to come and study at University College Dublin, Ireland’s largest and most international university. At UCD, we pride ourselves on our excellent teaching and research, our broad and diverse curriculum, and our brilliant student body, 25% of whom hail from 138 countries around the world. Graduate Offer Pack What to do now 05 What to DO NOW As soon as you receive your offer you need to: ACCEPT DEFER or DECLINE ACCEPTING YOUR OFFER You must accept your offer in order to reserve your place TYPES OF OFFER at UCD. You may be required to pay a non-refundable deposit which will then be deducted from your fee Unconditional Offer or Full Offer obligations. The deadline for accepting your offer will be An Unconditional Offer or Full Offer means stated in your official online offer letter. An offer, whether that you have met all the entry requirements conditional or unconditional, will be made in good faith for the programme. taking into account information as supplied by the applicant and/ or referee at the time of the application. Conditional Offer A Conditional Offer means that you will be UCD reserves the right to withdraw any offer if deemed accepted if you meet certain entry requirements, necessary at a later stage. By acceptance of an offer of as specified in your offer letter. admission, the applicant agrees to be bound by the rules, regulations and policies of the University. University College Dublin 06 Ireland’s Global University • Log in to your application account at www.ucd.ie/international/apply • Upon logging in, you will see that your application appears with the status of ‘OFFER’. Click on ‘ACCEPT OR REJECT’ and it will bring you to the page where you can accept the offer, and pay the deposit, if appropriate. ACCEPT • Your acceptance will not be complete until you A FULL OR successfully submit your acceptance online and, where CONDITIONAL OFFER appropriate, pay the deposit. • Upon acceptance of your offer UCD will automatically create a student record for you. Following this you will receive an email confirmation of your acceptance, including your student number. • If for some reason you are unable to take up your offer of a place at UCD, please contact the UCD International DEFER Admissions team so see if you can defer your offer to AN OFFER the next academic year. You can view the Deferral Policy on our website at www.ucd.ie/registry/admissions/ Deferral_Policy.pdf Graduate Offer Pack What to do now 07 • Log in to your application account at www.ucd.ie/international/apply • Upon logging in, you will see that your application appears REJECT with the status of ‘OFFER’ or ‘CONDITIONAL OFFER’. AN OFFER Click on ‘ACCEPT OR REJECT’ and it will bring you to the page where you can reject the offer. Please indicate your reason for doing so. MEETING THE CONDITIONS OF YOUR OFFER sure to check the English language requirements English language condition for your chosen programme of study. All UCD programmes are taught through English, and applicants from non-English speaking countries must Academic condition provide evidence of competence in English language If your offer is conditional upon obtaining a degree, through a recognised English language test, or equivalent. the offer letter will state the level required. When your degree results are known, please upload a certified copy Please refer to UCD English language requirements of your results. We may also ask for original transcripts and specific programme requirements. to be mailed. Official translations must be provided with the original/copy documents where documents are not For all proficiency tests the results must be dated within in English. Any offer will be conditional until we have two years of the programme start date. Some courses received satisfactory original transcripts. have higher English language requirements. Please make University College Dublin 08 Ireland’s Global University Deposit condition A deposit of c500 is payable to secure a place on PRE-ARRIVAL CHECKLIST most courses. Deposits are non-refundable. The deposit amount will be deducted from your fee obligation. Pay your fees Proof of identity Applicants should be aware that, if admitted to a programme, they will be required to present either Organise health insurance their birth certificate or passport as part of the registration process. Apply for a visa Contacts (if applicable) UCD International Admissions Team [email protected] UCD School Contacts Make accommodation www.ucd.ie/graduatestudies/contact/schools/ arrangements Make travel arrangements Start registration Arrive in time for orientation Graduate Offer Pack What to do now 09 University College Dublin 10 Ireland’s Global University FINANCIAL Information PROGRAMME FEES In order to complete the registration process, you must confirm your registration and pay the appropriate fee. A detailed breakdown of your fee obligation is available while registering in the SIS (Student Information System) through your UCD Connect account. When to pay fees to UCD Students may pay fees by semester: • You may pay one third of your fee in semester one and the remainder in semester two • If you are on a 3-semester programme you may pay your fee in thirds by semester Further information on payment dates is available at: www.ucd.ie/students/fees/feepaymentdates.html student visa to students who have paid their tuition fees If you require a visa to study in Ireland, visa application in full or paid a minimum deposit to the value of c6,000. requires that you pay the greater of c6,000 or half the Please ensure that you have paid and received a receipt tuition fee prior to submitting your visa application to the value of the minimum visa payment requirement – see page 23 for further information. of c6,000, so as to avoid visa refusal on the basis of incomplete tuition fee payment. Note 1: If you require a visa to study in Ireland please be advised that the Irish Government will only issue a Note 2: Using PaytoStudy is the quickest method to receive a fee receipt for visa purposes. Note 3: Where a student is receiving funding from a third party source, students must pay either a half or a third (whichever is applicable to the programme) of any balance of fees and charges in order to be a registered student of the university. HOW DO I PAY FEES? You can pay directly by credit or debit card using UCD’s online payment facility. This is available at www.ucd.ie/sisweb. A receipt will be emailed to you at your default email address or another that you specify. Pay via the PayToStudy payment facility. This facility is especially useful for students who require a visa to travel and/or study. You may access this service via webpage: www.ucd.ie/students/fees/howtopay.html Graduate Offer Pack Financial Information 11 Students making payments from outside Ireland may also pay UCD directly by International Bank Transfer to: IMPORTANT NOTES UCD Fees Account, Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. UCD regrets that it cannot accept cash IBAN: IE82 BOFI 9000 1720 6115 11 payments for any portion of a student’s fees. Swift Code: BOFI IE 2D If you pay UCD directly by International Bank Transfer it is essential that you include your Please ensure you enter your Student Number or student number (or application number) as the Application Number as the narrative/description on sole narrative.

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