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IIEC January 2014

Career Talks

Promote Irish Education and Culture

Visits

Promote Irish Education and Culture

Delegation of HK Secondary Schools visited Ireland8-14/12/2013

Edu Expo Hong Kong

BeijingXianGuongzhouShanghaiPromote Irish Education and Culture

Joint Programme

Promote Irish Education and Culture

Republic of Ireland 450 70280 (Dublin) : 5% 95%

Ireland is the first Euro nation recovered from economic downturn and withdraw from financial assistance Pop. about 450 mArea 70280 sq.kmCapital Dublin Currency Euro Religion : CatholicLanguage Irish 5% English 95%Time Diff (Re: HK) : -8 hours Summer : -7 hoursEEC Member since 1973Avg Temp.: Dec-Feb : 2 -10 May-Sept : 15 to 20 () : -8 -7 : 1-2 2~7 7-8 14~228English speaking country : English 95%Livable Environment:The UN rated Ireland one of the most livable place on earthQuality of life: In 2005 the Economist rated the quality of life in Ireland number 1.Safety: The UN named Ireland one of the nation with the lowest crime rate.Living Standard : Lower than other European CountriesLong Cultural History

Largest software-associated products exporter in the worldEuropean HQ for many multinational companiese.g. SAP, IBM, Google, Intel

Pharmaceutical productsEuropean HQ for 9 out of 10 global pharmaceutical corporationse.g. Wyeth, Pfizer, Abbott, Lilly, Baxter, Johnson & Johnson etc.Major Industries

Medical devicesEuropean HQ for 17 out of 25 global medical device companiesFinancial InstitutesEuropean HQ for over 50% multinational financial companiese.g.HSBC, Citibank, Bank of America, AIG, Allianz, Zurich etc.

TourismIreland is committed to the development of high quality tourism servicesOffered 140,000 job opportunities within a 2 year period140,000Visitors mainly from UK, European continent and North America.

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Education in Ireland1st in EU completion of 3rd level education. (25-34 - 50% are university students )Admission rate to 3rd level education is 65% 65%Yearly average 58,000 university graduates58,0001st for availability of skilled employees (Brookings Global Metro Monitor2011)1st in EU in Education quality in 2011 Global Competitiveness report released by World Economic ForumGraduates most welcome by employersAll Irish universities in the world top 3%3%Attracted students from 140 countries140

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National Framework of Qualifications 15 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 National Cert. Advanced Cert. Ord. Degree Degree(Hon) (1Year ) (1Year ) (3Year) (1Year ) Form 4 or above Form 6 or above Form 6 or above

IRELANDHK

Progression Route7 Universities

14 Technical Institutes 7 other privately funded 3rd level education institutes providing professional programmes

University Pathway Programmes

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Part-time job allowedper weekSchool term: 20 hoursTerm Break: 40 hours2040

Minimum Wages Protection 7.65/Hour(Around HK$76)7.65($70)

Work experienceFor better job opportunities in future

Certificate To complete at least 80 hours of placement - arrange by School80

Advanced Certificate To complete at least 450 hours of placement - arrange by School450

Placement20Advantages ofUniversity Pathway ProgrammesInternationally recognized qualificationsNo public exam.Direct admission to universitiesSmall Class TeachingNo more than 14 in a classPlacementLegally protected paid job placement, arranged by SchoolTeachers qualification meet stringent requirements of QQIQQIHigh university admission rate100% admission to university in past 4 year. 75% direct admission to university year 2English ClassIncluding IELTS preparation

Internationally recognized Certification by QQIQQIRecognized by all EU countries, pathway to all EU universities,China and Ireland signed qualifications recognition agreement in 20052005Qualifications recognized by over 100 countries including the USA, Canada and Australia100,

22Entry Requirement University (Level 7) :Form 6 or aboveIETLS 6.5 or aboveSpecific requirements of individual programmeAdvanced Certificate (Level 6) :Form 6 or aboveAged 17IETLS 5.5 or above or passed the English assessment test offered by Irish schoolNeed to take additional English course before admission if English Proficiency does not meet the admission requirement,Study Visa Waived:HKSAR PassportHolderNational Certificate (Level 5) :Form 4 or aboveAged 16IETLS 5.0 or above or passed the English assessment test offered by Irish school

HKDSE English Language Subject Level Overall IELTS Band Score Equivalent Range 5**7.51 7.775*7.16 7.3256.81 6.9946.31 6.5135.48 5.6824.79 5.07English Standard Compared the standards between the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the 2012 HKDSE English Language Examination (by HKEAA)Study in Ireland Budget (1 year)University school fee 10000 - 15000University Pathway Programme fee16000 - 17000 Accommodation and daily living costs9000 1100024 weeks full time English Class (if required)24 ()3500 4000Total expenses in a year is less than 30000Comparatively lower than average of other countries 30000,

25Scholarship University University Pathway Programme18000 (2013)36000 (2014)Apply to IIEC before 31/3/2014201433126Living standardin Ireland

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