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Mobile technology is one of the most rapidly changing and in demand areas of software development today – which makes it a tremendously exciting area in which to study or work.

Watch our short video or read about the careers support we offer students from India, China, Brazil and more. Interested in studying in Ireland? Wondering what help you can expect from National College of Ireland? In addition to our range of international scholarships and dedicated international office, we also provide a bespoke Careers Service for international students. The service is provided through the NCI Career Development & Employability Office, who won the AHECS ‘Excellence in Employability Award’ in both 2013 and 2014. To assist you to develop and achieve your career goals, the Careers Office provides a suite of services, which include:

Meet Ge Li! Originally from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province in China, he is studying the Higher Diploma in Web Technologies in NCI’s School of Computing in Dublin. Meet Ge Li! Originally from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province in China, he is studying the Higher Diploma in Web Technologies in NCI’s School of Computing in Dublin. Li recently celebrated his first Chinese New Year in Ireland and shared his experiences on the Education in Ireland blog. (Visit the NCI Facebook page to see some photos of this event.) He said of the evening,

Read about travelling from Brazil to study at NCI in Ireland 22-year-old Fernanda Rodrigues Nassif shares her story of studying at National College of Ireland in Dublin, under Brazil's Science Without Borders (Ciência sem Fronteiras) scholarship scheme. “I am from São Paulo in Brazil and studying Information Systems in my 4th year at UNIFAE São João da Boa Vista. The idea of studying abroad as part of Science Without Borders is exciting to me and I chose National College of Ireland because of the focus on technology. I am now studying 4th year Computing at NCI in Dublin and I am really enjoying it.

Brazilian student Lucas Dias Ferreira shares his experiences of studying at NCI in Dublin under Brazil's Science Without Borders (Ciência sem Fronteiras) scholarship scheme. National College of Ireland is delighted to welcome Brazilian students under Brazil’s Science without Borders (Ciência sem Fronteiras) scholarship scheme and has a vibrant international community both living and studying at our city centre campus in Dublin. We look forward to enriching this community over the coming years as we welcome more students from Brazil to enjoy the intellectual, cultural and social aspects of life at NCI.

Why travel to Ireland from India to study? Alisha, an international student at NCI, shares her story.

National College of Ireland builds partnership with Mexican university NCI President Dr Phillip Matthews has signed an agreement with ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara in Mexico, witnessed by the Irish and Mexican Presidents (photo first tweeted by the Embassy of Ireland in Mexico). Dr Matthews was also quoted in the Irish Times (23/10/13) as he "‘described Mexico as a very new market for university partnerships." So the college was "breaking new ground and getting there early" by signing an agreement with ITESO, the Jesuit College of Guadalajara.