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If you’re coming to NCI this September, these faces will become very familiar to you. The officers of the NCI Students’ Union are here to represent the interests of our students – and provide access to a host of social, recreational and other services throughout your college years. Of course, they may already be familiar to you – if you read yesterday’s Irish Independent, you will have seen the interview with Clubs and Societies Officer, Patrick Erhard.

Karen Mooney and Jonathan Lynch from the Student Support team outline some of NCI’s support services National College of Ireland offers a very supportive learning environment with a wide range of supports and a dedicated Student Support team, who are happy to help with any assistance you might require throughout your time with us. We are available for students to drop in and have a chat about what help they may need and we will ensure you are given access to whatever support you may require. Below are some of the specific supports available

Dr. Leo Casey, Director of NCI's Centre for Research and Innovation in Learning and Teaching, shares his thoughts on living and learning.

We at NCI are genuinely delighted to learn that our blog has been nominated in two categories in the Blog Awards Ireland 2014: Best Education Blog, and Best Corporate Blog. The Blog Awards Ireland celebrate the best in Irish blogging and, from perusing the nomination list, it’s clear that there’s an incredible amount of talent within Ireland’s blogging community.

Finding student accommodation in Dublin can be stressful – especially if it’s your first time around. With CAO offers just a few weeks away, the reported student accommodation crisis means that some students are encountering difficulties in finding a place to live. For first years and their families in particular, this is an unwanted additional worry at a time of uncertainty and change. That’s why National College of Ireland reserves a portion of on-campus accommodation for our first year students – despite the rest of our rooms booking out within two hours of applications being opened.

On the second anniversary of Maeve Binchy’s death, the NCI community remember Ireland's much-loved author Today is the second anniversary of Maeve Binchy’s death, and we miss her greatly. Every day as we pass through the college Atrium, the Maeve Binchy chair reminds us of the warm and generous woman that many of us at NCI were lucky to have met, and to have worked with throughout the years.

An education at National College of Ireland provides many benefits, but not even we realised that marital bliss would be one of them.

Accounting student Laura crowned first Irish Miss Personality It’s an exciting summer for NCI accountancy student Laura McCormack, who has been crowned Ireland’s first Miss Personality and will go straight into the Miss Ireland finals.

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:

One of the things that crops up again and again when you talk to an NCI student or graduate is the great buzz around the place. Our modern, city-centre campus has a lovely atmosphere and the size of the college is definitely conducive to the friendly and welcoming vibe. This lovely video, NCI is Happy, sums it up perfectly. Created by a student team led by Katie Donohoe for this year’s Clubs and Socs Awards and Formal Ball, it features full and part-time students from our business and computing courses here in Dublin, along with a few cameo appearances from lecturers and staff.