The idea is to identify those outstanding students from all over the world, welcome them to Ireland and try to connect them with each other to spark new ideas and conversations.

Upwards of 130 students from HEIs across the globe gathered in Dublin to be recognised for their exceptional research as part of the Undergraduate Awards 2017.

Global University Systems has acquired IBAT College Dublin, an industry-focused higher education provider, its first education institution in Ireland.

Eighty international students are being transferred to English language schools across Dublin after one of the oldest ELT schools in the capital closed its doors last week.

A language school in central Dublin has been acquired by Irish entrepreneur, Declan Millar, founder of international education business HSI.