Maynooth University, just thirty minutes outside of Dublin, is 鈥淚reland鈥檚 fastest-growing university,鈥 with a current enrollment of about 11,000 students. It boasts 鈥渢hirty-four academic departments across three faculties and eight specialist research institutes,鈥 鈥渆xtensive research activities,鈥 鈥渆xperiential learning鈥 and 鈥渋nternships,鈥 and a 鈥渇ull range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.鈥 Students enjoy the 鈥渇lexibility of the bachelor鈥檚 degree,鈥 with 鈥渁n incredibly diverse selection of subjects鈥 that also 鈥渙ffers pathways into other degrees.鈥 Students note that the relatively 鈥渓ess intensive academic structure鈥 means that there is 鈥渓ess of a barrier to balancing work and life.鈥 Students are supported by 鈥渜uality,鈥 鈥渁pproachable,鈥 and 鈥渙bliging鈥 staff, including librarians and administrators, and 鈥渆nthusiastic lecturers,鈥 some of whom are 鈥渋nternationally recognized researchers鈥 in their respective fields. The small size of the school itself makes it 鈥渆asy to get to know your lecturers and tutors,鈥 and professors and staff are 鈥減assionate and extremely helpful.鈥 There is an emphasis on life after college: 鈥淲e are given extremely practical advice on how to further our careers,鈥 one student remarks, 鈥渁nd everything in our lectures is framed in the context of a real-life situation we may someday face in our careers.鈥
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