Cooperative Education Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Limerick (UL) is a vibrant faculty supporting over 3500 students having some 40 academic degree programmes in Science, Engineering, Informatics and Electronics. The Faculty comprises ten academic departments with associated centers and units in addition to three world-class research institutes.
The Cooperative Education programme (or undergraduate placement) at UL is a core element of all undergraduate degrees in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. As part of the programme, all students, regardless of discipline, undertake relevant work experience normally of eight months duration. For many employers, their involvement in the programme represents the first point of contact with the University and over 700 employers visit the campus every year.
UL has one of the largest cooperative education programmes in the European Union.
Cooperative Education gives students the chance to experience a real work environment before they graduate. For many students, the opportunity to do Cooperative Education is an incentive to choose to come to UL over other universities. This placement helps students make decisions about their future career. It also allows an employer to see students at work and assess them as potential employees.
The University of Limerick
The University of Limerick (UL), located on the west coast of Ireland, is a popular choice for international students. Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and has a beautiful location on one of Ireland’s most picturesque rivers, the River Shannon. UL is an independent, internationally focussed university with over 10,500 students and 1,200 staff. It is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. Students choose UL for the internationally recognised programmes and the unique campus location. The University is situated on 133 hectares of green parkland and provides the best on-campus accommodation and sporting facilities in Ireland.
Limerick City
The third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, Limerick was founded by the Vikings over a thousand years ago. Limerick City (population 80,000) is a most lively, interesting and attractive place to live and study. The city is magnificently sited on one of Europe’s finest rivers, the Shannon. The proximity of Shannon International Airport ensures that the Region’s important trade links with the global market-place are maintained.
Limerick offers an unequalled base from which to explore the Southwest and West of Ireland.
‘Limerick City is cheerfully urban…and has historic and cultural attractions in plenty to keep the visitors happily occupied…It’s central streets buzz with life and a busy shopping scene. Fine museums and galleries, and a thriving restaurant and pub-culture, have enhanced Limerick’s already warm heart’
Reproduced with kind permission from the Lonely Planet Guidebook Ireland 7 © 2006 Lonely Planet Publications
English Language Courses
UL offer English Language programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students. These programmes are designed for students who need to improve their English language and study skills in order to enter a degree programme at UL or another English-speaking university.
For further information on all English language courses consult:
Web: www.ul.ie/~clc/
e-mail language.centre@ul.ie
Further Information
For further information on any of the programmes above please contact the International Education Division at int.ed@ul.ie
