Trinity College Dublin

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Trinity College Dublin is a universitywide partner in Dublin, Ireland.

Trinity College Dublin

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General information for exchange students

Course information (click through to Module Enrolment)

Academic calendar

Introduction: early-September

Semester I: September - December
Semester II: Late January - May

There might be a slight semester overlap at the start of the second semester. 

Academic calendar

Requirements

B2 in English.

You need to have a GPA of 3.1 at least. For some programmes the GPA requirement is slightly higher and others require that you are majoring or minoring in the subject that you choose.

Areas of study open to UU students

Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy are completely closed to inbound students. The Schools of Law, Business, Psychology, and English reserve the right to apply their own acceptance criteria.

Please note that inbound students at Trinity must take a minimum of 50% of their ECTS in their host department but they are free to apply to enroll in modules offered by other departments for the remainder.

 

Courses at Master’s level

No

Language of instruction

English

Housing assistance

Visiting 
Students - Student Accommodation (tcd.ie)

Please note that visiting students are unable to apply for on campus or trinity hall accommodation. Students may apply for Kavanagh Court (a TCD student number is not required for this).

Home (tcdsuaccommodation.org)

The Accommodation Advisory Service is offered by the TCD Student Union and offers free advice to students. 

Estimated living costs per month

Average living costs per month are 1250 - 1650 EUR

https://www.educationinireland.com/en/Living-in-Ireland/Before-Arrival/Living-Costs/

Credits

Students take 30 ECTS per semester at Trinity. ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) is a credit weighting, so the number of modules (classes) a student takes at Trinity varies on the credit values for each of their modules, which usually have a 5, 10 or 15 ECTS value. Students must take a minimum of 20 ECTS in a semester and 45 ECTS for the academic year.

Number of places available

8 places per year. 

Selection

We expect selection to be necessary. You are advised not to place this exchange destination as a second or third choice.

Contact

If you have any questions about this universitywide partner university, contact the universitywide International Office:

You can reach everyone at the international office via: exchange@uu.nl

Asia, Latin America, Middle East & South Africa

Name: Ms. Clim Gorissen

North America & UK

Name: Ms. Cathelijne van Weelden

Australia, New Zealand & Spain*

Name: Ms. Tessel Arendsen

* Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universitat de Barcelona

Europe

Name: Ms. Mandy van den Houten

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General exchange questions

Name: Patrick Chan

Phone availability

Phone: +31 (0)30-2531224
Office hours for calling: Monday and Thursday, 13:30-15:00

Make an appointment via Teams

We are available for appointments via Teams for questions about Universitywide destinations. If you have questions about faculty destinations, contact the International Office of your faculty.

To ensure that you have booked an appointment with the correct associate, please provide the following information in your appointment request:
 

  • the university/universities that are you interested
  • a short description of your question

If this information is not in your booking request, then we will cancel the appointment, and you will need to request a new one.
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If you are unable to make it to your appointment, please do not forget to cancel.