hello welcome to DCU
home to over 12,000 of Ireland's best and brightest students. Here we are at the Hub, the heart of DCU
and at the core student life. We have the offices of the Student Union,
clubs and societies, the college bar
as well as a performance space and a
printing office. In 2016 construction will begin
on a new extension to the Hub. This will consist
meeting rooms, storage space for clubs and societies along with performance spaces.
Good morning you're listening to DCUFM. DCU Sport offers State of the Art facilities
providing health and wellness for people of abilities.
As a student, you have access to a five aside
soccer centre,
a pool, a sauna,
a steam room, a spa pool,
sports hall, and
studios,
as well as a fitness centre with over 100 pieces of equipment.
DCU works with its students and thats why its won Sports centre of the year
three-times in a row.
DCU Library is one of the best - oh sorry sorry!
The John and Aileen O'Reilly Library is the educational focal point for DCU.
It has over twelve hundred seats, 18 collaborative study rooms,
along with four hundred computer workstations. Students can rent laptops
for free downstairs at the
service stations. Nursing Students have full use of the facilities here in DCU.
The Nursing Skill centre is the perfect place to come and practice all you've learnt and
DCU state of the art labs ensure you have everything
you need right at your fingertips. All health science students will be walking through these
halls every day. The faculty of Science and Health offers over twenty
honors degree courses from Chemical Sciences to Athletic Therapy and
training
Psychology to Sport Science and many more. The latest advances in research and
associated technology
continually inform teaching and a student focus approach facilitates
a real sense of community and collaboration attracting talented
ambitious students.
if you're anyway interested in Humanities,the Henry Grattan building is for
you
from Law, Languages, Communications to FIONTAR - you can have access to things like the
Mac labs,
the PC labs, the television studio and the radio studio.
Here we are at the Helix, home to countless shows and TV Programmes where
you'll be on the very first day of orientation.You'll be amongst your peers
but don't be nervous - that's why we have the Student Support Centre
and
the Interfaith centre. If engineering is your interest, DCU's host of engineering courses will meet your needs
perfectly!
Not only that, but the Engineering Society thrives in DCU.
There is plenty of events for incoming students, such as a Scavanger Hunt
to help you fit in and mix with your class. The mechanical and manufacturing workshop
if the key location for mechanical students. If you've an idea for a business
DCU is the Home of Enterprise setting up Ireland's
first ever student accelerator program. With a wide variety of undergraduate and
postgraduate degrees,
DCU business school really is the best business.
Of course its not all about work! The enterprise society and accounting and finance
society
take students out of the books and allow them to engage in practical activities
If you're looking for a future in the booming Tech industry,
then you'll be right here. Students spend time between labs and DCU's
award-winning
Red Brick society where like minded people can come together. Red Brick is also responsible
for keeping
DCUFM online, as well as a host of other jobs, which help students
gain real world experience.
So you've finished a days work, you've been to the gym, and you're ready to just hang out.
DCU is only 10 minutes away from Dublin City Centre or you can stay in the middle of DCU life, especially if
you're
living on campus or in any student accommodation nearby.
There are thousands of beds on campus, many of our International students
stay here, making up 18% of our population and coming from over a hundred
114 different countries. There are three places to stay here on Campus -
Lark field, Hampstead and College Park. Each of them have their differences
but they're all right here in the heart of DCU. DCU Student Union hosts various
events throughout the year, between that, clubs
and societies. There's so much to do here on a daily basis.
Belvedere House in St. Patricks Campus,
Drumcondra, was built in the sixteen forties. It's been the backbone of the
Irish education system since then with over 2,500 students in attendance
every year. With a charismatic library,
opposing a buzzing canteen and a beautiful campus with vibrant student life
St.Pats will make sure you feel right at home. International students are more than
welcome here as well
with the student union making sure there's plenty of opportunity for you to
get involved.
For more information go to DCU.ie. Or you can see for yourself, at
one of our Open Days! We hope to see you soon.