Dublin City University is a university situated on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin, it enrolled its first students in 1980 and was elevated to university status in 1989 by statute. In September 2016, DCU completed the process resulting in the incorporation of three Dublin institutions: Church of Ireland College of Education; Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick's College.
The university currently has around 6,000 undergraduate students, over 600 research postgraduates, 1,800 taught postgraduate students and over 50,000 alumni. In addition the university has around 1,200 online distance education students studying through DCU Connected. University has been designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U for its work in social innovation in higher education.
There were 440 academic staff in 2006. Notable members of the academic staff include former Taoiseach John Bruton and "thinking" Guru Edward De Bono. Bruton accepted a position as Adjunct Faculty Member in the School of Law and Government in early 2004 and De Bono accepted an adjunct Professorship in the university in mid-2005.
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Doing a Physics degree here, the lecturers are very friendly, approachable and genuinely interested in their students. Loving every minute of it.
By John McCarthy (Jan, 2018) |
After being here 6 years I can still say the best thing about this university is the people. It also has the advantage of being small which fosters tight knit communities and enables people to get to know their lecturers. There are over 100 clubs and societies offering something for everybody.
By Ian Kavanagh (Jan, 2018) |
Miss my beautiful University DCU. See you again :) **excellence** is an understatement, DCU is a wonderfully balanced academic institution that does not institutionalize the mind moreover, develops it further without boundaries in a way that other universities fail to deliver or even come close to. I have a growing appreciation for DCU after my time with other universities such as University of Mannheim. Keep the amazing DCU philosophy of true academia alive and may DCU continue to preserve and protect the beautiful world of academia. Offers excellence in teaching, possess the highest quality with wonderful course structures. Equipped with the latest modern platforms and always ‘up-to-date’ in everything. If you love knowledge and the world of academia and positively engaged DCU is for you!
By Amir Sean (Dec, 2017) |
I have spent two year studying at DCU. It was an incredible and unforgettable experience and one of my best. Professor were splendid, exams are makable if you have studied and if you participated in classes.
Although I have not finished my course, Economics, Politics and Law (my mother language is German and Law was to tuff for me), I can only recommend DCU. You have a big variation of sport offers, the support you get is pretty good and also health care is pretty good. The only thing I would say needs to be change are the accommodations. It is pretty hard to get a place which is especially hard, when you come from another country and depending on which place you are accepted the accommodations need urgently a renovation.
By Camilla Eidmann (Oct, 2017) |
DCU has some great educational staff, and the other students are great too. I felt like I fit right in, and my ability to learn there is fantastic. However some of the services, particularly those for the students, such as the security services are pathetic. Crime in the area is ever increasing and nothing is being done to stop it. DCU security lies about the amount of CCTV coverage they have, they're unhelpful/disinterested in your issues. For example I only know of one bike rack with a CCTV camera reliably covering it. DCU really needs to fix these issues as they hurt my experience in DCU so much. I'm sure if these things were fixed it would easily be one of the best colleges in Dublin.
By Thomas Frije (Aug, 2017) |
I found the support infrastructure for part time MSc students to be quite poor with the majority of services timetabled for full time day students.
Also about a quarter of my lecturers while I'm sure they are excellent researchers did lack in their lecturing/tutoring skills
By Fearghal O'Braoin (Aug, 2017) |
MA Journalism 2008- My experience is nearly 9 years old, so I don't expect it to reflect the current reality of DCU. At the time, Ireland was in the middle of a recession, and we were totally unprepared for what was to come with totally impractical courses, such as sub editing with a ruler and a calculator. There were also enforced courses on philosophy which were utterly useless in the newsroom. They owed more to the professor's academic interest. There were some glimmers of light in a dark year, I found the late Eddie Holt brilliant. I also must speak very highly of the Intra office, who were marvellous which gives two stars. The campus is ugly and small in grey North Dublin. I feel there are infinitely better MA Journalism options elsewhere, however things may have changed. I am delighted to never have to return.
By Jonathan Drennan (Aug, 2017) |
DCU is the best place to study and explore with lots of activities such as sports. Very caring and helpful staff. I highly recommend everyone to study with this college for your better future.
By Manami Mukherjee (Apr, 2017) |
A horrendous university and one I regret attending (MA Journalism 2009). Huge admission fees for often sub standard teaching, ie a sub editing class without computers, just rulers and pencils, couldn't make it up. My advice to any prospective student is don't go, avoid like a plague, look to Cardiff Uni or City University in London, or better still just build a strong body of work via your university newspaper. Was counting down the days in this place, the fact that I went on to subsequent employment was in spite of this college of knowledge.
By Jonathan Drennan (Dec, 2016) |
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Dublin City University has been a transformative experience for my daughter, where passionate educators and a vibrant community have ignited her love for learning and fostered remarkable growth.
By Akash Verma (Jul, 2024) |