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The National Tertiary Degree Office has recently announced additional tertiary degree programmes across Ireland. These programmes offer an alternative pathway into further education, particularly for those who are underrepresented in higher education. They are aimed at specific groups, including lone parents, carers, care-experienced students, mature students, and those from low-income backgrounds, as well as anyone who has experienced educational disadvantage.

Did you know that CAO points are not the only way to get a degree? Whether you are a school leaver planning your next move or a mature learner ready to return to education this September, the path to an Honours Degree has never been more accessible.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has announced details of 32 new Tertiary Bachelor’s Degree routes that will be open to applications for the upcoming academic year 2026/2027.

It is usually around this time of year when both undergraduate students and those in employment begin to consider applying for a Master's degree. To apply for a Master's, a personal statement, and in some cases, a CV, are required.

Guidance counsellor, Brian Mooney, sat down with Simon Harris in the lead up to the Galway Advertiser's Pathways Education & Career Guidance Conference, to discuss a variety of topics surrounding further education; including reducing leaving cert student stress, analysing prospective further education options, and overcoming the student accommodation crisis.

Many universities offer general and more specialised business degrees. University of Galway offers commerce, which is three years, and global commerce, which is similar in course content but offers an additional year for a study abroad or placement option. There are also international commerce courses, which allow you to study a general commerce degree with a language – French, Spanish, German or Gaeilge. International commerce is a four year course and includes a compulsory Erasmus year in the country of the language. ATU Athlone also offers a BA in business which has an equally varied choice of subjects including digital marketing. ATU Athlone also offers languages and work placements as well.

New access routes for four-degree courses in the West have been announced by Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris.

Are you a looking for an opportunity to accelerate your future career? Merit Medical are delighted to invite applications to their Graduate Development Programme 2022. As a successful graduate with Merit Medical, you will join the two-year Graduate Development Programme which begins in January 2022.

At Galway Business School, one of the leading independent third-level colleges in Ireland, they pride themselves on their ability to respond quickly to the changing needs of students, industry and labour markets. With their commitment to flexibility, accessible progression routes and a strong academic record, they support you as you embark upon a lifelong learning journey. If you are the kind of student who enjoys being challenged — intellectually, socially and personally — then Galway Business School is an institution you should consider for your studies.

Points have risen across all five colleges in NUIG, which include medicine, biomedical science, arts, occupational therapy, biopharmaceutical chemistry, and speech and language therapy.