Study in Northern Ireland and you will have the flexibility to pursue your goals through a vast number of subjects, in some of the UK’s most spectacular places. The education system in Northern Ireland is world renowned for its schools, colleges and universities and has produced Nobel laureates, famous scientists, playwrights, actors, government ministers, musicians, and politicians. You can take advantage of high-quality teaching methods, research facilities and pioneering specialists in a diverse range of areas.

Being the smallest country in the UK, Northern Ireland is easy to travel around. It’s packed with history, culture and myth, and there’s an incredible variety of landscape and scenery.

Northern Ireland’s two universities are a firmly established part of the history and tradition of UK higher education which is reflected in the quality assurance, research culture and approach to teaching and learning.

Universities in Northern Ireland

There are two main universities in Northern Ireland:

• Queen’s University Belfast

• Ulster University

Northern Ireland also has several further education colleges, including:

• Belfast Metropolitan College

• College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

• North West Regional College

• Northern Regional College

• South Eastern Regional College

• South West College

• Southern Regional College

• St Mary’s University College, Belfast

• Stranmillis University College