EUNICAS, European University Central Application Support Service

There are still some vacant places in universities across Europe. These include those listed below. Contact EUNiCAS to assist your application. Please note that these places are disappearing on an ongoing basis and just because a place is available now doesn't meant it will be available in an hour's time!

(Please note that this list is not exclusive: there are additional programmes available that are not listed here)

Updated 18.08.16

Entrance Test for Italian Med Schools (IMAT) Opens Today

The Ministry of Education in Rome has now announced that IMAT will open at 14.00 today (15.00 Italian time) on the www.universitaly.it website. They will close on 4th August. This test is for entry to med programmes,taught through English, commencing this autumn (2016).

The entrance test is run in the universities themselves, as well as in cities around the world, including London. In the past, most UK and Irish students have found this test to be relatively straightforward.



Above: Universita di Pavia

Increasing numbers of UK and Irish students are now studying medicine, through English, at seven public Italian universities. Tuition fees are low, between EUR 400 and 3800 pa, fixed with reference to family income.

Generally, the academic year, in Italy, starts in late October.

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Though a lot of the popular programmes in Research Universities, in the Netherlands, have closed, there are many programmes still accepting applications for entry in 2016, particularly in the Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). The UAS offer a range of very practical (less academic) and employment-focused programmes. Generally, the entry requirement for all of the programmes below is 6 passes at LC [2 Hons C] in Ireland or 3 A-levels plus 3 GCSEs in the UK.

The following programmes are still accepting applications:

Research Universities
Advanced Technology: U. Twente
Artificial Intelligence: Radboud U
Arts & Culture: Maastricht U
Arts & Culture: Radboud U
Biomedical Sciences: Maastricht U
Chemistry: Radboud U
Computer Science: U. Twente
Electrical Engineering: U. Twente
European Law Maastricht U
European Studies: Maastricht U
Industrial Design: U. Twente
International Bus Communication: Radboud U.
Knowledge Engineering: Maastricht U
Liberal Arts & Sciences: U. Tilburg
Liberal Arts & Sciences: U. Utrecht [U.C. Roosevelt]
Liberal Arts & Sciences: Erasmus U.
Molecular Life Sciences: Radboud U
On-Line Culture & Media: U. Tilburg
Psychology: U. Twente

Enschede: base of both U. Twente and Saxion UAS

Universities of Applied Sciences
[this is a small selection of the programmes still available]
Auto Engineering: HAN
Civil Engineering: HZ
Comms & Multi-Media: Hague
Design: Hanze
Electronic Engineering: Fontys
European Studies: Hague
Fine Art: Royal Academy
Fine Art: Hanze
Game Design: Hanze
Game Design: Saxion
Hotel Management: Stenden
Hotel Management: Saxion
ICT & Software: Fontys
Intl Business Mngment: Rotterdam
Intl Business Mngment: Fontys
Intl & European Law: Hague
Intl Communication: Hanze
Intl Financial Mngment: Avans
Intl Project Mngement: Windesheim
Mathematical Engineering: InHolland
Music Management: InHolland
Media & Entertainment: Stenden
Tourism: NHTV Breda

Fees are Eur1984, and all EU students are entitled a tuition fee loan from the Dutch government [Living expenses loans and grants are also available].

Some of these programmes close on June 1st, others much later. Check with us.

There are now twelve Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences eagerly anticipating meting Irish students and their families, in Fota Island, Cork, on 10th March, from 18.30. http://dutchunisincork.eventbrite.ie This a fabulous chance for you to discuss with these universities the opportunities that they offer. Importantly, you will also be able to talk with Irish students who are already studying in the Netherlands.

Paul Shellekens, the Dutch Ambassador, is launching the event, and Ingrid van der Vorst, HR Director of Heineken will be giving a short presentation on the value of internationalising your CV. Register here: http://dutchunisincork.eventbrite.ie

The city of Groningen

Participating universities include:
- University of Groningen
- Maastricht University
- University of Twente
- Radboud University
- NHTV Breda
- Rotterdam Business School
- Stenden UAS
- Hanze UAS Groningen
- Saxion UAS
- InHolland UAS
- HAN UAS.

In addition, EUNiCAS will be available to give information and advice.

Subject areas offered by these institutions include International Law, Psychology, Arts & Culture, Physiotherapy, Business, Game Design, Medicine, Biomedicine, Fine Art, Music, International Relations/European Studies, Languages, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Hotel Management, and many more

Places are filling fast so you need to register here: http://dutchunisincork.eventbrite.ie

Applications are now open for programmes, taught through English, in Finland.  The application window opened on 8th January, and closes on 27th January. Finland in is in the top four providers, by numbers of programmes offered, of English-taught programmes, topped by only by the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. If you are prepared for its dark winters, the quality of its education and its free education (no tuition fees) are worth considering.

Though there are no fees in Finland, bear in mind that the cost of living in Helsinki can be even a little higher than living in Dublin. However, do note that rents outside Helsinki [e.g. Turku] can be more than half of those pertaining in Helsinki. Most of the programmes, taught through English, are offered by the highly employment-focused Universities of Applied Sciences, rather than the more academic research universities. Many [but not all] of the programmes require an entrance test for entry [though this isn’t usually particularly challenging] and many of the Universities of Applied Sciences run their entrance tests in London, usually in April. Often, only one exam is needed for one discipline and your results are recognised by many of the faculties in Finland that offer programmes in this same discipline.

Above: Tampere University of Technology

Currently popular with UK- and Irish-based students are the excellent Engineering [ see here ] and Nursing [see here ], as well as the popular Physiotherapy degree in Satakunta, near Turku, in Eastern Finland. Though entry requirements are low, one word of warning though. Students are usually expected to provide A-Level or Leaving Cert., or equivalent, results by mid-July: this usually rules out current year school leavers for entry this year. If you are leaving school this year, you are likely to be required to take a gap year, though some institutions do offer a second start date in February every year, and some do have a work around for our results being so late. EUNiCAS can help you check with this: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it