Career
Career opportunities in Cork
Cork has a local growing economy, with retail, pharmaceuticals, information technology and health care as the main economic pillars. Many important multinationals have placed local offices in Cork, including: Pfizer, Novartis, Apple, Logitech, EMC Corporation, Heineken, Ferrero factory, Amazon. com, Voxpro Communications, SolarWinds.
International students can apply for several internship opportunities in local companies, with information technology multinationals as the most required in this sense.
Life
Cork city life
Cork has a rich cultural heritage and also a dynamic night life, making this city an ideal place for student life, as you will surely not get bored while living here.
Interesting attractions worth visiting are:
- The Red Abbey – the only notable remnant of the Medieval Era
- St. Mary's Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
- County Hall Tower
- The Elysian
- The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
- The Lewis Glucksman Gallery
- The church tower of Shandon – which dominates the North side of the city.
- The Cork Public Museum
- Blackrock Castle Observatory
Take nice promenades in the Lough Park and wander along St. Patrick's Street, the main street of the city, known for the lovely architecture. Walk through the Hugenot Quarter, known for its cafés, bookstores and small specialty stores.
You can go to the Everyman Palace Theatre and the Granary Theatre or the lovely Cork Opera House.
You can choose between many multi-cultural restaurants, like Chinese and Thai restaurants, French patisseries, Indian buffets, and Middle Eastern kebab houses, but you should not miss trying out local traditions in food: crubeens, tripe and drisheen.
Cork hosts several festivals throughout the year, most popular are Cork Film Festival and the Cork Jazz Festival.
In terms of bars and night clubs, you have a plethora of places to choose from and you should not miss the occasion to learn or at least have fun trying the Irish dancing style.
International atmosphere in Cork
Cork is home to several minorities, such as: Asian, Polish, Jamaican, New Zealander, Italian and Greek.
Due to an excellent quality of life, a business friendly and efficient operating environment, many international companies and entrepreneurs are interested in setting a business in Cork.
The open and multicultural atmosphere is also noticed in the numerous special centres and events dedicated to immigrants and foreign people living in Cork.
Weather Cork
Cork has a mild and changeable weather, with abundant rainfall and almost never having extreme temperatures. Cork is a generally foggy city, with fog occurring mostly during mornings and especially in the winter time. Temperatures in December –January are 8 °C (46 °F), rarely falling below 0 °C (32 °F). Hottest months are July and August with 18 – 19 °C (65 – 66 °F).
Universities in Cork
University College Cork Online is dedicated to delivering innovative online programmes with the same level of engagement, research-focus and teaching commitment as campus-based programmes, giving time-pressed professionals an opportunity to ignite their future careers.
We’re an award-winning institution with a history of independent thinking. Established in 1845 our beautiful university opened its gates to just 115 students in 1849. We now have a student population of over 26,000.
Griffith College enjoys a national and a growing international reputation for student success. The College has gained an enviable, award-winning reputation for providing students with first-class lectures and excellent study material.
Whatever your plans and talents CIT has a course of study for you. We offer the full range of higher education qualifications, including Bachelor Degrees and Honours Bachelor Degrees, as well as postgraduate Masters and PhD Degrees. There is a flexible “ladder” system in place, which, in many cases, allows you to progress from one award to the next.