愛中友好協會(教育部)駐香港辦事處 IIEC January 2014

Promote Irish Education and Culture 推廣愛爾蘭教育及文化 Career Talks 升學講座

Promote Irish Education and Culture 推廣愛爾蘭教育及文化 Visits 探訪

Delegation of HK Secondary Schools visited Ireland 香港中學校長訪愛爾蘭 8-14/12/2013

Promote Irish Education and Culture 推廣愛爾蘭教育及文化 Guongzhou Hong Kong Xi’an Edu Expo 教育展 Shanghai Beijing

Promote Irish Education and Culture 推廣愛爾蘭教育及文化 Joint Programme合辦課程

Republic of Ireland 愛爾蘭共和國 歐洲地圖 愛爾蘭

愛爾蘭簡介 歐洲經濟調整週期 愛爾蘭最早脫離經濟援助 人口： 約450萬 面積： 70280平方公里 首都： 都栢林(Dublin) 貨幣： €歐元 宗教 : 羅馬天主教 語言：愛爾蘭語 5% 英語 95% 時差(跟香港) : -8小時 夏令 -7小時 政治和經濟獨立 歐盟成員國之一 平均氣溫 : 最冷月份 1-2月 2~7℃ 最熱月份 7-8月 14~22℃ Pop. ： about 450 m Area： 70280 sq.km Capital： Dublin Currency： €Euro Religion : Catholic Language： Irish 5% English 95% Time Diff (Re: HK) : -8 hours Summer : -7 hours EEC Member since 1973 Avg Temp.: Dec-Feb : 2 ℃ -10 ℃ May-Sept : 15 ℃ to 20 ℃ Ireland is the first Euro nation recovered from economic downturn and withdraw from financial assistance 歐洲經濟調整週期 愛爾蘭最早脫離經濟援助

English speaking country英語國家 : English 95% Livable Environment環境宜人:The UN rated Ireland one of the most livable place on earth Quality of life生活素質: In 2005 the “Economist” rated the quality of life in Ireland number 1. Safety治安穏定: The UN named Ireland one of the nation with the lowest crime rate. Living Standard生活指數 : Lower than other European Countries Long Cultural History悠久歐洲文化歷史

Major Industries 主要產業 Financial Institutes 眾多金融機構總部 Medical devices Largest software-associated products exporter in the world 世界第一大軟件出口 European HQ for many multinational companies e.g. SAP, IBM, Google, Intel Financial Institutes 眾多金融機構總部 European HQ for over 50% multinational financial companies e.g.HSBC, Citibank, Bank of America, AIG, Allianz, Zurich etc. Medical devices 醫療儀器生產公司總部 European HQ for 17 out of 25 global medical device companies Pharmaceutical products 制藥公司總部 European HQ for 9 out of 10 global pharmaceutical corporations e.g. Wyeth, Pfizer, Abbott, Lilly, Baxter, Johnson & Johnson etc.

Tourism旅遊業 Ireland is committed to the development of high quality tourism services 發展高品質旅遊服務 Offered 140,000 job opportunities within a 2 year period 提供了140,000個工作機會 Visitors mainly from UK, European continent and North America. 超過半數遊客來自歐美

愛爾蘭教育

Education in Ireland愛爾蘭教育 1st in EU completion of 3rd level education. (25-34歲 - 50% are university students ) 愛爾蘭是歐洲擁有最多大學畢業生的國家 Admission rate to 3rd level education is 65% 大學入學率高達65% Yearly average 58,000 university graduates 每年均有58,000名大學畢業生 1st for availability of skilled employees (Brookings Global Metro Monitor2011) 最多技術僱員 1st in EU in Education quality in 2011 Global Competitiveness report released by World Economic Forum 教育質素歐洲最高 Graduates most welcome by employers 畢業生最受僱主歡迎 All Irish universities in the world top 3% 愛爾蘭所有大學於世界名列首3% Attracted students from 140 countries 吸引來自全球140個國家學生留學

National Framework of Qualifications 資歷架構 National Framework of Qualifications 證書 高級文憑 大學學位

Progression Route 升學階梯 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 IRELAND National Cert. → Advanced Cert. → Ord. Degree → Degree(Hon) 國家證書 高級文憑 大學學位 大學榮譽學位 (1Year ) (1Year ) (3Year) (1Year ) ↑ ↑ ↑ Form 4 or above Form 6 or above Form 6 or above IRELAND HK

7 Universities 大學

14 Technical Institutes 理工大學 7 other privately funded 3rd level education institutes providing professional programmes

University Pathway Programmes 大學學位銜接課程 愛爾蘭國際酒店及餐飲學院 愛爾蘭國際商學院

Placement 在職培訓 Certificate 證書 To complete at least 80 hours of placement - arrange by School 學員由學院安排完成最少80小時在職培訓 Advanced Certificate 高級文憑 To complete at least 450 hours of placement - arrange by School 學生必須完成最少450小時實習培訓 Part-time job allowed per week School term: 20 hours Term Break: 40 hours 上課期間兼職每週20小時；假期每週40小時 Work experience For better job opportunities in future 完成實習後學員可獲工作證明信件，為日後事業發展舖路 Minimum Wages Protection €7.65/Hour (Around HK$76) 最低工資時薪為€7.65 (約港幣$70)

Advantages of University Pathway Programmes 大學銜接課程的優勢 High university admission rate 大學入學率高 100% admission to university in past 4 year. 75% direct admission to university year 2 Internationally recognized qualifications 國際認可資格 No public exam. Direct admission to universities 毋須考大學公開試 Teachers qualification meet stringent requirements of QQI 教師必須符合QQI嚴格規定 Small Class Teaching 小班教學 No more than 14 in a class English Class 加強英語 Including IELTS preparation Placement 安全實習體驗 Legally protected paid job placement, arranged by School

Internationally recognized 國際認受性 Certification by QQI 愛爾蘭國家教育部QQI 認證學歷及頒發證書 Recognized by all EU countries, pathway to all EU universities 獲歐盟各國認可,畢業生可到歐盟任何國家繼續升學 China and Ireland signed qualifications recognition agreement in 2005 中國及愛爾蘭於2005年簽訂學歷互相承認協議 Qualifications recognized by over 100 countries including the USA, Canada and Australia 全球超過100個地方及國家認可,包括美國、加拿大，澳洲等等

Entry Requirement 入學資格 University 大學 (Level 7) : Form 6 or above IETLS 6.5 or above Specific requirements of individual programme Study Visa Waived: HKSAR Passport Holder Advanced Certificate 高級文憑 (Level 6) : Form 6 or above Aged 17 IETLS 5.5 or above or passed the English assessment test offered by Irish school 持香港特區護照 免學生簽證 National Certificate 證書 (Level 5) : Form 4 or above Aged 16 IETLS 5.0 or above or passed the English assessment test offered by Irish school Need to take additional English course before admission if English Proficiency does not meet the admission requirement 如英語水平未達要求,院校或會要求先修讀英語課程

English Standard 英語水平 HKDSE English Language Subject Level Overall IELTS Band Score Equivalent Range 5** 7.51 – 7.77 5* 7.16 – 7.32 5 6.81 – 6.99 4 6.31 – 6.51 3 5.48 – 5.68 2 4.79 – 5.07 Compared the standards between the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the 2012 HKDSE English Language Examination (by HKEAA)

Study in Ireland Budget (1 year)愛爾蘭留學預算 University school fee 大學學費 €10000 - 15000 University Pathway Programme fee 大學銜接課程學費 €16000 - 17000 Accommodation and daily living costs 住宿及生活費 €9000 – 11000 24 weeks full time English Class (if required) 24星期全日制課前英語班 (如有需要) €3500 – 4000 Total expenses in a year is less than €30000 Comparatively lower than average of other countries 一年總支出一般不會超過 €30000相比其他留學地區相宜,減輕父母經濟負擔

Scholarship 助學金 University 大學 由個別大學決定 University Pathway Programme 大學銜接課程 €18000 (2013) €36000 (2014) Apply to IIEC before 31/3/2014 2014年3月31日前向本中心申請

Living standard in Ireland

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