National College of Ireland (NCI) is a not-revenue driven, state-helped third-level instruction establishment in Dublin. Established as a Jesuit endeavor in 1951 alongside Trade Unions, it is currently a self-governing school, offering full and low maintenance courses from undergrad to postgraduate level, in zones identified with, among others, brain science, fund, business, and processing.

• All courses are conveyed from the IFSC grounds in Dublin and over a system of territorial focuses. 
• NCI’s master regions incorporate brain science, human asset the board, information investigation, the board, distributed computing, fintech, bookkeeping, cybersecurity, training, and account. 
• NCI is additionally known for its free open occasions which incorporate the speck conf advanced and web innovation meeting, the Legends in Your Lunchtime arrangement, the Seven Deadly Skills, In the Psychologists’ Chair and Marketing Mavericks.

In 1951, the National College of Ireland began as the Catholic Workers College, Dublin in Sandford Lodge, Ranelagh. Established by Fr. Edward Coyne S.J., in relationship with Trade Unionists, for example, Walter Beirne others associated with the school in its underlying years included Professor Thomas A. Finlay S.J. what’s more, Rev. Edmund Kent S.J. among others. 

• Talks were driven by a bunch of committed Jesuits two evenings per week, with 103 enlisted understudies in the main year. Inside 10 years, understudy numbers had drastically expanded. 
• Connections with worker’s organizations developed, as did formal joint efforts with the boss and the executives’ gatherings. 
• By 1966, about 1,300 understudies from worker’s guild and business the executive’s foundations were learning together at the re-marked National College of Industrial Relations (NCIR). 
• In 1976 the school accomplished acknowledgment by the states National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA), the herald of HETAC, for some of its projects.
• The school again re-marked as the National College of Ireland (NCI) in 1998, with an extended National Campus Network, and a variety of effort programs the nation over. 
• As the College kept on developing, the land and structures at Sandford Road were moved by the Jesuits to the NCI Board of Management. 

The College’s Higher Certificate, Bachelor, Higher Diploma, and Master courses are authorized by the Irish government’s Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI); various other momentary courses are unaccredited. 

• When the new century rolled over, NCI migrated to a 0.8-hectare site on Mayor Street in the Dublin Docklands. 
• A€25,000,000 raising money battle brought about the advancement of cutting edge grounds including 53 private lofts obliging 286 understudies and another Business and Research Building.
• In 2009 and 2010 the College ran a progression of free discussions called the Insight Debate Series, sorted out in association with The Irish Times and the radio broadcast Newstalk 106-108 FM. 
• The school’s Legends in your Lunchtime arrangement saw open figures, for example, Ben Dunne, Willie Walsh and Giovanni Trapattoni met live by a Newstalk moderator. 
• In 2012 the College’s director Denis O’Brien and Jeffrey Ullman, an emeritus educator from Stanford University, opened the NCI’s Cloud Competency Center.

Courses Offered in National College of Ireland

Both full and part-time courses, undergrad and postgraduate courses in processing, business, Early Childhood Education, brain research, information investigation, promoting, advanced showcasing, cyber security, human asset the board, distributed computing, bookkeeping, and account are offered through the College’s Schools of Business and Computing.

1. Bachelor Degree
2. Masters Degree
3. Certificate Degree
4. Higher Certificate Degree
5. Higher Diploma Degree
6. Postgraduate Diploma 
7. Professional Training Qualification

Bachelor Degree

Duration of the course: 2-4 Years

Course fee: 8-10 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. BA  in Accounting and Finance
2. BA in Business
3. BA in Business Management
4. BA in Early Childhood Education and Care
5. BA in HRM Strategy and Practice
6. BA in Human Resource Management
7. BA in Marketing Practice
8. BA in Psychology
9. BA in Psychology
10. BA in Recruitment Practice
11. BSc in Computing
12. BSc in Computing
13. BSc in Technology Management

Masters Degree

Duration of the course: 1- 2 Years

Course fee: 6.5-8 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. MA in Educational Practice
2. MA in Human Resource Management
3. MA in Human Resource Management
4. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
5. MSc in Cloud Computing
6. MSc in Cloud Computing
7. MSc in Cybersecurity
8. MSc in Cybersecurity
9. MSc in Data Analytics
10. MSc in Data Analytics
11. MSc in Entrepreneurship
12. MSc in Finance
13. MSc in International Business
14. MSc in International Business
15. MSc in Management
16. MSc in Management
17. MSc in Marketing

Certificate Degree

Duration of the course: 11 days to 1 year

Course fee: 3-6 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. Certificate in Business Analysis
2. Certificate in Learning and Technology
3. Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership and Management
4. Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Learning

Higher Certificate Degree

Duration of the course: 2 Years

Course fee: 8-10 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. Higher Certificate in Business
2. Higher Certificate in Computing
3. Higher Certificate in International Financial Services – Apprenticeship
4. Higher Certificate in Science in Business Computing
5. Higher Certificate in Science in Computing Applications and Support

Higher Diploma Degree

Duration of the course: 1-2 Years

Course fee: 4-8 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. Higher Diploma in Financial Services Analytics – Apprenticeship
2. Higher Diploma in Science in Computing
3. Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics
4. Higher Diploma in Science in Web Technologies

Postgraduate Diploma

Duration of the course: 8 weeks to 1 year

Course fee: 6.5-10 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Educational Practice in Teaching for Further Education
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Human Resource Management
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Cloud Computing
4. Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Cyber-security
5. Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Data Analytics

Professional Training Qualification

Duration of the course: 1 year

Course fee: 3-5 lakh (approx.) per year.

1. CIPD Award in Coaching and Consulting
2. CIPD Award in Designing Digital and Blended Learning
3. CIPD Award in Employment Law and Employee Relations
4. CIPD Award in Reward Management
5. CIPD Certificate in HRM
6. CIPD Certificate in Learning and Development
7. CIPD Diploma in HRM
8. CIPD Diploma in Learning and Development

Presidents of College

1. Fr. Edward Coyne S.J. (1951–1954)
2. Fr. Edmund Kent S.J. (1954–1968)
3. Fr. Kevin Quinn S.J. (1968–1972)
4. Fr. John Brady S.J. (1972–1981)
5. Fr. William Toner S.J.(1981–1983)
6. Fr. Tom Morrissey S.J. (1983–1989)
7. Prof. Joyce O’Connor (1990–2007)
8. Dr. Paul Mooney (2007–2010)
9. Dr. Phillip Matthews (2010–2016)
10. Ms. Gina Quin (2016–present)

Honorary Fellowship holder

1. 1988 – Sheila Conroy – trade unionist and president of The People’s College
2. 1998 – Dan McCauley
3. 1998 – Con Murphy – Chair of ESB Industrial Council
4. 2005 – Dr. John Hopcroft – computer scientist.
5. 2009 – Rev. John Brady SJ – economist, who worked for the college for thirty years
6. 2009 – Ken Doherty – former snooker world champion
7. 2009 – Maurice Healy – CEO of the Healy group
8. 2015 – Rev. Dr. Noel Barber SJ – who served on the board of the NCI

Famous alumni of National College of Ireland

1. Michael Noone, Irish rugby union player
2. Sheamus, Irish professional wrestler
3. John Dolan, Senator
4. Elaine Coughlan, Irish venture capitalist
5. Brendan Carr, Irish Politician

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