2. Modern Educational Centre
Dublin - Ireland
Dublin, the capital and largest city of Ireland, islocated on
the east coast of the country. The city has an estimated
population of1,500,000 inhabitants. With a large
international contingent, it is one of Europe’s most
culturally diverse cities.
Dublin has a very mild climate: the average daytime winter
temperature is 8 ° C and it can reach 23 ° C degrees in
summer.
Ireland offers a unique opportunity to international
visitors in their International Student visa. Students from
non- EEA countries can get a one-year student visa that
enables them to work part-time during a six-month study
period and full-time during the holidays.
A further advantage to studying in Ireland is the easy
access that it provides to travelling throughout Europe.
The School
MEC offers courses in General English
from Elementary to Upper
Intermediate. Students can avail of
short-stay courses as well as sixmonth courses that comply with the
International Student visa. All our
teachers at MEC are fully qualified.
They are all native English speakers
with the minimum of a university
degree and a certificate in English
Language Teaching.
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Location
Located in an elegant Georgian building on Harcourt
Street, MEC is situated in the heart of the city centre. A
stone’s throw from the main shopping street, Grafton
Street, and the popular city park, St Stephen’s Green, MEC
is surrounded by a hugevariety of lively restaurants, bars,
museums and shops. It is just three minutes from the
closest Luas tram station.
Dublin 2 is also a great place tolive. A great variety of
apartments to rent can be found within a radius of 10 to 15
minutes fromthe school.
Courses
MEC offers the possibility of doing a joint General English
and Business English course, where you can study three
months of General English, followed by three months of
Business English.
Timetable
Classes run both morning and
afternoon for 15, 20 and 25 hours per
week.
Morning classes run from 9am to 1pm
and afternoon classes run from 2pm to
6pm.
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Accreditation
MEC is accredited by EDI / LCCI (London Chamber of
Commerce and Industry). End-of-course examinations are
internationally recognised.
Accommodation
The school can arrange
accommodation in one of two student
hostels for people arriving in Dublin.
One is located within the city centre
with double and triple rooms. The
other is situated slightly outside the
city centre, offering quiet rooms with
single or double occupancy. Student
accommodation is allocated
according to availability.
MEC can also organise accommodation with friendly Irish host families.
Health Insurance
It is compulsory to have health insurance when coming to Ireland on an
International Student visa. MEC can provide you with the required minimum
government insurance. This will cover emergency medical care including
hospital admission and some surgical procedures, up to a maximum of € 2.5
million (two and a half million euros).
It should be noted that this insurance does not cover regular medical
consultations and is onlyvalid in Ireland.
Alternative insurance is permitted provided that it covers the entire period of
your stay in Ireland and allows for a minimum of € 30,000 (thirty thousand euro)
to cover accidents.
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International English Visa
Holders of Brazilian passports and passports from many
other non-EEA countries do not require a visa to enter into
Ireland. In order take up your studies here, all you require
are the following:
a valid passport
a letter from your school
confirming that you have been
enrolled in a six-month course and
that you have booked temporary
the obligatory health insurance
a return ticket to your country of
origin
€3000 in your bank
account(evidence that you can
support yourself during your stay
in Ireland.)
MEC supports its students through every stage of dealing with Irish Immigration. MEC will send you
the necessary correspondence before you leave your home country. We will collect you at the
airport and bring you to your accommodation. On the first Monday after arrival, you will do a
placement test at MEC to ascertain your level of English. On Tuesday, the school will take you toopen
a bank account, get your PPS number and give you a brief orientation of Dublin. On Wednesday you
will be told which class you have been placed into. Classes commence on following Monday so newly
arrived students will have the rest of the week free to find a more permanent place to live and to get
to know a little of the city. If you any problems or questions, you are free to come to the school at any
time for support and assistance.
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