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ICOS is now accepting applications for our Student Advisory Group. Participants on the Student Advisory Group will work with ICOS to promote the rights of international students in Ireland during the 2024-25 academic year.

National housing charity Threshold has partnered with the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) and the Union of Students Ireland (USI) as part of its annual ‘Scamwatch’ campaign to raise awareness around ever-more elaborate fraudulent scams.

ICOS has today unveiled a new campaign to help international students recognise and report incidents of racism they may witness or experience while studying in Ireland.

ICOS is calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire and condemns all acts of violence and terror. The killing of innocent civilians must stop and all hostages must be released.

ICOS appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Education, Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science in relation to the regulation and oversight of the English Language Education Sector.

ICOS is delighted to announce the appointment of Holly Cowman as the organisation's new Chairperson. 

A new campaign to create an annual National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, 30^th April launches today. The aim of the initiative is to establish a national day in Ireland to promote voter registration among people who are eligible to vote. 

ICOS is inviting tender proposals from suitably qualified applicants to produce video content for a new campaign which aims to raise awareness about racism in Ireland and how to report it.

Since 2022, ICOS has been calling for action from the Government to protect renters from unscrupulous landlords who engage in this predatory behaviour.

New report from ICOS reveals that many international students in Ireland continue to experience significant challenges with their accommodation. 

The national housing charity Threshold has joined forces with the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) and the Union of Students Ireland (USI) to raise awareness of rental scams ahead of the new academic year, next month. The Scamwatch campaign launches as thousands of students begin searching for accommodation across Ireland. 

Six months have passed since the International House Galway abruptly closed, and more than a dozen English language students continue to be left without the money they paid for classes that were never provided.