International Students

Make your International Student Experience one to Remember

At Campus Life Services at University of Limerick, we welcome over 800 students each year from all over the world. Students have the opportunity to live in any of our seven village communities in residence where you can make the best of your time in Ireland living in the heart of it all. 

Rooms are reserved each term for a limited amount of Study Abroad, Erasmus and Exchange students. We have a choice to suit all budgets while each Village Residence offers excellent accommodation and service.

We also hold a limited number of rooms for non EU 1^st year undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Village Communities at University of Limerick

Your social and residential experience at UL is just as important as your academic studies at our wonderful university. We understand that to make the most of your short time in residence it is important that you take every opportunity to meet and live with others. We do our utmost to integrate international students with other international and Irish students.  As we appreciate that this may be the first time for you to travel from your home country, you can be assured that your Village Manager will be on hand to make the transition from home a smooth experience.

Accommodation Options to Suit You

All seven residential villages at Univerisity of Limerick are self catered with private bedrooms. We provide all cooking facilities and inventory so that all you have to worry about is what you want to cook! Kitchen/living areas are shared with up to 7 others. While some villages offer shared bathrooms our apartment residences offer ensuite facilities for those who wish to have their own toilet/shower. To find out which village suits you best, click here. You can also find a campus map here.

Support on every level

Each village has a village management team, happy to help with any queries you may have. We have an open door policy and our team are always available to meet with residents, regardless of the request. Our Village Managers pride themselves on keeping residents happy and aim to solve any problem a resident may have. Our team have many years' experience assisting new students. Whether the problem is homesickness, having a problem with housemates, trying to find a doctor or dentist or simply opening a bank account, you will find that our team have dealt with it on many occasions.

The Village Management Team are supported by Resident Assistants (RA's) whose primary aim is to protect the safety and welfare of our student communities. Our Village Receptions are open from early morning right up to 10.30pm during the week which means that there is always staff on hand to assist or even just for a chat.

We also provide a professional maintenance service who can fix any problem from changing a light bulb to attending to a major plumbing or electrical fault.

Our Security Officers are on call 24 hours a day and regularly patrol each residence. While campus security aim to keep the vIllages safe and secure, each officer assists the Village Management  in maintaining order. The Village Management take antisocial behaviour very seriously and aim to maintain a living environment conducive to study and relaxation.

In case of emergency please call 00353 61 234600, if reception is closed.

Information for Parents

If you are leaving to study abroad for the first time, it is important that parents are aware of the support structures that exist to make your transition to University of Limerick seamless. Click here to find out more. We work very closely with the International Education Division so that your welfare while studying away from home is a priority.

How to Apply

We normally open applications for the coming academic year in February. All students must apply online and can register to apply here. You will require your student number to apply for a room.

 Erasmus + and Non Eu Exchange mobility students will receive information from UL Global on the application process in June for Autumn and full year students, and in November for spring semester students. 

Application Fee

You will be requested to pay an application fee at the time of application. On arrival, the application fee becomes part of your damage deposit and is returned to you following your departure provided final room inspections are satisfactory. To view our rental fees, click here.

Off Campus Accommodation

For those who wish to live off campus please see the Off Campus Accommodation section of our website.

Contact

The Accommodation Administrator manages campus accommodation for international students. Email accommodation@ul.ie should you have any queries about accommodation.

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