Overview

Dublin, Ireland’s capital, has a young and cosmopolitan population of about 1.5 million people who are known for being friendly, open, and welcoming. A UNESCO City of Literature, the city bustles with energy and a thriving social scene. Nestled between the mountains and the sea, Dublin affords easy access to the rest of Ireland and Europe. Proud of its cultural heritage, the city is also progressive and known for entrepreneurship. Many innovative worldwide companies have headquarters in Dublin — including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and many more.

The CASA-Dublin program provides undergraduate students a unique opportunity for full immersion into Irish culture, by studying and living alongside Irish students at Trinity College Dublin. A world-renowned Irish university founded in 1592, Trinity is recognized for its academic excellence, transformative student experience, world-class research, and its many famous alumni — who include Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, and Mary Robinson. Trinity's historic campus is located in the heart of the city center — part of the fabric of Dublin — at the meeting place of the cultural and retail districts.

Participants of the program have unique opportunities made available to them as part of the CASA-Dublin program. These include the
a one week orientation program, Understanding Ireland, which is co-delivered by CASA and Trinity's School of Histories and Humanities, offers students the opportunity to meaningfully understand and interpret Ireland’s culture, literature and political history. After the orientation, students immerse themselves in Trinity College courses beside local students. The programme includes support from CASA, including individual academic advising and events and excursions throughout the semester. Past excursions have included tours of historic sites within Dublin (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Henrietta Street Tenement Museum, Dublin Writers Museum), modern sites within Dublin (Google, EPIC Emigration Museum), excursions including a play at the Abbey Theatre (National Theatre of Ireland), a ferry tour of Dublin's coast, and day trips around Ireland, including Glendalough in County Wicklow, various sites of historical and cultural importance around Ireland, and Belfast and the Giants Causeway.