China-Ireland student exchanges on the rise

Low costs, environment, friendly people and culture are said to appeal to Chinese students

Ireland is seizing opportunities to boost student exchanges with China, according to Irish education officials.

The recently concluded China Annual Conference for International Education saw Irish higher education institutions sign partnership agreements with Chinese counterparts, according to Niamh Madden, a Beijing-based education market executive from Enterprise Ireland, a government agency focused on accelerating development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets.