We posted before about the makeup courses at Abbey College – you can read it here.

And this week we launched a new course; Media Makeup and Beauty Studies,  FETAC L5

You can see the students in action here and also see our Facebook page for more photos! They look like real professionals already and we can’t wait to see what they can do at the end of the course. More photos are on the Abbey College International Facebook page.

How do you think this student will look when her Makeup Artist is finished?

This is from a class about shooting Advertisements.  Do you know this brand?

Nighttime look – time to party!

Another serious student!

Look at her eyelashes!

Weekend Tips

The Shebeen Chic around the corner on George St hosts a great Comedy Night every Sunday. Free entre and free ice-cream. See  The Comedy Crunch facebook page for details.

Another free night takes place every Monday in the International Bar on Wicklow St. Called ‘Glor’ which means noise or voice in Irish, you can hear music,  spoken word and other creative things! See their website Glor for details.

What course are you studying?

New Year's Resolutions for Students

It’s snowing in Dublin and time to make plans for the New Year! Lots of us make long lists of things we want to stop doing or things we want to start doing … but how many new hobbies do we really take up? Sometimes it’s better to keep things simple. As a student there are a few easy changes you can make to improve your study habits:

• Use a large notebook in class. Small books fill up quickly and are lost. A large notebook will last for the whole course.
• Use headings and diagrams when taking notes to make your ideas clearer and easy to read after the class.
• Review your notes once a week to keep information fresh in your head.
• Ask questions in class; communicate with your teacher and other students.
• Sit next to people from another country in class so you have to speak more English every day.
• Find out if you can read extra books on your subject; join the City Library for access to free books.
• Find out what kind of exam questions you will answer and practice writing that type of answer.
• Do a few hours study every week instead of trying to cram everything into the last weeks before the exam. It’s easier to remember information in smaller parts.

Do you have any other study tips?

Weekend Tips

Do you like Argentinean tango music? Sebastian Pecznik is at Mother Reilly’s Bar http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/motherreillys.html in Rathmines on Saturday. For something different try the Hugh Lane Gallery for the Sundays at Noon free concerts: Mozart.

And if you haven’t had enough of the ice, this is the final weekend of the Dublin on Ice shows at Smithfield

INIS (Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service) announced this week that there are no changes yet to the rules for Non-EEA students.

They are still discussing the recommendations which were made by colleges and schools in Ireland about the new rules. This means that for now your visa status is the same as it always was. You can read the announcement here.

We will let you know IF there are any changes in the future.

If you have any questions please post here or talk to someone at Reception!

Thank you.