一、基本情况
爱尔兰国家教育主管部门为爱尔兰教育科学部。大学（University）享有高度自治。其它高等教育机构的学位颁发状况由爱尔兰教育科学部所属高等教育及培训授予委员会（The Higher Education and Training Awards Council，简称HETAC）监督，所颁发的文凭亦须经该机构认可。理工学院为获得高等教育及培训授予委员会认可，可以以本校名义颁发文凭的院校。
爱尔兰的语言学校一般都具有招收外国留学生的资格，大多以招收外国学生为主，有的学校主要招收中国学生。
二、名单
国立大学
1. The University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD)
2. University College of Cork (UCC)
3. University College of Dublin (UCD)
4. National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)
5. National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)
6. The University of Limerick (UL)
7. Dublin City University (DCU)
可颁发爱尔兰国立大学（NUI）学历学位证书的5所高等学校
1. Royal College of Surgeons
2. National College of Art and Design
3. St.Angela’s College of Education
4. Shannon College of Hotel Management
5. The Institute of Public Administration
注：颁发爱尔兰国立大学（NUI）学历学位证书系指由四所国立大学建立的联盟，以爱尔兰国立大学的名义颁发学历学位证书。联盟中的四所国立大学为：
University College of Cork (UCC)
University College of Dublin (UCD)
National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)
National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)
理工学院
1. Institute of Technology, Carlow
2. Athlone Institute of Technology
3. Cork Institute of Technology
4. Dundalk Institute of Technology
5. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
6. Letterkenny Institute of Technology
7. Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
8. Limerick Institute of Technology
9. Institute of Technology, Sligo
10. Institute of Technology, Tallaght
11. Institute of Technology, Tralee
12. Waterford Institute of Technology
13. Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology
14. Dublin Institute of Technology
其它高等教育机构
1. Griffith College Dublin
2. National College of Ireland
