愛爾蘭國家教育主管部門為愛爾蘭教育科學(xué)部。大學(xué)（University）享有高度自治，其它高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)則由愛爾蘭教育科學(xué)部所屬高等教育及培訓(xùn)授予委員會（The Higher Education and Training Awards Council，簡稱HETAC）負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)督，所頒發(fā)的文憑亦須經(jīng)該機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)可。

愛爾蘭的語言學(xué)校一般都具有招收外國留學(xué)生的資格，大多以招收外國學(xué)生為主，有的學(xué)校主要招收中國學(xué)生。

二、愛爾蘭正規(guī)院校名單

國立大學(xué)

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)

可頒發(fā)愛爾蘭國立大學(xué)（NUI）學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書的5所高等學(xué)校的名單

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

(頒發(fā)愛爾蘭國立大學(xué)（NUI）學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書，指由以下四所國立大學(xué)University College of Cork (UCC)

University College of Dublin (UCD)

National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)

National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)聯(lián)盟，

以愛爾蘭國立大學(xué)（NUI）的名義頒發(fā)學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書）

理工學(xué)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.Dublin Institute of Technology

11.Institute of Technology, Tallaght

12.Institute of Technology, Tralee

13.Waterford Institute of Technology

14.Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology

私立高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)

1.Irish Management Institute

2.Burren College of Art

3.Dublin Business School

4.Griffith College

5.Holy Ghost College

6.HSI College

7.LSB College

8.Mid West Business Institute

9.Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy

10.National College of Ireland

11.Portobello College

12.Skerry's Business College

13.ST.John's College, Waterford

14.St. Michaels House

15.St. Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland

16.St. Patrick College

17.The American College, Dublin18.Tipperary Institute