South East Technological University (SETU) is the only public university in the southeast of Ireland. Established in 2022, SETU is a multi-campus institution serving more than 18,000 students and 2000 staff. The university has an excellent reputation for research, innovation, and internationalization, but is student-centered with small class sizes. Nazareth students will study and live on their main campus in the suburbs of the city of Waterford.
As the oldest city in Ireland, Waterford was founded by the Vikings more than a thousand years ago. An important seaport, the city has an historic downtown filled with museums, ancient fortifications, brightly painted murals, restaurants, pubs, and of course, the world-famous Waterford Crystal factory. The nearby Copper Coast is considered to be Ireland’s wildest, most undeveloped coastline, and is filled with beautiful seaside towns, hidden coves, and rock-strewn beaches.
"Studying abroad in Waterford, Ireland was the most amazing experience of my life. I never thought that I would end up studying abroad, but I am so glad that I did. Waterford is not a very big city. But there is a lot of history from the Viking era, as well as a bustling city center that has a lot to offer. The people of Waterford are very friendly and are always excited to hear an American accent. The bus system also offers short and cheap bus rides to nearby towns like Dunmore East for a cliff walk along the Atlantic Ocean. Or Tramore, which is a beautiful beach town full of surfers nearly year round. The train station in Waterford can also take you to all of the major cities in Ireland for a very reasonable price. The University attracts a lot of International students from around the world. So not only did I get the chance to meet a lot of Irish people, but I developed very good friendships with other students from around the globe. I will always look back on my time in Ireland as such an amazing and eye opening experience that changed the way I see the world, and made lifelong friends that I would have never met otherwise." '27 UG Nolan Manahan
Term: Fall and Spring
Program Level: Undergraduate
Program Type: Academic
Major(s): Open to Business, Sports Management, Nursing, Public Health, Social Sciences, Legal Studies, Visual Arts, Communications, VCD and Natural Sciences majors.
Language Requirement: None
Minimum GPA Requirement: 2.5