DCU wins Career Development category in 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards

Dublin City University has been announced as the Career Development category winner at this year’s 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards, ahead of other category finalists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Swinburne University of Technology. The awards are based on reviews from over 125,000 representing 200 different nationalities.

Overall, global student feedback showed student experience has improved since the last survey in 2021 across every category measured. Overall global Student Satisfaction rose to 4.21 out of 5 (from 4.06 in 2021). Although still the lowest rated category, Online Classroom Experience saw the largest growth - up 7.2% - followed by Quality of Student Life (up 6.4%).

Receiving the Career Development Award on behalf of DCU, Yvonne McLoughlin, head of the DCU Careers Service, said:

I am delighted to accept the Career Development Award on behalf of DCU, especially as it is voted for by our students. Career Development is clearly articulated as one of DCU's strategic priorities for our students. Through this approach, we enable students to take ownership of their careers and to pursue fulfilling career choices that are meaningful to them. 

About the Global Student Satisfaction Awards

The 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards, are hosted by Studyportals with partners Unibuddy and British Council IELTS, and media partners Times Higher Education and PIE News. They are based on data from 126,000 reviews from domestic and international students from over 200 different nationalities and reviewing higher education institutions in 126 countries. The awards are held every two years, and the initiative has gathered over 400,000 responses since it started over 10 years ago.