Opinion: UCD Students Shouldn’t Pay Fees When On Internships
Posted in Fees, access and admissions on May 1st, 2019 by steve
“As a Commerce student, the prospect of going on a year-long paid internship during my studies was one of the reasons I was drawn to doing this course in UCD. Adding an extra year to my college years, gaining invaluable experience in an industry-leading company, strengthening my CV and making money whilst doing so seemed too good to be true. Alas, it was; in 1st year, having read the small print, I learned that students have to pay UCD their student fees during the internship period …” (more)
[Alex Lohier, College Tribune, 1 May]
“The myth that unpaid labour looks good on the CVs of workers in creative industries has become an increasingly persuasive means of guilt-tripping young people into working for free …” (
“A backlash against unpaid internships in America, manifested in a spate of lawsuits this year, is now spreading to Europe …” (
