Dublin Business School
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Dublin Business School incorporating Portobello College is the largest independent college in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. With over 9,000 students, DBS provides a range of full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with courses for 2010/2011 in subject areas such as business, law, event management, IT, the arts, media studies and psychology. A number of the colleges undergraduate degrees are recognized by the Teaching Council of Ireland for purposes of post primary school teaching.

History

DBS was founded in 1975 and was originally known as Accountancy and Business College. In 1999 Dublin Business School acquired LSB College Dublin. In 2003, DBS was taken over by Kaplan Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.

In 2006, DBS bought European Business School
European Business School
The EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Wiesbaden and Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, was founded in 1971. The university's activities focus on 3 core areas: undergraduate, postgraduate programs and executive education...

 (EBS), a collective of eight independent business schools located throughout Europe.

Famous students

Paul Connolly an international singer/songwriter coming to fame when he composed the FIFA World Cup 2010 Anthem.

Irish personality and Q102 radio presenter Ray Shah attended the school in the graduate year of 2003, just before he auditioned for Big Brother 4.

Campus

The Dublin Business School has six locations around Dublin. Its main campus is located in Aungier Street, and other locations include Balfe Street, Dame Street and South Great George's Street.

Partnership with Lidl

The German chain of supermarkets made an agreement with the Dublin Business School to create a degree oriented to the retail industry.
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