Established by the Irish government in 1993, the International Education Board's remit is to facilitate and support the development of Ireland as an International education centre. The Board has representation from all interested sections of Irish education- Universities, Institutes of Technology, Private Colleges and Language schools as well as from other Government Departments and agencies. IEBI is actively supported by Enterprise Ireland, Embassies of Ireland and Failte Ireland.

IEBI's mandate includes the following goals and objectives:

• To promote Ireland as a quality destination for students and trainees.

• To promote and support the international activities of Irish education institutions.

• To act as a national point of contact and referral to and from Irish suppliers of education services and the international market place.

• To promote Irish education expertise as a valuable resource for international institutions, development agencies and governments.

• To liaise with education interests and government to identify and remove barriers to the development of the international education sector.

The IEBI responds to numerous first line enquiries from overseas students interested in the study options available in Ireland. It promotes Irish education overseas via advertising, developing and circulating generic information and by participating at education fairs, seminars and workshops.