@新西兰留学生 为应对国际学生住房危机，爱尔兰政府将资助学生住房
爱尔兰政府将资助学生住房
Irish government to fund student housing
据12月14日PIE消息，爱尔兰政府将为新建学生公寓提供资金，此前有警告称，该国住房短缺导致一些留学生无家可归。
According to PIE on December 14,the Irish government will fund the construction of new student housing,following warnings that the country’s housing shortages are leaving some students homeless.
在已经获得规划许可，但因建设费用增加而停滞不前的地区，将通过建设工程，在短期内提供667个床位。
Some 667 new beds will be delivered in the short-term via building projects in areas where planning permission has already been granted but development has been stalled by increasing construction costs.
建筑工作将在利默里克大学、梅努斯大学和高威大学进行，并与都柏林城市大学和都柏林大学学院进行进一步的项目合作。
Building work will take place across the University of Limerick,Maynooth University and University of Galway with further work on projects ongoing with Dublin City University and University College Dublin.
这是爱尔兰政府首次投资修建学生宿舍，政府表示，提供这些资金是为了换取学生对租金的“负担能力承诺”。
This is the first time the Irish government has invested money in building student accommodation and it said the funding has been provided in return for“affordability commitments”on rent.
据这位部长表示，将投资约3200万欧元。
Some€32m will be invested,according to the minister.
爱尔兰高等教育、研究、创新和科学部长西蒙•哈里斯(Simon Harris)表示:“这一举措标志着爱尔兰开始实施学生住宿新政策。”“我们将继续推进提案，并将其提交政府。”
“The step marks the beginning of the state’s new policy on student accommodation,”said Simon Harris,Ireland’s minister for further and higher education,research,innovation and science.“We will continue to progress proposals and bring them to government.”
在2022/23学年开始时，爱尔兰国际学生委员会收到的关于住房问题的咨询数量增加了86%，而爱尔兰警方警告说，针对学生的住宿欺诈也在增加。（详见下文）
At the start of the 2022/23 academic year,the Irish Council for International Students experienced a 86%rise in the number of queries it had received about housing problems,while the Irish police warned that accommodation fraud targeting students was on the rise.（See below for details）
本周早些时候，爱尔兰住房部长会见了ICOS和爱尔兰学生联盟，讨论了对住宿的担忧。
Ireland’s housing minister met with ICOS and the Union of Students in Ireland earlier this week to discuss concerns around accommodation.
今年9月，ICOS总裁劳拉·哈蒙(Laura Harmon)在接受PIE采访时呼吁政府制定一项全国学生住宿战略。
Speaking to the PIE in September,ICOS president Laura Harmon called on the government to develop a national student accommodation strategy.
“依赖私人市场提供住宿的做法没有奏效，”她补充说。
“The reliance on the private market to deliver accommodation has not worked,”she added.
政府现在还批准投资科技大学建造学生宿舍，其中将包括评估区域需求和空置库存。
The government has now also approved investment in preparing technological universities to build student accommodation,which will include assessing regional needs and vacant stock.
哈里斯说：“为了让我们的助教得到发展，并确保我们的地区发展平衡，我们需要在我们的地区提供更多的住宿。”“我们的助教已经准备好迎接挑战，这笔资金将让他们走上正轨。”
“In order for our TUs to thrive and to ensure we have balanced regional development,we need to have more accommodation in our regions,”Harris said.“Our TUs are ready for the challenge and this funding will start them on their path.”
爱尔兰：住房问题和诈骗正在上升
Ireland:housing problems and scams on the rise
早在今年9月，爱尔兰国际学生住房方面便有过报道。
Back in September,international student housing in Ireland was reported.
爱尔兰国际学生委员会警告称，住宿短缺正导致学生中无家可归、诈骗和过度拥挤的现象增加。
The Irish Council for International Students has warned that accommodation shortages are leading to an increase in homelessness,scams and overcrowding among students.
该学生支持组织表示，今年到目前为止，他们收到的有关住房问题的咨询数量增加了86%，而上个月，由于住宿欺诈案件的增加，爱尔兰警方敦促学生保持警惕。
The student support group said that it has seen a 86%rise in the number of queries it has received so far this year about housing problems while,last month,Irish police urged students to be wary following an increase in accommodation fraud.
学生协会此前曾呼吁政府对爱尔兰的住房短缺采取行动，ICOS的执行董事劳拉·哈蒙表示，这场危机现在“比以往任何时候都更严重”，归咎于供应不足、租金成本高企和“监管不力”。
Student associations have previously called on the government to act on housing shortages in Ireland and Laura Harmon,executive director of ICOS,said that the crisis is now“worse than ever”,blaming a lack of supply,high rental costs and“ineffective regulations”.
哈蒙表示：“依赖私人市场提供住宿的做法行不通。”他呼吁对“大规模资本项目”进行投资。
“The reliance on the private market to deliver accommodation has not worked,”Harmon said,calling for investment in“large-scale capital projects”.
哈蒙警告说，由于对当地租赁市场的了解有限，国际学生尤其容易受到影响。
Harmon warned that international students are particularly vulnerable due to limited knowledge of local rental markets.
她说：“住宿危机将影响爱尔兰作为留学目的地的海外声誉。”
“The accommodation crisis will impact on Ireland’s reputation abroad as a study destination,”she said.
“如果不采取行动，这将对爱尔兰的高等教育部门和我们的经济产生严重影响。国际学生每年为爱尔兰贡献超过22亿欧元，在丰富爱尔兰教育和社会方面发挥着重要作用。”
“Without action,this will have serious ramifications for Ireland’s higher education sector as well as our economy.International students contribute more than€2.2bn annually to Ireland,and play an important role enriching Irish education and society.’’
据报道，一名住在爱尔兰的南美留学生被房东索要亲密照片。
It comes as a South American student living in Ireland was reportedly asked for intimate pictures by her landlord.
据警方称，大约50%的住宿欺诈事件发生在都柏林。
According to police,approximately 50%of reported incidents of accommodation fraud occur in Dublin.
官员们敦促学生警惕社交媒体广告，只使用经过认可的中介，而ICOS建议外国学生避免电子资金转账，不要支付现金。
Officers have urged students to be wary of social media adverts and to only use recognised letting agents,while ICOS advises foreign students to avoid electronic fund transfers and never hand over cash.
ICOS还呼吁政府公布该国2017年学生住宿战略的最新进展，并分享其新的国际教育战略。
ICOS also called on the government to publish a progress update on the country’s 2017 student accommodation strategy and to share its new International Education Strategy.
爱尔兰政府鼓励房主考虑出租闲置房间，以帮助缓解住房短缺。
The Irish government is encouraging homeowners to consider renting out their spare rooms to help alleviate the shortage.
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