The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) is an independent, non-governmental organisation, set up to promote the welfare of international students in Ireland.

Its core members are the higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland, it has a small staff in Dublin, and its main activities are:

• Provision of advice, information and support to international students and to their advisers
• Administering Ireland Aid Fellowships and other official Study Fellowship programmes
• Promoting good policy and practice in international education by various means including conferences, seminars, research and publications

ICOS has always had a special involvement with students from the majority world and has contributed its expertise to relevant initiatives in anti-racism and interculturalism.