The National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) (Irish: Ollscoil na h?ireann, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as part of the Queen's University of Ireland and was know until recently as University College, Galway (UCG).
The college opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Galway, the Irish Universities Act, 1908 made this college a constituent college of the new National University of Ireland, and under a new charter the name of the college was changed to University College, Galway. The college was given special statutory responsibility under the University College, Galway Act, 1929 in respect of the use of the Irish language as the working language of the college. The college retained the name University College, Galway until 1997 when the Universities Act, 1997 changed the name to National University of Ireland, Galway and made the college a constituent university of the National University of Ireland.
The oldest part of the university, the Quadrangle, is a replica of a building at University of Oxford. The stone from which it is built was supplied locally. Newer parts of the university sprang up in the 1970s and were designed by architects Scott, Tallon, Walker.
Famous people associated with the university include: G. Johnstone Stoney who gave the electron its name and James Hardiman author of Hardiman's History of Galway.
The Sunday Times University Guide named the university as Irish University of the Year 2002 - 2003. In 2003 the total student enrolment stood at over 12,500.
Faculties:
- Arts
- Celtic Studies
- Commerce
- Engineering
- Law
- Medicine & Health Sciences
- Science |
