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University of Galway

University of Galway
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe
Former names
  • Queen's College, Galway
  • University College, Galway
  • National University of Ireland, Galway
Motto
Deo Favente
Motto in English
With the favour of God
TypePublic
Established30 December 1845 (1845-12-30)
FounderQueen Victoria
Budget€360 million (2022)[1]
PresidentProfessor Peter McHugh
Chair of Údarás na hOllscoileDr Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Academic staff
1,587
Total staff
2,650
Students19,663 (2021/22)[2]
Undergraduates14,337 (2021/22)
Postgraduates5,326 (2021/22)
Address
University Road
, ,
H91 TK33
,
Ireland

53°16′44″N 9°03′36″W / 53.279°N 9.060°W / 53.279; -9.060
CampusUrban, 105 hectares (260 acres)
LanguageEnglish
Irish
ColoursScarf colours: two halves of black and white, the white half divided in two by a narrow red stripe
Affiliations
Websiteuniversityofgalway.ie
ollscoilnagaillimhe.ie

The University of Galway (Irish: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.

The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh) from 1908 to 1997 and as "National University of Ireland Galway" (NUI Galway) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh; OÉ Gaillimh) from 1997 to 2022. In September 2022, it changed its name to "University of Galway".[3]

The University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.

  1. ^ "Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements: Year ended 30 Septembre 2022" (PDF). University of Galway. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ Higher Education Authority. "Key Facts and Figures". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ McGrath, Pat (September 2022). "Galway university embraces name change". RTÉ.

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