NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Queen's College, Galway

The National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, Galway) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as Queen's College, Galway and was known until recently as University College, Galway (UCG) and is located in Galway, Ireland. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... Founded in 1985 and formally constituted by Charter in 1987, the Coimbra Group is a network of European universities which gathers 39 of the older universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Louvain/Leuven, Montpellier, Uppsala, Göttingen, Heidelberg, Dublin, Bologna, Siena, Leiden, Coimbra, Barcelona and Granada. ... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, as amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ...

The college opened for teaching 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 university 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 university 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. Quadrangle, National University of Ireland, Galway. ... The term university college is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, as amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

The university is located near the centre of the city and stretches along the River Corrib. The oldest part of the university, the Quadrangle, designed by John Benjamin Keane, 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. The 1990s also saw considerable development including the conversion of an old factory into a student centre and sports hall. The Corrib River in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway city to Galway Bay. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

As with the other constituent universities of the National University of Ireland the university follows the common facilty structure, the seven faculties of the university are: Arts, Celtic Studies, Commerce, Engineering, Law, Medicine & Health Sciences and Science.

The Sunday Times University Guide named the university as Irish University of the Year 2002 - 2003 [1] (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3501-412632,00.html). The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ...

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