The National University of Ireland Galway is located in Ireland's most westerly city of Galway. A tertiary-level teaching and research institution, it is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world.
The university was given special responsibility to use the Irish language as the working language of the college.
The university has five colleges including the college of arts, social sciences and celtic studies, college of business, public policy and law, college of engineering and informatics, college of medicine, nursing and health sciences and the college of science.
There is a vibrant research ecosystem at our university. This dynamic community attracts researchers, academics, entrepreneurs and students of the highest calibre.
By any measure – citations, research income, student recruitment, capital investment – our growth has been remarkable. These successes are reflected in our consistent rise over ten years in the most competitive World University Rankings -Times Higher Education rankings.
NUI Galway is firmly committed to investing in the social, economic and intellectual development of the entire region. Our medical academies and research centres stretch across the Western seaboard of Ireland, and we have recently incorporated Shannon College and St Angela’s College, Sligo into the University.
The University has prioritised five cross-disciplinary research themes, building on international success to date. These are:
The university has more than 110 active societies and more than 50 sports clubs.
The NUI Galway campus is situated in the heart of Galway, and is a vital part of the cultural, social and intellectual life of the city and region. Located on Ireland’s Atlantic coast and beside the Connemara Gaeltacht, Galway is rooted in a rich traditional culture, while also home to a vibrant and diverse community from around the globe. Galway city is the most international place in Ireland with one in five people born outside of Ireland.