National University of Ireland, Galway

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The National University of Ireland, Galway ( Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh ), short NUIG, can trace their founding to 1845 as part of the Queen's University of Ireland and was until recently as University College, Galway (UCG ) is known. The college was opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Galway. The Irish Universities Act, 1908 added the College into the new alliance of the National University of Ireland. In this course was also a name change to University College, Galway.

History

The University College, Galway Act, 1929, the Irish language special respect was paid, so this has been established as a "working language " at college. In 1997 performed with the Universities Act, 1997, a survey of university and the name change to National University of Ireland, Galway.

Campus - Buildings and institutions

The oldest part of the university, The Quadrangle, was built during the Great Famine and is a replica of a building of the University of Oxford. This building also houses the still used, impressive Auditorium Maximum.

The newer parts of the building were built in the 1970s. The architects Scott Tallon Walker drawing responsible. Currently, extensive renovations and new installations of building complexes take place.

The campus extends directly on the west bank of the River Corrib; it is spacious and green.

The main building of the university is the Quadrangle. Here, the administration and the president, but also some classrooms ( Auditorium Maximum ) are located.

The center of the campus forms a yellow sculpture of Modern Art. Are located on this square, the library, the entrance to the actual university tract, called the Concours ( with Tower 1 and 2, and numerous seminar rooms and lecture halls ), and also the Arts Millennium Building. The latter won the 2000 CIF Construction Excellence Award (photos and drawings, see below), and houses the departments Italian, German, French, Spanish and English housed. In the main building, a branch of the Bank of Ireland is located. Below the central square, a cafeteria, a bookshop, a hairdresser and a shop of the Students' Union is located.

In Áras na Mac Léinn a pub, a theater, a sports hall with climbing wall, a fitness center, the Students' Union and medical care for students are located.

The MRI ( Martin Ryan Institute ) was founded in 1992 and brings together marine biological research in zoology, botany, molecular biology and the Seaweed Centre under one roof. On campus there is a small chapel. Some courses are held in mobile homes. Ample parking and bike racks are available.

James Hardiman Library

Environmental Change Institute / National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science

Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute

Entrance to Áras na Mac Léinn

Arts Millennium Building

Campus Life

A simple internet access with own laptop is made possible by covering the entire building complexes through wireless. Around 500 computer workstations available to students also available.

More than 100 societies ( societies, associations ) and numerous sports clubs provide a huge range of leisure activities available.

Faculties

  • Humanities
  • Celtic Studies ( Engl. / Irish)
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Right
  • Medicine and Health
  • Natural sciences

Famous people

  • James Hardiman (1782-1855), librarian and author; The University Library is named in his honor
  • George Johnstone Stoney (1826-1911), namesake of the electron
  • Meabh De Búrca (* 1988), football player and participant for the NUI at the Summer Universiade 2007
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