University of Galway
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The University of Galway (Irish: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
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Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | ||||||||||||
Latin: Universitas Galviam | ||||||||||||
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Motto | Deo Favente | |||||||||||
Motto in English | With the favour of God | |||||||||||
Type | Public | |||||||||||
Established | 30 December 1845; 178 years ago (1845-12-30) | |||||||||||
Founder | Queen Victoria | |||||||||||
Budget | €360 million (2022)[1] | |||||||||||
President | Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh | |||||||||||
Chair of Údarás na hOllscoile | Dr Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | |||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,587 | |||||||||||
Total staff | 2,650 | |||||||||||
Students | 19,663 (2021/22)[2] | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 14,337 (2021/22) | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 5,326 (2021/22) | |||||||||||
Address | University Road , , H91 TK33 , Ireland 53.279°N 9.060°W / 53.279; -9.060 | |||||||||||
Campus | Urban, 105 hectares (260 acres) | |||||||||||
Language | English Irish | |||||||||||
Colours | Scarf colours: two halves of black and white, the white half divided in two by a narrow red stripe
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Website | universityofgalway ollscoilnagaillimhe | |||||||||||
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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.