The 'Quad' still stands proudly at the heart of the University today as a testament to its past. It is now used primarily for administrative purposes and houses the offices of the President and the Vice-Presidents. In the first academic year, , the University began with three faculties, Arts, Medicine and Law but there were also schools of Agriculture and Engineering.
Female students later joined the student body and in Alice Perry graduated from the college, believed to be the first female engineering graduate in the world to receive a first class honours degree in civil engineering There are many historical buildings on campus, such as the James Mitchell Museum, established in This geological museum contains high quality collections sampling a significant diversity of the planet's geology, with a fine display of fossils, minerals and rocks.
The s also saw considerable development including the conversion of an old munitions factory into a student centre. As the capital development programme draws to a close, we are adding new residences on campus for over students, as well as developing the Quadrangle - our very first building - into a centre for public and civic engagement.
Browne is a former Dean of Engineering and Deputy-President of the University with a record of achievement in academic leadership, strategic planning and change management.
Widely known as 'Iggy', key achievements of his term include a new approach to the promotion of third level education through Irish and the amendment of the Act.
Fottrell introduced the first strategic plan for the university in called Strategic Plan , which resulted in the strengthening of research activities in the university and secured the development of the NUI Galway as a world-class university.
Under Dr. Newell became President in and implemented many changes to the University, its campus and particularly to the curriculum by adding many new disciplines. John Hynes, a Professor of Archaeology was instrumental in securing funding for UCG at a time of acute financial crisis and ensured the survival of the university.
He wrote and lectured extensively on Economics. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.
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Key statistics Based on data collected for the 1 World University Rankings. Featured jobs. Higgins respectively, as well as numerous other prominent politicians. The university opened for teaching in as Queen's College, Galway with 37 professors and 91 students. A year later it became part of the Queen's University of Ireland.
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