NUI Galway provides an extensive choice of programmes across five Colleges and also offers a range of part-time and distance learning programmes. The University focuses hugely on continually developing and enhancing available options for potential applicants.

World leading research drives teaching forward at NUI Galway; the learning environment is enhanced as students are taught by academics working at the forefront of their subject area and who bring the latest ideas and discoveries into the lecture theatre. However, NUI Galway places great emphasis on student life as well as on education. The ALIVE volunteering programme is one of the many opportunities provided for students to develop life skills outside the classroom.

A €400 million investment programme was undertaken last year, the single largest capital development plan ever undertaken by the University. This included an impressive new Sports Centre and Swimming Pool, a Cultural Centre and a stunning new Engineering Building to bring the Engineering Departments together under one roof. The University’s location in the heart of Galway City means NUI students will benefit from all the facilities that a modern city has to offer. Galway has always had a reputation as a young and student-friendly city, with students accounting for 20 per cent of the population.