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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI)
Welcome to the Community Knowledge Initiative
The Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI) is set out to underpin and realise a civic mission as part of University of Galway's core activities. The CKI was initially funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies and core funded by University of Galway in 2007. The CKI's activities are viewed as integral to the University's strategic mission and involved a fundamental examination of the role of the University in the social fabric' and are subsequently reflected as a core priority by the University of Galway's Academic and Strategic Plans. The CKI aims to promote greater civic engagement through core academic activities, namely teaching, research and service at the levels of students, staff, courses, programmes and the institution as a whole.
The core function of the CKI is to educate students for their role as active citizens and to ensure that graduates have knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to understand and address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) for positive societal change. This is reflected in the University of Galway Strategy 2020-2025 Mission Statement "University of Galway is for the Public Good". The CKI established a number of flagship programmes engaging students to community and society. These flagship programmes connect to the four dimensions of the CKI: service learning, volunteering, engaged research and knowledge sharing and help tackle society’s evolving sustainable development challenges. Central to our methodology has been to work as a community of practice (Wenger, 1998) in partnership with students, staff and the wider community, as well as funding agencies and statutory bodies, to develop positive responses to the SDG's.