Unit: University of Galway

University of Galway

Ollscoil na Gaillimhe

Wednesday 1st of January 1845 - still active

Established in 1845 as Queen's College Galway; became University College Galway in 1908; under the Universities Act 1997 was known as National University of Ireland, Galway until 21 February 2024, when it was renamed University of Galway

From date: 1845-01-01
To date:
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; www.nuigalway.ie
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe
- Source: S.I. No. 62/2024
- From date: 2024-02-21
- Confidence: Not Confident
Legal forms: Chartered Corporation
- Source: Universities Act 1997
- From date: 1845-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Delivery
- Source: www.nuigalway.ie
- From date: 1845-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Education and Training
- Source: www.nuigalway.ie
- From date: 1845-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Education (I)
- Source: S.I. No. 430/1997
- From date: 1924-01-01
- To date: 1997-09-30
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Education and Science
- Source: S.I. No. 430/1997
- From date: 1997-09-30
- To date: 2010-05-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Education and Skills
- Source: http://www.education.ie/; S.I. No. 451/2020
- From date: 2010-05-02
- To date: 2020-10-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Source: S.I. No. 451/2020
- From date: 2020-10-21
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Ministry of Education
- From date: 1922-04-01
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Fairly Confident
Counties: Galway
- Source: http://www.nuigalway.ie/
- From date: 1845-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: tertiary education
- Source: www.nuigalway.ie
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: ?
- Confidence: Somewhat Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005
- Description: is subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/act/24/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2024/si/62/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
NUI Galway	1845-01-01		University of Galway

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University of Galway

Ollscoil na Gaillimhe