NUI Galway
The National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway; Irish: OÉ Gaillimh) is located in the city of Galway in Ireland. A tertiary-level teaching and research institution, it is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world. The University is ranked #249 in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and has been also been awarded the full five QS stars for excellence.The University was founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, and was more recently known as University College, Galway (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh or COG).
NUI Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.
