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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.
Designing Futures
Designing Futures
Designing Futures is transforming the University of Galway Student Experience.
Designed to empower, educate and support students to lead better lives and succeed in the complex world we live in. Designing Futures will ensure University of Galway's position as a leader in innovative, student-centred and enterprise-engaged education internationally.
Designing Futures has Three Core Pillars:
Message from Designing Futures Programme Lead
Welcome to the Designing Futures project, empowering, educating and supporting students to lead better lives and succeed in the complex world we live in. Designing Futures will ensure University of Galway's position as a leader in innovative, student-centred and enterprise-engaged education internationally, aligning with and promoting the values of our University Strategy, Shared Vision, Shaped by Values (2020-2025).
The innovative features of Designing Futures include research-led teaching vertically integrated projects (VIPs); cross- and multi-disciplinary learning (transdisciplinary teaching modules ; a bespoke, entrepreneurial space on campus, IdeasLab; and partnership with enterprise and industry, both in the design and delivery. Alongside preparing graduates for the workplace and a fruitful career, higher education remains fundamentally about educating active and critical citizens for the complex and challenging world of today and the DF initiatives enhances our student’s university experience.
- Transdisciplinary Modules enhance students’ professional skills, designed by experts from across the university and with input from enterprise partners. In so doing, our students have the opportunity to develop their professional skills.
- VIPs facilitate students to work in teams with faculty on multidisciplinary, longitudinal research projects to address grand challenges. Through participation, students have developed both their research skills and increase engagement across the university community.
- IdeasLab nurtures students to explore new possibilities with real world impact, and develop creative and innovative skills though educational programming and enterprise specific activities. Given the design centric focus of participation, students have developed empathic understanding and their connections to participating industries.
- USP-University Skills Passport is a multi-dimensional university student award Framework to recognise student personalised skills development and achievements (curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular).
- Student Success Coaching supports our students to take an active role in ‘designing their lives’ to achieve their unique academic, personal and life goals during their time at university, and after they graduate.
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Advisory Board
The Designing Futures Advisory Board offers independent external guidance and advice, and actively supports the delivery of our mission.
The Advisory Board is comprised of our student and enterprise partners as well as national and international members in a range of fields.
Find out more about the Designing Futures Advisory Board members HERE
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Newsletter
Find out more about Student Success Coaching, IdeasLab, Transdisciplinary Modules and Vertically Integrated Projects by signing up for our newsletter.
The Designing Futures newsletter will keep you up to date on all of our news and events throughout the academic year.
To view previous newsletters or sign up to our email list please visit our Newsletter page.
Key Facts
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1,500+ Students take part in design thinking programmes each year
100+
Students are running their own business or start-up
5+
EU programmes run each year through IdeasLab
Designing Futures Funders
