WELCOME TO THE college OF ENGINEERING and informatics

Welcome to the College of Engineering and Informatics website, a College that has a long and proud tradition at NUI, Galway and has been part of the curriculum since the University first opened its doors as Queen's College Galway in 1849. Today, the College consists of six disciplines; Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Engineering Hydrology, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering.

The expansion and diversification of the College has been considerable in recent years with a range of programmes both in Engineering and Information Technology. Eight primary undergraduate BE programmes are now offered across the College encompassing a wide variety of engineering disciplines.

Student numbers have grown from 30 in 1970 to an intake in excess of 242 in 2006. Despite the increased numbers, I am delighted to say that the quality has also improved and we have one of the highest engineering entry standards among all Irish universities.

While the majority of entrants to the undergraduate programmes are direct entrants through the CAO system, the College is also committed to alternative modes of entry. In particular, I refer to the transfer scheme for graduates of the Institutes of Technology and the mature student route such as via a special Access course.

The College, through its recent strategic planning process, recently reaffirmed its strong commitment to research. All disciplines have been recognised nationally and internationally for their leading edge research. Much of this work has already achieved a degree of scale with the creation of well funded research groups within the various disciplines. Members of the College have also been active participants in some of the highly successful larger University-wide research initiatives such as the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science and the Environmental Change Institute. As our research programmes continue to expand, there are now excellent opportunities across all sectors of the College for creative and talented researchers at post-graduate and post-doctoral levels.

College of Engineering & Informatics Summer Internships

Applications are invited for Summer research internship positions to be held in the College of Engineering & Informatics for up to 10 weeks between June and September, 2012.  Internships are normally available to undergraduate students of any nationality.  In exceptional circumstances internships may be awarded to students who have already completed undergraduate studies. 

For further information and an application form please CLICK HERE

Postgraduate scholarship Scheme 2012 open 

A limited number of College Scholarships are available, and are awarded for the purpose of assisting postgraduate students who are proceeding full-time to a postgraduate degree (by research) at the National University of Ireland, Galway. The holder may not simultaneously register for another course.

The Scholarships are awarded in the first instance for a period of one year, but may, subject to the availability of funding, be renewed on an annual basis, provided the holder’s progress in his/her studies is satisfactory and renewal is recommended in writing by the Head of Department. Normally, a Scholarship will be tenable for up to a maximum of two years for the degree of Master, or beyond four years for the degree of PhD, or beyond three years in all. 

Qualifications
The minimum qualification for the award of a Scholarship is a primary degree with Second Class Honours, Grade 1, including where appropriate, Second Class Honours, Grade 1, in the subject in which the Scholarship is held. 

Value 
(a) The value of the Scholarship is €12000 per annum and in addition, fees will be paid by the College if not paid from another source*

(b) Students may also earn up to €6000 per annum from other sources (e.g. Local Authority Higher Education Grants, Embark/IRCSET Scholarships, or any other grant or scholarship)

Conditions of Tenure and Application Form (100 KB)

The Closing Date for receipt of applications is 4pm on Friday June 8th, 2012.

NUI Galway’s new Engineering Building is the largest School of Engineering & Informatics in the country at 14,200 square metres, housing 110 staff and approximately 1,100 students.

Located to the north of the campus, and built to the most modern design, the building is equipped with the latest facilities, providing a working example for engineering students to study.

The four storey building located beside the river Corrib houses up to date lecture theatres, classrooms, research facilities and break out spaces where students can collaborate on projects and discuss the latest cutting edge developments in Engineering that they see around them, as well as laboratories which allow students and researchers to build prototypes for testing and evaluation.

For more information click: http://www.nuigalway.ie/new-engineering-building/

the Engineering Building has been shortlisted for the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award 

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