Case Studies

NUI Galway encourages a sense of civic engagement among its students and staff. You can get a real sense of our commitment to the community when you meet the people involved in our volunteer, community and service learning programmes.

Volunteering

ALIVE Programme

Volunteering with Ability West

Mark Jennings, 4th year Civil Engineering student

Mark volunteers through Ability West, an organisation that support people with intellectual disabilities. A few hours every month, he spends time out with a person who has an intellectual disability. They might go swimming or bowling or watch a movie. Ability West are accommodating and Mark volunteers whenever suits his schedule.

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Service learning

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Service Learning Module

Community Engagement in Engineering

Students: Alan Divilly and John Joe Finn, 3rd year Mechanical Engineering students

The service learning module helps show students how engineers can make contributions to their communities as well as helping them to meet and interact with people from different backgrounds in a role of service. As part of the service learning module of their Mechanical Engineering course at NUI Galway, Alan and John Joe have designed and developed a mobile, fold up, wheelchair ramp for disabled people.

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