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About the Graduate Outcomes Survey

Each year NUI Galway survey recent graduates on behalf of the HEA (Higher Education Authority).

This mandatory survey [of 2020 graduates] will take place from March 2021 to mid summer 2021.

Thank you to everyone who took part - the survey of graduates from 2020 is now closed.

The Graduate Outcomes Survey explores what graduates like you are doing shortly after you complete your degree or postgraduate programme. As well as feeding into a national survey, the results help current students see the possibilities with their degree and helps with accreditation of courses as well as giving insight into the labour market for graduates today.

‌You can read more about the survey at HEA Graduate Outcomes Survey.

What do previous surveys tell us?

Thank you to everyone who took part in the most recent survey which was for those who graduated in 2018.

in summer 2019 - 71% of you were in employment (or about to start a job) and a further 25% were in further study with 2.6% seeking employment.

Due to the ongoing public health emergency, a decision was made made to cancel the survey of 2019 graduates due to start in March 2020.

If you are interested in results from previous years see What do Graduates do?

What happens to your replies?

*We share this survey data that we collect from you with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) so they can perform their statutory functions under the Higher Education Authority Act, 1971.

The HEA uses this data for fact-based statistical analysis to help understand the real needs that higher education should meet, to promote equality of opportunity in higher education and to assist the government in developing future higher education policies and investment. The HEA use student records to produce anonymised aggregate data in annual statistical publications.

Is this survey compliant with GDPR? It is lawful for the University to process Personal Data or Special Categories of Personal Data when 'It is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.' http://www.nuigalway.ie/data-protection/righttousepersonaldata/

Who takes the survey?

The 2021 survey is open to all who finished a level 8, 9 or 10 degree in Ireland, in any HEI, during 2020.

This page is for graduates of NUI Galway from any full time or part time programme leading to a degree, higher diploma, postgraduate diploma, masters or doctorate.

Please use the blue button above to bring you to the survey or use the personalised link that will be emailed to you (subject to your email details being available).

Please note:

Anonymous replies cannot be processed.
If you graduated from another institute / university in Ireland, we cannot process your reply. Please see communications from that HEI instead. If you reply using the link above your details will not be retained or recorded in our survey.
If you graduated before 2020, you details will not be retained or recorded in our survey.
If you took part in a previous survey, it is not possible to amend your reply - this survey is a representation of the situation at a moment in time (ie 31st March on that given year).
We will attempt to phone those who have not responded to the survey in May/June.
You can opt out of the survey using the link in the email request.

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