Research Matters
Official Opening of Engineering Building
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, officially opened the new
Engineering Building recently. The largest School of Engineering & Informatics in the country at 14,200 square metres, it houses 110 staff and approximately 1,100 students. The building is equipped with the latest facilities, providing a working example for engineering students to study.
According to An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, who studied at the University in the mid-70s: “Engineering has a long and proud tradition at NUI Galway and this magnificent new building is a fine example of how the University is responding to the changing needs in today’s world. This new building begins a new era for engineering students here in Galway and will have far reaching impacts at local, national and international level. The work going on here will further develop NUI Galway’s reputation as a major international research centre in the field of engineering. I want to wish all the students, researchers, lecturers and other staff who will work here well in the years to come.”