Before you arrive

Congratulations on getting a place at NUI Galway. Welcome to our University.   We hope you find the information on this page helpful.

Find out all you need to know by reading our online Student Guide Book.  Click here for the English Version and here for the Irish one.  You will receive a copy of this Guide in the post once you have accepted your place in NUI Galway.

We hold information evenings across Ireland for Parents and New Students to advise and answer any questions you might have relating to university life.  Come along and meet academic staff and staff from student services who can tell you about Your Course, Accommodation, Finance and the Students’ Assistance Fund, Safety, Careers, Counselling, Clubs, Societies and the Students’ Union.  Parents are particularly welcome so that they can discuss their concerns with us.

The ’Student Send-Offs’ will take place at 7pm in the following venues:

Yes, carefully read all the literature sent to you by the University. You will receive the NUI Galway Student Guide which will advise you about all the services available to you and give you a step by step guide on how to register. You can read the English version here and the Irish Version here.

Your Campus Account provides access to all computing services for students ( other than email).  Information on activating your Campus Account.

If you filled in the Disability section on your CAO Form. The University Disability Support Service will contact you. If you didn’t you should contact the Disability Support Service. A variety of supports are made  available to students with Disabilities. To find out more check the website at:  http://www.nuigalway.ie/student_services/disability_office/

Familiarise yourself with the campus.  A virtual map is available at:  http://www.nuigalway.ie/campus_map/

Information on all of these is at http://www.nuigalway.ie/fees/ . Students are advised to carefully manage their money. Other sources of information on student finance are: itsyourmoney.ie and http://www.studentfinance.ie/

Find out about your particular Course at: http://www.nuigalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/

You’ll get information in your College Handbook. The Handbook will either be sent to you in the post or given to you at Orientation. There is a Bookshop on campus and the Student Union operate a Second-hand Bookstore: http://www.su.nuigalway.ie/services/bookstore/

Student parking is available on campus. However you must be a registered student and receive a parking permit in order to be allowed to park on campus. Find out more information on parking and parking permits here.

Information is available on http://www.nuigalway.ie/buildings/parking_disabilities.html

There are two Banks servicing the campus. Bank of Ireland is on Campus and AIB is adjacent to the Campus. Branches of other banks are located in the City centre

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