University of Galway, founded in 1845, has a history of 178 years. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious public comprehensive research Universities in Ireland. As a QS 5-star University, it ranks third in Ireland and 270th globally in the QS World University Rankings for 2023.

• It has excellent teaching, learning, and research environments, as well as world-class research facilities; it is also one of the 30 universities in Europe with the most beautiful campuses.

•University of Galway has close connections with various industries, with industry professionals serving as mentors for each course and providing industry internships. Employment rate of 98% (98% for master's degrees and 96% for undergraduate degrees).

• The University consists of four colleges: College of Science and Engineering/Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences/Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies/School of Business/Public Policy & Law School. We offer over 70 undergraduate courses and 170 postgraduate courses to more than 20,000 students from over 110 countries including over 4,000 international students. We collaborate on research projects with institutions from 114 countries.

• Advantage of our business school : AACSB & AMBA dual accreditation;

• Advantage of our computer science department: being selected by the European Union to host and operate the next generation supercomputer at ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing) which will be one out of four medium-sized supercomputers in Europe capable of performing calculations at exascale or pre-exascale levels;

• Strengths related to medical disciplines include being 6 medical technology centers in the world within the past decade where our university's research covers various fields ranging from basic research to clinical trials and translational projects making us a preferred center for medical device research and clinical trials worldwide;

•A number of notable alumni, including current President of the Republic of Ireland Michael Higgins and former Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, as well as former Deputy Prime Minister Eamonn Gilmore;