The governing body of NUI Galway announced last evening that the university will change its name again later this year, and will officially be known as Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway.
Údarás na hOllscoile approved the renaming of the institution yesterday, and the university is planning to formally adopt the new name at the end of the summer, using the bilingual title Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway on all official documentation.
President of NUI Galway, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, last night thanked Údarás na hOllscoile for the consideration it has given to the future name and identity of the university.
“The decision to rename our university is something to which we have given a lot of thought and it is a decision which is being taken following detailed assessment of the issues and comprehensive consultation and internal discussion," Prof Ó hÓgartaigh said. "We are extremely grateful to everyone who engaged in that work.
“This university has been in Galway and of Galway since the mid-19th century. Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, University of Galway, gives a clearer sense of who we are as an institution and of being of our place. Galway is a place of industry and creativity, of citizenship and debate. An in-between place, at the centre of a network of campuses stretching from Shannon to Donegal, including in our Gaeltacht regions, on the edge of and between continents, we here see the horizon every day.
“Like all good explorers, all good adventurers, all good researchers, we know we serve our students and our society best by always wondering what’s beyond the horizon.
“As a community of scholars in a community of scholarship, we will continue this long and distinguished tradition and trajectory of curiosity, this ambition for our place and from this place, as we progress our values of respect, excellence, openness, and sustainability, for the public good.
“The university is proud of the role it has played in Galway's journey to become a global city. City and university have grown together and our new name encapsulates that history and is a promise for the future."
