NUI Maynooth
http://graduatestudies.nuim.ie
National University of Ireland, Maynooth is one
of four constituent universities of the federal
National University of Ireland. It traces its origins
to the foundation of St Patrick's College,
Maynooth in 1795 and is Ireland's second oldest
university. NUI Maynooth has a longstanding
international reputation for learning and academic
excellence in the sciences, social sciences and
humanities. Its reputation for research is growing
rapidly and today there are several internationally
recognised research centres located on campus.
NUI Maynooth (www.nuim.ie)is a dynamic and innovative university
of some 7000 students. It is situated 25km west of Dublin and located
in Ireland's only university town. Maynooth combines the historical
legacy of its medieval origins with a present day location on the fringes
of Dublin. The beautiful and histroic NUI Maynooth campus is adjacent to the Irish and
European headquarters of many multi-national high technology
companies. Regular bus and rail services link Maynooth town to
Ireland's capital. NUI Maynooth offers a student-friendly environment
providing world-class teaching, research facilities and courses, while
still retaining a uniquely friendly and personal atmosphere.
At NUI Maynooth we are embracing the challenge of delivering world-class postgraduate education programmes, and we have established three new Faculty-based graduate schools in Arts, Philosophy and Celtic Studies; Social Sciences; Science and Engineering. The University's consistend and expert reputation has been key to its success in attracting high levels of research funding and in the development on active research institutes in the fields of Immunology, Climate Change, Geographic Spatial Analysis, Geographical Information Systems, Mathematics, Micro Engineering & Wireless systems and Irish History and Culture.
NUI Maynooth is the first Irish university to provide Structured Masters and PhD programmes across Arts, Science and Engineering and Social Sciences to all its new entrants. The goal of the structured programme is to provide students with high quality research experience, and integrated support for professional career development.
The NUI Maynooth Graduate School is committed to excellence in graduate education, offering a diverse range of innovative graduate programmes within state-of-the-art research and learning facilities. For further information regarding our extensive range of postgraduate degrees, including doctoral research programmes, taught and research masters degree courses and postgraduate diplomas, visit our website:graduatestudies.nuim.ie.
Application Details
Students wishing to apply for any of our programmes can apply online at: graduatestudies.nuim.ie
Contact Details
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Office of Graduate Studies, 3rd Floor John Hume Building North Campus National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Telephone +353 1 708 6018 Fax +353 1 708 3359 email postgrad.dean@nuim.ie |
International Office, 9-12 Humanity House, South Campus, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Telephone + 353 1 708 3420 / 708 3868 Fax + 353 1 708 6113 e-mail international.office@nuim.ie www.nuim.ie/international |

