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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Activites
Student Ambassador Activities
Student Ambassadors are often the first point of contact for prospective students, their families, and many other visitors to the campus. You won’t have to take part in all these activities, depending on what interests you, but student ambassadors are required to support our Open Days which take place in March and October each year, and recieve training on our Campus Tours. Here are a few examples of other ways you can help the University of Galway:
- Provide campus tours to prospective students from around the world, visiting academic staff, alumni and other visitors to the university.
- Assist with Student Recruitment led events on the campus such as the Open Days, Taster Days and other information evenings and events.
- Represent University of Galway at large external events such as Higher Options, Options West, Pathways and more.
- Provide support to university led events and campaigns while working with units from across the University such as Conferring, Orientation, Summer Schools etc.
- Act as a point of contact for prospective students looking for information about studying in University of Galway.
- Provide content for the Student Blog, get to share your story by featuring in videos, blogs, photoshoots, social media
- Deliver presentations and talks to prospective students at recruitment events, such as ‘The Student Life’ talk at Open Days and at regional information evenings off campus.
From time-to-time other activities may come up. Ambassador hours are flexible and vary depending on the time of year.