University College Dublin ( Ir. An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath ) is a research university in the city of Dublin . The university has 32 thousand students, 1,500 teachers and staff are working [1] , which makes it the largest higher educational institution in Ireland . Founded in 1854 as the Catholic University of Ireland to provide quality education for Irish Catholics. According to the 1908 Irish Universities Act, he became part of the National University of Ireland and was renamed the University College Dublin.
| Dublin University College | |
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| University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin | |
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| Motto | Ad Astra - Comhthrom Féinne |
| Year of foundation | 1854 |
| The president | Hugh R. brady |
| Students | 32,900 |
| Legal address | Dublin (UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland) |
| Site | www.ucd.ie |
History
The university was opened in 1854 under the name "Catholic University of Ireland." The main task in creating the university was to provide Catholics with an affordable higher education from the hands of Catholic teachers, since Trinity College was intended for Protestants. The first rector of the university was Cardinal John Henry Newman . As a private institution, the Catholic University experienced serious financial difficulties as well as formal problems associated with the issuance of diplomas.
In 1880, Queen's University of Ireland was founded; The reformed Catholic University became part of Dublin University College. At the end of XIX - beginning of XX century. the college is in its heyday: among students and teachers were Gerard Manley Hopkins and James Joyce ; it was attended by many figures of the national revival and struggle for the independence of Ireland, including Patrick Pierce , Douglas Hyde , John Costello . College students and teachers participated in the Easter Uprising; From 1919 to 1922, meetings of the first Irish Parliament took place in the university building on Earlsfort Terraces.
By the 1940s, University College had become Ireland's largest institution of higher education. In the early 1960s, the college was allocated a new territory in the suburb of Dublin - Belfield. In 2006, a large-scale reconstruction project for university buildings was announced.
Traditionally, university graduates occupy a prominent place in political life. Four out of eight presidents and six out of twelve Irish prime ministers were graduates of University College. Famous college graduates include Flann O'Brien and Maeve Binchi ; the action of the novel M. Binchi “Circle of Friends” takes place among students of University College. Famous scientists include Peter Mayr .
Colleges
Notes
- ↑ University College Dublin - UCD by Numbers . www.ucd.ie. Date of treatment February 3, 2016.
Links
- www.ucd.ie
- University College Dublin (rus.) The Academic Advisor