Editing Galway (section)

===Third level===
There are two university campuses located in the city, [[University of Galway]] and the [[Atlantic Technological University]].

The University of Galway was founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, before becoming known as University College, Galway (U.C.G.) and then as the National University of Ireland, Galway. It was renamed "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McHugh |first1=Connell |title=NUI Galway to change its name to "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" |url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/nui-galway-to-change-its-name-to-university-of-galway-233468 |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=The Irish Post |date=27 April 2022}}</ref> The university is divided into several colleges, including the College of Arts, Social Science and Celtic Studies, the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, the College of Science and the College of Engineering and Informatics. The university had an enrollment of 16,000 in 2010. The Biomedical Research Building was opened in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2016/april2016/nui-galways-biomedical-sciences-building-wins-prestigious-us-award-for-sustainability.html|title=NUI Galway's Biomedical Sciences Building wins prestigious US Award for sustainability|publisher=[[University of Galway]]|language=en|date=28 April 2016|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> It houses the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI). Also opened in 2014 were the Hardiman Building and a School of Psychology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://merrionstreet.ie/en/Category-Index/Education/Higher-Education/minister-quinn-opens-two-new-buildings-at-nui-galway-on-official-visit-to-galway.html|title=Minister Quinn opens two new buildings at NUI Galway on official visit to Galway|publisher=MerrionStreet.ie|date=1 May 2014|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://guf.ie/hardiman-building.html|title=Hardiman Research Building|publisher=[[University of Galway#Foundation|Galway University Foundation]]|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref> The National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health (NIPC) is an affiliate of the University of Galway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nipc.ie/about/|title=About Us|publisher=National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) - geograph.org.uk - 1252837.jpg|thumb|alt=Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology|Atlantic Technological University – Galway campus]]
The Atlantic Technological University (also known as ATU or Atlantic TU; {{langx|ga|Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh; OTA}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Atlantic TU name and brand |url=https://www.atu.ie/brand-guidelines/atlantic-tu-name-and-brand |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=ATU – Atlantic Technological University}}</ref> was established in 2022 through the merger of [[Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology|Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)]], [[Sligo Institute of Technology]] and [[Letterkenny Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=((Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)) |date=15 February 2022 |title=Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022 (SI 56/2022) |url=https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/si/56/made/en/print |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.irishstatutebook.ie}}</ref> Its administrative headquarters are in Galway.  It also has campuses in [[Castlebar]], [[Letterfrack]], [[Mountbellew]], [[Sligo]] and [[Letterkenny]]. Its Galway campus is based on the Dublin Road in Galway city, overlooking Galway Bay.  Four schools of study are located there: the [[Business school|School of Business]], the [[School of engineering|School of Engineering]], the [[School of Science]] & Computing, and the College of Tourism & Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmit.ie/about/galway-campus|title=Galway Campus|date=20 September 2021 |publisher=[[Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology|GMIT]]}}</ref>

The [[Central Applications Office]] (CAO), the organisation which oversees applications to colleges and universities in Ireland, is also headquartered in the city. A related organisation, the [[Postgraduate Applications Centre]], processes some taught postgraduate courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://pacapply.com/about-us/ |website=Postgraduate Applications Centre |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>