National University of Ireland
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The National University of Ireland (NUI) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of constituent universities (previously called constituent colleges) and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act 1908,[1] and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.[2]
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Ollscoil na hÉireann | |
Latin: Universitas Hiberniae Nationalis | |
Motto | Veritati (Latin) Fír Fer (Old Irish) |
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Motto in English | Truth; Men's Truth |
Established | 1908 |
Chancellor | Maurice Manning |
Registrar | Patrick O'Leary |
Students | 77,500 |
Address | 49 Merrion Square , , Dublin 2 D02 V583 53.3384°N 6.2472°W / 53.3384; -6.2472 |
Campus | none |
Affiliations | IUA, EUA |
Website | www.nui.ie |
The constituent universities are for all essential purposes independent universities, except that the degrees and diplomas are those of the National University of Ireland with its seat in Dublin.
In post-nominals, the abbreviation NUI is used for degrees from all the constituent universities of the National University of Ireland.[3]