Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2019
13.06.1997
Minister of Education Niamh Bhreathnach signs Commencement Order for the Universities Act, establishing the National University of Ireland Maynooth as an independent university.
2004
> National Centre for Geocomputation (NCG) established with funding from SFI
> Department of Electronic Engineering established
> €18M John Hume Building opened by President Mary McAleese
> Prof John G. Hughes appointed President
2005
> John and Pat Hume Scholarships established, supporting 350 students to date with €1.5 million provided by MU annually
> Student Services Centre opened, providing health, counselling, budgeting advice and other services to hundreds of students every day
2010
> Prof Tom Collins appointed Interim President
> €20M Iontas Building for the humanities and social sciences opened by Minister Mary Hanafin TD
> MU leads the university sector in establishing the structured PhD model
> School of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures established
2015
> Maynooth Chamber Choir win the coveted Pavarotti Trophy to become “Choir of the World”
> €20M Eolas Building for ICT opened by Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise Richard Bruton TD
> Business Incubator MaynoothWorks opened in Eolas with Enterprise Ireland support
> European Investment Bank invests €76M in campus expansion
> Maynooth University launches transformative new undergraduate curriculum
> Patent granted for Bordetella Pertussis Vaccine by Prof. Bernard Mahon, Inserm and Institute Pasteur in Lille
9 2016
> Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute established
> Maynooth University ranks #49 in THE ‘Young Universities’ list
> New Education Building opens, bringing full spectrum of teacher training under one roof
> MU plans €300m campus development
> Lárionad na Gaeilge launched by Minister of State for Gaeilge, the Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh TD
2011 > Prof Philip Nolan appointed as President
> Ranked among the Top 400 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education
> Avectas spinout based on research of Dr Shirley O’Dea that led to novel therapeutic drug delivery for diseases like lung cancer
> European Research Council (ERC) starter grant awarded to Prof Seán Ó Riain of the Dept of
Sociology for his project: “New deals in the economy” - the first ERC award for MU
> Chinese Studies established as a subject
> MU acquires death-row letters of Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
> “Beloved” Footbridge connecting North and South Campus comes down
> Edward M Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention established
2017
> Maynooth University surpasses 12,000 students
> Number of FTE staff reaches 968
> An international campus: MU sees highest # of international students on campus and highest # of MU students studying abroad
> Criminology established as a subject
2006
> The Department of Applied Social Studies established
> Innovation Value Institute cofounded by MU and Intel
> Callan Institute founded > NUIM China Office established in Beijing
> Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarships established, helping Ireland’s elite golf prospects stay in Ireland
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