Dublin City University
Dublin City University is an Irish university in north Dublin; its About DCU description locates it five kilometres north of Dublin city centre.
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The institution was elevated to university status by statute in September 1989.
Verified · 1989-09The institution was created in 1975 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin.
Verified · 1975The undated About DCU description identifies three nearby campuses in north Dublin: Glasnevin, St. Patrick’s and All Hallows. It identifies St. Patrick’s as the location of the Institute of Education.
VerifiedThe undated Our Campuses description identifies Glasnevin as DCU’s largest campus and describes it as housing the Business School, the faculties of Science and Health and Engineering and Computing, and parts of Humanities and Social Science. It also identifies the O’Reilly Library and The Helix arts and culture venue on that campus.
VerifiedThe undated Our Campuses description presents DCU:Innovate as the university’s innovation hub, hosting high-technology start-up companies, many relying on research originating at DCU, and a branch of the international coworking network Talent Garden.
VerifiedThe undated About DCU description reports more than 200 degree programmes across five faculties: education, humanities and social sciences, science and health, engineering and computing, and business.
VerifiedThe institution enrolled its first students in 1980, when its Glasnevin campus opened to fewer than 200 students.
Verified · 1980
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