St. Mary's University College (Belfast)

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St. Mary's University College
Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire

Established: 1985
Principal: Very Rev Prof Martin O'Callaghan
Students: 1,120 [1]
Undergraduates: 1,005 [1]
Postgraduates: 120 [1]
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Affiliations: Queen's University Belfast
Website: http://www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk

St Mary's University College (Irish: Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire) was established in 1985, but can directly trace its existence to 1900 and the foundation of St Mary's Training College. Whilst the institution focused mainly on education of women for teaching, St Joseph's Training College was set up to train men and this amagmation of the two colleges created the current institution in 1985. The institution is located on the Falls Road in Belfast, and has approximately 60 staff and 1,300 students. The institution offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate for teacher training, especially for a Catholic ethos.

The university colleges legacy institutions were associated with the university since 1949, by allowing students to train and study at the university, and in 1968 degrees of the university were offered to the students of these two institutions.

The Chairman of the Board of Governors is, ex-officio, the Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. This is Currently, His Lordship Bishop Patrick Walsh D.D.

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  1. ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.

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