Education in County Limerick - Education in Limerick (City), Secondary Schools in County Limerick, University of Limerick, Limerick Athenaeum (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Education in Limerick (city), Secondary schools in County Limerick, University of Limerick, Limerick Athenaeum, University of Limerick Vikings, Limerick School of Art and Design, St Munchin's College, Crescent College, University of Limerick Students' Union, Limerick Institute of Technology, Glenstal Abbey School, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ardscoil Ris, Limerick, Mungret College, Plassey, County Limerick, Thomond College of Education, Limerick, Castletroy College, J. P. McManus Scholarship Award, St Joseph's Industrial School, Glin, National Institute for Higher Education, Villiers Secondary School, Laurel Hill Colaiste, CBS Sexton Street, Copsewood College, Kemmy Business School, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Gaelscoil Sheoirse Clancy. Excerpt: The University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: ) is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. The university was the first university established since the foundation of the State in 1922, followed later the same day by the establishment of Dublin City University. The university is located along the River Shannon, on a 80 hectare (200 acre) site in the 240 hectare (600 acre) National Technological Park at Castletroy, 5 km from Limerick city centre. The university has currently in excess of 11,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,500 part-time students. There are also over 800 research postgraduates and 1,300 taught postgraduate students at the university. The Co-Operative Education (commonly called Co-Op) programme allocates all students with an 8-month work placement as part of their degree. This was the first such programmes in the state. Professor Don Ba...