The Irish Universities’ Association (IUA) (Irish: Cumann Ollscoileanna Éireann) is the representative body of the eight universities within the Republic of Ireland and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square, Dublin. It is a non-profit-making body.
The IUA Council consists of the presidents/provosts of each college. IUA activities are run through a network of committees and working groups including nine standing groups: Chief Finance Officers, VPs of Research, Registrars, HR Directors, Secretaries, VPs Global, VPs EDI, Directors of Comms & Marketing, COOs .
In 1972, the five Heads of the universities in Ireland at that time decided to establish a conference to provide a forum for joint action on matters of common concern. The Association was created in the late 1970s as the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (CHIU) (Irish: Comhghairm Cheannairí Ollscoileanna Éireann) and formally incorporated in 1997 with charitable status and adopted its current name in 2005.
The IUA is a "Collective Full Member" of the European University Association.
Members of the IUA
- Dublin City University
- Maynooth University
- University of Galway
- Technological University Dublin
- University of Dublin (Trinity College)
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick
The initial members of the CHIU were the former University Colleges of Dublin, Cork and Galway, the then St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and Trinity College Dublin. On gaining university status, DCU and UL joined in 1990. Technological University Dublin formally joined on 1 June 2021.
See also
References
- "EUA website". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- Conference of Heads of Irish Universities Archived 2005-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- "IUA Release 12.05.21 - TU Dublin to join the Irish Universities Association". Irish Universities Association. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.