University College Dublin

University College Dublin, often known as UCD or Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile tha Cliath, is a public research university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is a member institution of the National University of Ireland. University College Dublin is frequently referred to as UCD. It is one of Ireland's most prominent institutions and also the country's biggest university, with 33,284 students enrolled there. UCD's alumni, present and previous faculty, and staff include five people who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, four Irish Taoiseach (Prime Ministers) and three Irish Presidents, in addition to one President of India, have graduated from University College Dublin (UCD).

It originally opened its doors as the Catholic University of Ireland on the Feast of Saint Malachy, and John Henry Newman served as the institution's first rector. The University College Dublin was reformed in 1880, and it was recognised as an independent institution in 1908. A ministerial directive from 1998 renamed the institution as "University College Dublin – National University of Ireland, Dublin," while the Universities Act of 1997 changed the name of the constituent university to "National University of Ireland, Dublin."

All of the faculties have subsequently been moved from their previous location at St. Stephen's Green, which was in the middle of Dublin city, to a 133-hectare (330-acre) campus in Belfield, which is approximately four kilometres to the south of the city centre. In 1991, it acquired a second location in Blackrock via an acquisition. The Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is located here at the present time.

According to a survey that came out in May 2015, the University College Dublin (UCD) and its students were responsible for an annual economic production in Ireland that totaled €1.3 billion.