Queens University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast was founded by Royal Charter in 1845.

Founded by Queen Victoria, the Queen's University in Ireland, was designed to be a non-denominational alternative to Trinity College Dublin which was controlled by the Anglican Church.

The University was made up of three Queen's Colleges - in Cork, Galway and Belfast. Although it was the first University in the north of Ireland, Queen's drew on a tradition of learning which goes back to 1810 and the foundation of the Belfast Academical Institution.

• It is the 9th oldest university in the UK and also ranked in the world’s top 1% of global universities
• It is ranked 26 in the UK by Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 & also ranked 8th in the UK for research activity
• 15 subjects of the university is ranked in the top 200 in the world by QS World Rankings 2017 by subject
• Over 94% of Queen’s graduates are in employment or further study within the six months after graduation
• Every year university spend over £1.5m worth of scholarships to international students
• Currently university has 24000 students and it also has more than 150,000 alumni around the world