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A Place with a Mission.
The mission of St. Mary’s University College in 2010 is
to make a distinctive contribution, in the Catholic tradition,
to higher education in Northern Ireland. We do this through the
provision of high quality courses of teacher education and liberal
arts, where students are our first priority, and through active
engagement with our local community.
St. Mary’s is an academic community committed to the search
for meaning and value in the intellectual life, to academic excellence
and to individual attention for students. Our educational aim
is the development of the whole person in a Christian, value-sensitive
environment in preparation for a lifetime of learning, leadership
and service. We pride ourselves on being a friendly place to work
or study in or just to visit.
The College is a religious, educational, cultural and social
resource for the local community and is committed to work for
the poor and powerless in particular.
In its work the College emphasizes economic regeneration and
social development as important elements of building peace and
justice in Ireland; we work with a wide range of partners including
local community bodies in West Belfast.
We encourage our students to undertake part of their study at
Universities and Colleges in other countries, particularly in
other states of the European Union and in the United States of
America.
The College is academically integrated with Queen’s University
Belfast, but otherwise it is an autonomous higher education institution,
founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1900 and now in the trusteeship
of the Diocese of Down and Connor.
Wherever you come from, and from whatever tradition, you will
certainly be made welcome at St. Mary’s.
Professor Peter B Finn
Principal
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