The College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway has renewed its partnership with PC manufacturers Lenovo and Compupac to give engineering and informatics students the opportunity to purchase a laptop at a 40% discounted price. NUI Galway is the only university in Ireland and the UK to have such an initiative.
The scheme was introduced to ensure that all students within the engineering and informatics disciplines have access to a laptop with the capability of meeting the demands of a student on campus, as well as having the performance specifications required to run advanced applications.
Each laptop is preloaded with software tailored for engineering and informatics. The University has also negotiated a credit agreement with the local Bank of Ireland branch which will allow students the option of paying for the laptop over three years.
When students purchase the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 Notebook they will have access to an introductory workshop, on-campus support services, next working-day consulting facilities, a four-year warranty and four-year accidental damage insurance. Students will also have access to the 85 wireless hotspots across the NUI Galway campus. A new addition to this year’s scheme is the inclusion of 3G mobile connectivity.
Speaking about the initiative chief technical officer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering at NUI Galway Aodh Dalton said: “The College of Engineering and Informatics is delighted with the high-performance Laptop Programme as it gives our students a distinct advantage with their studies. This initiative also ensures that the students have and familiarise themselves with the tools used in the industry”.
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