About GCAS College Dublin

The Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS), founded in the United States in 2013, is the academic name of GCAS Coláiste Bhaile Átha Cliath Teoranta, a company incorporated in Ireland in 2018.

GCAS is a constituent college of Woolf, which awards the degrees. GCAS College Dublin Limited is the college’s sponsor. Degrees are awarded by Woolf, a higher education institution licensed in Malta by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA).

GCAS is uniquely co-owned by its faculty and graduates. This cooperative ownership model reflects our founding commitment to democratising education, ensuring that those who teach and learn have a genuine stake in the college’s mission and future.

As a registered Irish company, GCAS College Dublin Limited operates under Irish and European law.

For a detailed history of our institution, visit Stair GCAS.

What makes GCAS unique is our ownership structure. Unlike institutions run for shareholders seeking financial returns, GCAS is co-owned by the people who make it what it is: our faculty and our graduates.

When you graduate from GCAS, you don’t just receive a degree awarded by Woolf—you become a co-owner of the college itself. This model ensures that our priorities remain aligned with our educational mission rather than external financial interests.