Queen’s University Belfast, officially The Queen’s University of Belfast and also known as Queen’s, Queen’s University, and QUB, is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.[note 1] The university received its charter in 1845 as “”Queen’s College, Belfast”” and opened four years later. Queen’s offers academic degrees at various levels, with approximately 300 degree programmes available.[6] The current president and vice-chancellor is Ian Greer Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group of research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities UK and Universities Ireland. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate. In 2009, Queen’s signed a joint venture partnership with INTO University Partnerships, creating INTO Queen’s University Belfast. The INTO centre is based on campus and provides a foundation year for international students who want to study at the university.