Student Union President warns of accommodation crisis in Sligo
The Students Union President at the Atlantic Technological University in Sligo is calling on private home-owners and landlords to consider renting rooms and houses to students as accommodation enquires by 300%. The ATU student union has received 1300 quires ahead of the coming academic year – a sharp…
Local TD calls for a greater emphasis to be placed on Killybegs as part of ATU Development
There are calls for a greater focus to be placed on the Atlantic Technological University campus at Killybegs as part of the overall ATUs development plans along the North West. Speaking in the Dáil recently Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle described the catering college as a huge…
Fresh speculation linking Dundalk IT to the Atlantic Technological University.
There is increasing speculation that Dundalk Institute of Technology could join the recently formed Atlantic Technological University. The proposal is one of a number of options being explored as the Louth College considers its future. Dundalk Institute of Technology is one of only two institutes of technology…
Atlantic Technological University will be officially launched today.
The official launch of the Atlantic Technological University will take place later today. The University, which is an amalgamation of IT Sligo, LYIT, and GMIT, was officially designated on Friday and will be officially launched today by the minister for Higher Education Simon Harris. ATU will…
IT Sligo to join Atlantic Technological University from Friday
IT Sligo will become a part of the Atlantic Technological University from tomorrow. The University, which is an amalgamation of IT Sligo, LYIT, and GMIT, will be officially designated as such tomorrow, Friday and will be officially launched on Monday. ATU will consist of eight campuses, nine when St. Angela’s…
Maura McNally confirmed as chairperson of the Atlantic Technological University
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has appointed the first governing body of the new Atlantic Technological University which will open its doors at the beginning of April. It follows the granting of Technological University status to a consortium comprising Galway-Mayo,…
Atlantic Technological University gets Dáil approval
The Dáil has approved the merger of GMIT, LKIT and IT Sligo to form the Atlantic Technological University from April 1st. Late last year approval was given to the merger by the Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris. The merger was approved in the Dáil last night. In…