St Angela’s College, IT Sligo to discuss merger
Staff from IT Sligo and St Angela’s College in Clogherevagh, Sligo, have agreed to enter formal negotiations with a view to merging. It comes as IT Sligo prepares to become part of a planned technological university. Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry says the merger of the two colleges would…
Planning permission approved for major IT Sligo developments
Planning permission has been approved for two major developments at IT Sligo. The project will include a complete rebuild of J Block, which will turn the single floor 1970’s building into a modern four storey complex. The project is part-funded through Project Ireland 2040 and will help support additional new…
Minister Harris gives light to explore North West College merger
The minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has granted permission to St Angela’s College Sligo and the IT Sligo to explore the possibility of a merger between the two campuses. The new merger if successful will act as a major component of the new Technological University…
IT Sligo Science Festival begins today
The annual IT Sligo Science Festival is going online this year and runs until Sunday the 15th of November. The annual festival normally attracts thousands of visitors to IT Sligo but due to Covid-19 restrictions, a new approach was needed this year. Several of the leading authorities on the Covid-19…
Top marks for IT Sligo in Sunday Times Good University Guide.
IT Sligo has made top ten in the Sunday Times Good University Guide. The guide contains Ireland’s only league table that measures the performance of 19 third-level institutions. The Guide uses a range of measures, including student satisfaction with teaching, spend per student and graduate employment prospects, to…
€12m funding boost for third-level colleges in NW
An allocation of over 12 million euro has been made available for IT Sligo in partnership with Galway Mayo IT and Letterkenny IT. The allocation will help to develop and change teaching and learning in Engineering at IT Sligo and across the North West. Junior Minister and Sligo/Leitrim TD Frank…
Message to students: ‘Keep it Small, Keep it Safe, Keep your Distance’
Students are being urged to keep the number of people they meet up with small when they return to college. It’s the start of the new semester for many colleges and ITs and a new campaign’s been launched with the message of ‘Keep it Small, Keep it Safe, Keep your…