Institute of Technology, Tallaght

Institute of Technology Tallaght
Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Tamhlacht
Type Institute of Technology
Established 1992
President Thomas Stone
Administrative staff
 400
Students 3,700 (2,600 full time)
Address Institute of Technology, Tallaght
Blessington Road
Dublin 24
D24 FKT9
Ireland
Campus 45 acres (180,000 m2)
Website http://www.it-tallaght.ie/

The Institute of Technology Tallaght (also known as ITT or IT Tallaght) is a third-level institution, and a future constituent institute of Technological University Dublin, Ireland.[1] Established in 1992, IT Tallaght offers degree and postgraduate courses as well as adult education courses.

History

The institute was established as Tallaght Regional Technical College, in 1992, at that time the final new Regional Technical College opened in Ireland. It was built on lands donated to the Irish government by the Dominican Order in Tallaght, for educational use. Qualifications were accredited by the NCEA (the forerunner to HETAC).

In 2005 the institute adopted the abbreviated title of "ITT Dublin", to differentiate it from IT Tralee; this does not change the legal name which continues to be "Institute of Technology, Tallaght" as confirmed in the Institutes of Technology Act, 2006. In 2016, the institute re-branded as ITT.

Since 2011 IT Tallaght has validated Theology degrees from The Priory Institute, which is adjacent to the campus in Tallaght.[2] In 2013 it was announced that IT Tallaght, IT Blanchardstown and the Dublin Institute of Technology intend to apply for Technical University Status.[3]

Faculties and courses

The institute offers a variety of courses,[4][5] including Higher Certificates and Bachelor's Degrees as well as Postgraduate courses in the schools of accountancy, business, computing, engineering, humanities and science.

Student life

IT Tallaght has many clubs and societies for students, including Drama, Radio, Soccer, Martial Arts, Computing and Snow Sports.

The institute also has a Radio Society broadcasting as "ITTFM" on 99.1FM. They broadcast twice annually, in February in line with the institute's RAG (Raising And Giving) week and also in September for Freshers Week. While not broadcasting on FM they continue to stream online through their website www.ittfm.ie using online audio streaming services and video streaming.

IT Tallaght is in the process of redeveloping land donated by the Dominicans of St Mary's Priory (who ITT work closely with in providing theology courses in The Priory Institute), for use as sports pitches.

Technical

The institute is the hub of the ITnet network.

See also

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Carl (17 July 2018). "Dublin colleges to merge into technological university in January". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Degree Programmes Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Priory Institute
  3. ↑ Higher Education System Configuration Proposition Paper Irish University Association, January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Institute of Technology, Tallaght : Full time courses". Institute of Technology Tallaght. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Institute of Technology, Tallaght : Part time courses". Institute of Technology Tallaght. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

Coordinates: 53°17′26″N 6°21′49″W / 53.290523°N 6.363564°W / 53.290523; -6.363564

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.