Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn
Established 1971
President Paul Hannigan
Registrar Billy Bennett
Students 5,000
Address Port Road, Letterkenny, Ireland., Letterkenny, Ireland
Website http://www.lyit.ie

Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) (Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn), formerly the Regional Technical College, Letterkenny and still occasionally referred to as The Regional, particularly by older citizens, is a third level institution serving County Donegal and the north-west of Ireland. Based at Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, it is today one of the largest places of third level education in Ulster.

History

The institute is one of the original networks of Regional Technical Colleges established in Ireland. It opened in 1971, with Danny O'Hare as first principal.

The institute was also referred to as Donogh O'Malley Regional Technical College, Letterkenny, until 1992, in honor of Donogh O'Malley, T.D., the reforming Minister for Education.

Associated college

The Tourism College Killybegs, founded in 1969, and adopting its current name in 1992, is an academic school of the institute, in accordance with the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.

Achievements

In 2007, LYIT came joint second with Tallaght IT to the Galway-Mayo IT in The Sunday Times University Guide 2007, which ranks the top universities and IT's. This shows the part Letterkenny has played in the development of the North-West. Letterkenny also has the country's best record for providing third-level education to disadvantaged students.[1][2]

Courses

The institute offers courses in business, law, computing, engineering, nursing, veterinary nursing, design and science. The courses are offered at levels 6 through 10 on the NQAI framework. Courses are offered in a semesterised and modularised method. Specialist courses that may be found in LYIT include the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fire Safety Technology [3] which is the only one of its kind in Ireland, other specialist degrees also include Bachelor of Science (Hons) In Analytical and Forensic Science. The Institute is one of only two institutes in Ireland to offer degrees approved by the King's Inns. The BA (Hons) in law has been approved degree status by the society.[4] The Institute also co-operates closely on many courses and much research with Magee College, part of the University of Ulster, in nearby Derry[5]

The institute also offers support for businesses through specialized short-term courses, collaborative research, and the Co-Lab.

Sport

The college offers various sports teams. In 2012, the LYIT Ladies Basketball team was awarded Team of the Year at the Annual Sports and Clubs Awards Night.

Schools and Departments

  • School of Business
    • Department of Business Studies
    • Department of Law & Humanities
    • Department of Design & Creative Media
  • School of Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering & Construction
    • Department of Electronic & Mechanical Engineering
  • School of Science
    • Department of Computing
    • Department of Science
    • Department of Nursing
  • School of Tourism
    • Department of Gastronomy & Culinary Arts
    • Department of Hospitality & Tourism

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Letterkenny Second in IT awards
  2. ↑ Trinity grabs top university award, Irish Examiner, 29 September 2007
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  4. ↑ King’s Inns Approval for law degrees at LYIT Letterkenny Post 29 August 2008
  5. ↑ "Letterkenny Institute Technology Scholarship". Afterschool.

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