Technological University Dublin

Technological University Dublin
Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Atha Cliath
Other name
 TU Dublin
Former names
 Dublin Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
Institute of Technology, Tallaght
Established 17 July 2018 (announced)
January 2019 (will be established)[1]
Students 28,500[1]
Address Grangegorman
Dublin 7, Dublin, Ireland
Campus Grangegorman (Hub),[2]
Blanchardstown, Tallaght
(all located in the Dublin Region)
Website www.tu4dublin.ie

Technological University Dublin or TU Dublin[3] will be Ireland's first technological university, to be established in January 2019, taking over the operations of the three preceding institutions.[1][4][5]

The university will be formed by amalgamation of three existing institutes of technology in the Dublin area – Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, and Institute of Technology, Tallaght,[2] and it is set to be the largest third-level institution in Ireland based on student population, which is anticipated to number 28,500.[1]

The university will be the eighth university in Ireland, and the fourth in the Dublin Region, following Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and Dublin City University.[6]

History

In 2014, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown (ITB) and Institute of Technology, Tallaght (ITT) jointly entered into a formal process to merge into a university.[7][8] At the time, following the "Institutes of Technology Act of 2006",[9] there were fourteen IT's in Ireland, and a political appetite[10] emerged to amalgamate several to form a more advanced third-level institution, known as a technological university,[11] similar to that of Delft and other technological universities in Europe.[12]

The Dublin bid, proposed by the three institutes, eventually coalesced in 2014 to seek designation as a technological university under the project title "Technological University for Dublin Alliance" / "TU4Dublin".[3][11][13] A final application was submitted in April 2018, following the signing into law by President Michael D. Higgins of the "Technological Universities Act 2018".[14]

The formation of the Technological University of Dublin was approved in July 2018, and the university is formally scheduled to be established in January 2019.[4][5]

Facilities

The university will consist of three separate campuses, located in Grangegorman, Blanchardstown, and Tallaght respectively, the campuses currently in use by DIT, ITB, and ITT, the institutes which are being amalgamated.[3][1] The Grangegorman campus will complete ongoing relocation of activities at Kevin Street and Cathal Brugha Street, expanding its capacity to 10,000 students, while development is planned for the other two campuses during the formative years of the university.[15]

According to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the new university will have an "entrepreneurial ethos", and will offer degrees and programmes ranging from Level 6 to Level 10 in the National Framework of Qualifications.[16] While having an emphasis on computer science and STEM subjects, given its status as a technological university, Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton stated that the university will aim to sit at "convergence of the arts, business, science and technology."[16]

Plans for other TUs

IT Carlow and Waterford IT have been planning a joint application for the formation of a TU for the south east region since the mid-2010s.[17][18] A vision document, "Technological University for the South East" (TUSE) was published in 2015, and a memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017.[19] At the launch of TU Dublin in July 2018, the Taoiseach expressed regret that this TUSE bid had not progressed sufficiently following the "Technological Universities Act 2018".[4][14] Other groups investigating a bid include Munster Technological University (Cork IT and IT Tralee) and Connacht Ulster Alliance (Galway-Mayo IT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT).[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Brien, Carl (17 July 2018). "Dublin colleges to merge into technological university in January". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 O'Kelly, Emma (17 July 2018). "Approval to be given for Ireland's first technological university". RTÉ. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "A New University for a Changing World". Technological University for Dublin. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Announcement by An Taoiseach". Dublin Institute of Technology. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via facebook.com.
  5. 1 2 "Application for designation as Ireland's first Technological University has been successful!". Dublin Institute of Technology. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via facebook.com.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, John (17 July 2018). "Dublin set to get a brand new technological university". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Traynor, Cian (16 February 2014). "Institutes or technical universities?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "The transforming landscape of higher education in Ireland". Public Affairs Ireland. 4 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Institutes of Technology Act of 2006". Office of the Attorney General. 16 July 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Carl (24 January 2018). "Technological universities a step closer following passage of Bill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  11. 1 2 McGuire, Peter (15 March 2016). "Technological universities: are they really such a good idea ?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Smyth, Patrick (19 November 2017). "Varadkar wants Irish college to be part of 'European university'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  13. ↑ DIT seeks an upgrading to university – Latest News, Education, Independent.ie, 20 October 2006, retrieved 13 September 2010
  14. 1 2 "Technological Universities Act 2018". Office of the Attorney General. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "An Taoiseach announces Ireland's first Technological University". Dublin Institute of Technology. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  16. 1 2 O'Mahony, Eleanor (17 July 2018). "In Dublin, Ireland's First Technological University Launched". The University Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Technological University for the South East". Waterford IT. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "South East Technological University moves Closer to Becoming a Reality". Waterford IT. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Timeline". Technological University for the South East. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  20. ↑ Donnelly, Katherine (3 July 2018). "Ireland's first tech university gets official backing". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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