The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Sligeach) was an

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, located in

Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...

, Ireland. In April 2022, it was formally dissolved, and its functions became part of

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(ATU). As of 2021, the institute had three faculties and nine departments.

History

The institute opened in 1970 as a

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, and adopted its present name on 7 May 1997. The first students graduated with degrees from Sligo RTC in 1986. Con Power served as principal of the college from its foundation in 1972 until 1979. Prof. Terri Scott was the institute's first female president, serving from 2008 until 2014. She was succeeded by Prof. Vincent Cunnane in October 2014. Dr. Brendan McCormack was appointed president of the institute in September 2016.

Development

IT Sligo developed a number of

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options, and as of 2016 reportedly had 1,800 online learners registered on various online programmes. This subsequently increased to approximately 3000 online learners. In sports, the college has both ladies' soccer and men's

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teams, the latter winning the

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three times during the six years up to 2005. In technology, IT Sligo's "Team Hermes" won the software design category of the 2011 Microsoft

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(a world student technology competition, held in 2011 in New York).

Atlantic Technological University

As of October 2018, Sligo IT was reportedly working with GMIT and

Letterkenny IT The Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn) was a institute of technology, located in Letterkenny, Ireland. Based at Letterkenny in County Donegal, it was one of the smaller places of third ...

to potentially form a

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for the West/North-West of Ireland. In October 2020, the constituent IT's were allocated over €5.5 million towards transformation. Formal approval was granted in October 2021.

Atlantic TU Atlantic Technological University (also known as Atlantic TU or ATU; ga, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh; OTA) is a technological university in the west and north-west of Ireland. It was formally established on 1 April 2022 as a merg ...

began formal operations in April 2022.

Gallery

File:Itsligo-entrance.jpg, Main entrance to IT Sligo File:Itsligo-bic.jpg, Business Innovation Centre (BIC) at IT Sligo File:Itsligo-reception.jpg, Main reception File:Itsligo-sports-centre.jpg, Sports centre at IT Sligo File:Itsligo-track.jpg, 400m running track File:Sligo IT library 2014.jpg, Section of library

References

External links

Official site - Institute of Technology, Sligo (as ATU)Official site - Atlantic Technological UniversityOfficial site - I.T. Sligo Students' Union
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Institute Of Technology, Sligo The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Sligeach) was an institute of technology, located in Sligo, Ireland. In April 2022, it was formally dissolved, and its functions became part of Atlantic Technological U ...

Universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland Institutes of technology in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1970 Educational institutions disestablished in 2022 Former universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland