The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; ) was an

institute of technology An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...

, located in

Sligo Sligo ( ; , 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 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...

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

Atlantic Technological University Atlantic Technological University (also known as Atlantic TU or ATU; ) is a Technological Universities in Ireland, technological university in the west and north-west of Ireland. It was formally established on 1 April 2022 as a merger of three ...

(ATU). the institute had three faculties and nine departments.

History

The institute opened in 1970 as a

Regional Technical College An Institute of Technology (IT) is a type of higher education college found in Ireland. In 2018, there were a total of fourteen colleges that use the title of Institute of Technology, which were created from the late 1960s and were formerly known ...

, and adopted the name 'Institute of Technology, Sligo' on 7 May 1997. The first students graduated with degrees from Sligo RTC in 1986. Con Power, who acted as principal of the college from 1972 until 1979, was later involved with other state bodies. Terri Scott was the institute's first female president, serving from 2008 until 2014. She was succeeded by Vincent Cunnane in October 2014. Brendan McCormack was appointed as president in September 2016.

Development

IT Sligo developed a number of

distance learning Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...

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' and men's

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

and

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

teams, with the men's gaelic football team winning the

Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. T ...

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 Imagine Cup (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 to potentially form a Technological University 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 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sligo, Institute Of Technology Institute Of Technology, Sligo Institute Of Technology, Sligo Atlantic Technological University Educational institutions established in 1970 Educational institutions disestablished in 2022 Institute Of Technology, Sligo Former universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland Institutes of technology in the Republic of Ireland Institute Of Technology, Sligo Universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland