Munster Technological University (MTU; ga, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan) is a public

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consisting of six campuses located in

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

and

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. The university was established in January 2021, the result of a merger between two

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Cork Institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology (CIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí) was an institute of technology, located in Cork, Ireland. Upon its dissolution, the institute had 17,000 students studying in art, business, engineering, music, dra ...

and the

Institute of Technology, Tralee The Institute of Technology, Tralee (IT Tralee; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thrá Lí) was an institute of technology, located in Tralee, Ireland. It was established in 1977 as the Regional Technical College, Tralee. In January 2021, itse ...

. Its creation was announced in May 2020. It accommodates more than 18,000 students and over 2,000 members of staff. It is Ireland's second technological university, after

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Facilities

Munster Technological University consists of six campuses, the Kerry campuses in Dromtacker and Clash, Tralee, and the Cork campuses in Bishopstown, Cork School of Music, and Crawford College of Art and Design, as well as the

National Maritime College of Ireland The National Maritime College of Ireland ( ga, Coláiste Náisiúnta Mara na hÉireann, NMCI) is a public maritime college located in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland. It is a constituent college of the Munster Technological University. Foun ...

facility in

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MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork

The main Cork campus, of approximately eighty acres, is situated in Bishopstown in the western suburbs of Cork city. It has theatres, lecture rooms, laboratories, drawing studios, a library, computer suites, open access computing centre and research units. Recreational facilities for the expected student population include a running track, tennis courts, all-weather pitch, a gymnasium and grass playing pitches, while an indoor swimming pool is located nearby. This campus has won awards for its architectural design and aesthetics. A new sports facility building is planned for the campus, with works proposed to begin sometime in . CIT Courtyard pano 6 June 2018 clipped

MTU Kerry North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee

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, IT Tralee had plans to grow the Dromtacker campus, so that the smaller Clash campus could be closed.

History

Early plans for a technical university in the region included a three-way merger with

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which was examined in 2012. In building a proposal, the two institutions sought to offer a multi-campus institution spanning across

and

, creating a second university in the region, and third in the province of Munster. A formal application for T.U. status was lodged in February 2019. In May 2019, academic staff of Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee rejected the merger, and an international advisory panel visited the campuses. In 2019, Cork Institute of Technology refused to take on IT Tralee's financial debts. In May 2020,

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Leo Varadkar announced the formal approval of the technological university, to begin operations in January 2021. The merger was welcomed by industry body

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. In October 2021, MTU launched the Code Red Period Dignity campaign to provide free period products to staff and students. It was the first university in Ireland to provide such a service. The campaign also ran a series of events, talks and workshops to tackle taboos and misinformation around

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