The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Sligeach) was an
institute of technology
An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...
, 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
Atlantic Technological University
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 merge ...
(ATU).
As of 2021, 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. There are a total of fourteen colleges that use the title of Institute of Technology, which were created from the late 1960s and were formerly known as Region ...
, 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
![Sligo IT new learning resources centre](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Sligo_IT_new_learning_resources_centre.jpg)
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 a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
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
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
teams, the latter 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. ...
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
Imagine Cup is an annual competition sponsored and hosted by Microsoft Corp. which brings together student developers worldwide to help resolve some of the world's toughest challenges. It is considered as "Olympics of Technology" by computer sc ...
(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
Technological University
An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...
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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Atlantic Technological University
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 ...
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
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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 ...
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 ...