The Technological University of the Shannon: Thurles Campus (TUS Thurles; established as the Tipperary Institute and later as LIT Tipperary ga, ITL Thiobráid Arann) is a constituent institute of the Technological University of the Shannon, located in

Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Arc ...

and

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Drogheda and Wexford. With the exception of the townla ...

, Ireland. The campus is also a development agency and research centre in

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after ...

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and was originally one of the five constituent schools of

Limerick Institute of Technology The Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Luimnigh) was an institute of technology, located in Limerick, Ireland. The institute had five campuses that were located in Limerick, Thurles, Clonmel, as well as a r ...

(LIT). The Tipperary Institute was founded by the Irish Government in 1998 and opened two campuses in

and

in September 1999. The then

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officially inaugurated the institute on 7 April 2000. It was formally integrated into LIT on 1 September 2011. In 2021, LIT Tipperary became part of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest.

Name

The college was originally known as the ''Tipperary Rural and Business Development Institute'' (TRBDI). It used Tipperary Institute as its trading name. In 2011, its name was changed to LIT Tipperary following its merger with LIT.

Courses

The college has two academic departments: ''Business, Education and Social Science'' and ''Technology, Media and Science''. It is fully

HETAC The Higher Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Ardoideachais agus Oiliúna) (HETAC), the legal successor to the ''National Council for Educational Awards'' (NCEA), granted higher education awards in Ireland b ...

-accredited and offers National Framework of Qualifications Level 7 and Level 8 full-time degree courses, as well as a number of part-time and evening courses.HETAC » Higher Education & Training Awards Council , News
/ref> The college also facilitates the joint-run BSc (Hons) in Strength & Conditioning (level 8) in conjunction with online sports college

Setanta College Setanta College is a distance learning college, with a focus on sports courses. It offers internationally accredited qualifications, ranging from Higher Certificate to Master's degree level. The college is primarily web-based but also offers ca ...

LIT Merger

In 2010, the Irish government introduced rationalization measures to cut costs of third level bodies, and commenced a merger between Tipperary Institute and

. The resulting integration of Tipperary Institute into LIT saw the two campuses becoming LIT Tipperary.Tipp Institute secure after alliance with LIT
By Peter Gleeson Nenagh Guardian (12/06/2010)

References

External links

LIT Website

Thurles Town Website

Clonmel Town Website

Setanta College Website
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