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The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) was established by the Irish government in 1970 as the Athlone Regional Technical College, under control of the local Vocational Education Committee. The college gained more autonomy with the enactment of the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 .
The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) was established by the Irish Government in 1970 as the Athlone Regional Technical College, under control of the local Vocational Education Committee. The college gained more autonomy with the enactment of the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 .
Athlone is also a major Irish military centre, as the Custume Barracks, which lie on the west bank of the Shannon in the town, is the headquarters of the Western Command of the Irish Army. The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) is a constituent institute of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, (TUS).
Institute of Public Administration (Ireland) 1968 [1] Dublin: Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy: 1970 [1] Athlone: Athlone Institute of Technology: 1970 [1] Carlow: Institute of Technology, Carlow: 1971 [1] Sligo: Institute of Technology, Sligo: 1977 [1] Tralee: Institute of Technology, Tralee: 1978 [1] Cork: Cork Institute of ...
The idea of the institutions was first announced by Patrick Hillery in 1963. [2] A year later, a site for an institution in Carlow was identified. [3]The Investment in Education (1962) and Training of Technicians in Ireland (1964) reports greatly accelerated the trend in Ireland for education reform and development particularly in technical education, similar to that in other Western countries ...
The Irish universities include the University of Dublin, better known by the name of its sole college, Trinity College Dublin, the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, two universities established in 1989, five technological universities formed by the amalgamation of Institutes of Technology and a professional medical institution.
A consortium between the Athlone Institute of Technology and itself was announced with the intention of forming a technological university. On 23 November 2020, the AIT-LIT Consortium announced that the joint Limerick-Athlone IT application for Technological University status had been submitted for government approval, which was granted in May ...
In 2017, Athlone Institute of Technology became the first designated college of sanctuary in Ireland. [45] City of Sanctuary UK recognises certain universities as Universities of Sanctuary. The first Universities of Sanctuary were the University of Edinburgh and University of Warwick in 2017. [46]