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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.
Since then, various groups of institutes of technology began a merger process to create five technological universities: Technological University Dublin was established in January 2019 as the result of a merger of the three Institutes of Technology in the County Dublin area. [2] [3] Its foundation was announced in July 2018. [2]
Student numbers increased rapidly in these years. [4] Computer Science was first taught in 1963 under the Graduate School of Engineering Studies. Professor John Byrne later founded the Department of Computer Science in 1969. In 2005, rapid growth led to it breaking from Engineering to form the School of Computer Science and Statistics.
TUS Athlone Engineering & Science Building. 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. In late 1997 ...
In 2013 the Irish government signed off on a plan to set up the first technological universities (TU) in Ireland. [14] One of these TUs was to combine Institute of Technology Carlow with Waterford Institute of Technology. Waterford Institute of Technology had opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its present name on 7 May ...
The university was established in January 2021, [2] [3] the result of a merger between two institutes of technology, Cork Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology, Tralee. [4] [5] [6] Its creation was announced in May 2020. [4] [5] [6] It accommodates more than 18,000 students and over 2,000 members of staff. [6]
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (IT Carlow; Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlach) was an institute of technology, located in Carlow, Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow , Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland.