Institute of Technology, Sligo

The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; Irish: 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 University (ATU).[2] As of 2021, the institute had three faculties and nine departments.[3][4]

Institute of Technology, Sligo
Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Sligeach
TypePublic
Active1971 (1971)–April 2022 (2022-04)
AffiliationAtlantic Technological University
PresidentBrendan McCormack
Academic staff
470[1]
Students6,000[1]
Address
Ash Lane
,
Sligo
,
Connacht
,
F91 YW50
,
Ireland

54.278°N 8.460°W / 54.278; -8.460
Campus70 acres (280,000 m2)
Websitewww.itsligo.ie

History

The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College, and adopted its present name on 7 May 1997.[5] The first students graduated with degrees from Sligo RTC in 1986.[6]

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.[7] She was succeeded by Prof. Vincent Cunnane in October 2014. Dr. Brendan McCormack was appointed president of the institute in September 2016.[8]

Development
IT Sligo's "Main Concourse"

IT Sligo developed a number of distance learning options, and as of 2016 reportedly had 1,800 online learners registered on various online programmes.[1] This subsequently increased to approximately 3000 online learners.[9]

In sports, the college has both ladies' soccer and men's Gaelic football teams, the latter winning the Sigerson Cup 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 (a world student technology competition, held in 2011 in New York).[10]

Atlantic Technological University
Main article: Atlantic Technological University

As of October 2018, Sligo IT was reportedly working with GMIT and Letterkenny IT to potentially form a Technological University for the West/North-West of Ireland.[11] In October 2020, the constituent IT's were allocated over €5.5 million towards transformation.[12]

Formal approval was granted in October 2021.[13] Atlantic TU began formal operations in April 2022.[2]

  • Main entrance to IT Sligo
    Main entrance to IT Sligo
  • Business Innovation Centre (BIC) at IT Sligo
    Business Innovation Centre (BIC) at IT Sligo
  • Main reception
    Main reception
  • Sports centre at IT Sligo
    Sports centre at IT Sligo
  • 400m running track
    400m running track
  • Section of library
    Section of library

References
  1. "IT Sligo Annual Report 2015 - 2016" (PDF). itsligo.ie. 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Atlantic Technological University officially constituted". HighlandRadio.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. "Institute Of Technology | Ash Lane, Sligo". education2.ireland724.info. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Universities in Ireland". Stellario Education. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1997". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. First degree class from 1986 to gather to celebrate anniversary Irish Independent, September 3, 2016.
  7. Lorna Siggins (24 March 2009). "Arrival of the fittest". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  8. "President's Office". itsligo.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Dr Brendan McCormack has been President of IT Sligo since September 2016
  9. "Institute of Technology Sligo". IT Sligo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. "IT Sligo team wins at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011". Silicon Republic. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. Marren, Aisling (12 October 2018). "HEA Invests €800,000 in Four Institutes of Technology". The University Times. Trinity College Dublin. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Connacht-Ulster Alliance (LYIT, GMIT and IT Sligo) allocated €5.7m under Transformation Funding for Technological Universities". Letterkenny Institute of Technology.
  13. O’Dea, Blathnaid (28 October 2021). "Connacht-Ulster Alliance receive minister's approval for new TU in 2022". Silicon Republic.
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