Institute of Technology, Sligo

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The Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS; Template:Langx) 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).[1] Template:As of the institute had three faculties and nine departments.[2][3]

History

The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College, and adopted the name 'Institute of Technology, Sligo' on 7 May 1997.[4] The first students graduated with degrees from Sligo RTC in 1986.[5]

Con Power, who acted as principal of the college from 1972 until 1979,[6] was later involved with other state bodies.[7] Terri Scott was the institute's first female president, serving from 2008 until 2014.[8] She was succeeded by Vincent Cunnane in October 2014. Brendan McCormack was appointed as president in September 2016.[9]

Development

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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.[10] This subsequently increased to approximately 3000 online learners.[11]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In sports, the college has both ladies' and men's Gaelic football and soccer teams,[12][13][14][15] with the men's gaelic football team winning the Sigerson Cup three times during the six years up to 2005.[15][16][17]

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).[18]

Atlantic Technological University

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Formal approval was granted in October 2021.[21] Atlantic TU began formal operations in April 2022.[1]

Gallery

References

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