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The '''Institute of Technology, Carlow''' ('''IT Carlow'''; {{langx|ga|Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlach}}) was an ], located in ], Ireland. The institute had campuses in ], Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the ], the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Establishment of South East Technological University and its first president is welcomed by Minister Harris |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1f822-establishment-of-south-east-technological-university-and-its-first-president-is-welcomed-by-minister-harris/ |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=www.gov.ie |date=May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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'''Institute of Technology Carlow''' ({{Irish place name|Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlach}}) is one of the largest ] in Ireland, with campuses in ], Wexford and Wicklow, and part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland.


==Administration== ==Administration==
Dr Patricia Mulcachy was appointed President of the College in 2012, succeeding Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn who became president of WIT. John Gallagher served as the first Principal of Carlow RTC and subsequentially held the post of director of the IT Carlow.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2010|title=History of RTC & ITC|url=http://carlowhistorical.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Carloviana-No-59-2010.pdf|journal=Carloviana|publisher=Carlow History and Archaeological Society|volume=59|pages=55–71}}</ref> Dr Patricia Mulcahy was appointed president of the college in 2012, succeeding Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn who became president of WIT. John Gallagher served as the first Principal of Carlow RTC and subsequently held the post of director of the IT Carlow.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2010|title=History of RTC & ITC|url=http://carlowhistorical.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Carloviana-No-59-2010.pdf|journal=Carloviana|publisher=Carlow History and Archaeological Society|volume=59|pages=55–71}}</ref>


==Recognition== ==Recognition==
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Institute of Technology Carlow currently{{when|date=December 2019}} ranks as the second-largest of Ireland's 14 Institutes of Technology{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} with more than 8,448 enrolments and 851 staff, and has generated over 55,000 graduates since its founding in 1970.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Institute of Technology Carlow provides higher educational programmes, and research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow; the Institute offers more than 80 taught programmes to Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Institute of Technology Carlow has the highest percentage of full-time postgraduates in the technological sector, the highest undergraduate progression rate at Level 8 in the higher education sector and the highest percentage of Lifelong Learners in the sector.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Institute of Technology Carlow had ranked as the second-largest of Ireland's 14 Institutes of Technology{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} with more than 8,448 enrolments and 851 staff, and has generated over 55,000 graduates since its founding in 1970.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Institute of Technology Carlow provides higher educational programmes, and research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow; the institute offers more than 80 taught programmes to Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Institute of Technology Carlow has the highest percentage of full-time postgraduates in the technological sector, the highest undergraduate progression rate at Level 8 in the higher education sector and the highest percentage of Lifelong Learners in the sector.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


The presence of the Institute was a consideration in the decision of ] (strategic software services centre, 2008) and ] (human vaccines and biologics, 2007) to locate in ].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} The presence of the institute was a consideration in the decision of ] (strategic software services centre, 2008) and ] (human vaccines and biologics, 2007) to locate in ].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


In 2014, IT Carlow was named the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In 2014, IT Carlow was named the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


==Courses== ==Courses==
IT Carlow provides higher educational full-time courses, along with research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow and Wexford. The Institute also provides part-time courses in Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} IT Carlow provides higher educational full-time courses, along with research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow and Wexford. The institute also provides part-time courses in Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


In addition, IT Carlow has educational and research partnerships and collaborations with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In addition, IT Carlow has educational and research partnerships and collaborations with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
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IT Carlow has a portfolio of almost 100 Masters, Honours & Ordinary Degree and Higher Certificate courses delivered by 9 different departments and campuses.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} IT Carlow has a portfolio of almost 100 Masters, Honours & Ordinary Degree and Higher Certificate courses delivered by 9 different departments and campuses.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


In addition to its traditional degree courses, IT Carlow also provides niche courses. The Institute was awarded the Aviation Academic Education Award at the ] Industry Awards in 2015. In 2015, IT Carlow launched its €5.5million Centre for Aerospace Engineering, comprising an avionics workshop and fleet of aircraft inside its own hangar. It Carlow offers degree courses in aerospace engineering and pilot studies, while its BEng in Aircraft Systems is the only one of its kind in Ireland.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In addition to its traditional degree courses, IT Carlow also provides niche courses. The institute was awarded the Aviation Academic Education Award at the ] Industry Awards in 2015. In 2015, IT Carlow launched its €5.5million Centre for Aerospace Engineering, comprising an avionics workshop and fleet of aircraft inside its own hangar. It Carlow offers degree courses in aerospace engineering and pilot studies, while its BEng in Aircraft Systems is the only one of its kind in Ireland.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


IT Carlow's degree courses in Sport & Exercise, delivered in partnership with the ] (FAI), ] (IRFU) and Leinster Rugby Club. Other sports degree and masters courses include Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy, Strength & Conditioning and Sports Management & Coaching.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} IT Carlow's degree courses in Sport & Exercise, delivered in partnership with the ] (FAI), ] (IRFU) and Leinster Rugby Club. Other sports degree and masters courses include Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy, Strength & Conditioning and Sports Management & Coaching.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
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===Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)=== ===Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)===
Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) programmes at IT Carlow have been variously funded by the Department of Agriculture Ireland, the ], the ] (HEA) PRTLI, the HEA Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), EU Framework Programmes, Industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ] (IRCSET), the ] (TSR, Department of Education and Science Ireland), Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland. The Institute has a strategic collaborative relationship with Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre Carlow.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) programmes at IT Carlow had been variously funded by the Department of Agriculture Ireland, the ], the ] (HEA) PRTLI, the HEA Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), EU Framework Programmes, Industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ] (IRCSET), the ] (TSR, Department of Education and Science Ireland), Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland. The institute has a strategic collaborative relationship with Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre Carlow.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


The Institute's RDI activities are supported by various campus-based specialist centres and campus companies, which include the Campus Innovation Centre and the Enterprise & Research Incubation Centre and,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itcarlow.ie/research/research-centres.htm|title=Research Centres}}</ref> in particular, its research facility, the ]. It is home to the following research areas: The institute's RDI activities are supported by various campus-based specialist centres and campus companies, which include the Campus Innovation Centre and the Enterprise & Research Incubation Centre and,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itcarlow.ie/research/research-centres.htm|title=Research Centres}}</ref> in particular, its research facility, the ]. It is home to the following research areas:


* Bioenvironmental technologies (); * Bioenvironmental technologies ();
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===Partnerships and internationalisation=== ===Partnerships and internationalisation===
IT Carlow's work with other organisations has included: IT Carlow's work with other organisations had included:


* The joint delivery of programmes with the Defence Forces in Leadership, Management, Engineering and Computing up to and including Masters level.<ref> Defence Studies, The Military College, Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish Defence Forces), www.military.ie.</ref> * The joint delivery of programmes with the Defence Forces in Leadership, Management, Engineering and Computing up to and including Masters level.<ref> Defence Studies, The Military College, Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish Defence Forces), www.military.ie.</ref>
* The BA in Sport and Exercise delivered by IT Carlow in co-operation with ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-rugby-it-carlow-educational-partnership/ | title=Leinster Rugby and IT Carlow Continue Educational Partnership | first=Lisa | last=Doyle | publisher=www.leinsterrugby | date=18 November 2019}}</ref> and ], the ] and the Gaelic Athletic Association. * The BA in Sport and Exercise delivered by IT Carlow in co-operation with ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-rugby-it-carlow-educational-partnership/ | title=Leinster Rugby and IT Carlow Continue Educational Partnership | first=Lisa | last=Doyle | publisher=leinsterrugby | date=18 November 2019}}</ref> and ], the ] and the Gaelic Athletic Association.
* IT Carlow and ] collaboratively provide the BA in Leadership and Community Development in An Cosán facilities in Tallaght, Dublin.<ref> An Cosán</ref> * IT Carlow and ] collaboratively provide the BA in Leadership and Community Development in An Cosán facilities in Tallaght, Dublin.<ref> An Cosán</ref>
* In February 2011 IT Carlow established the ICT Research centre in Burrell's Hall, ], Kilkenny, this is a partnership between Kilkenny County Council (Invest Kilkenny), and ](Telecommunications Software and Systems Group).<ref>, WIT.ie, 24 May 2012.</ref><ref> SiliconRepublic.com, 24 May 2012.</ref> * In February 2011 IT Carlow established the ICT Research centre in Burrell's Hall, ], Kilkenny, this is a partnership between Kilkenny County Council (Invest Kilkenny), and ](Telecommunications Software and Systems Group).<ref>, WIT.ie, 24 May 2012.</ref><ref> SiliconRepublic.com, 24 May 2012.</ref>


IT Carlow has educational and research partnerships with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe. These have included: IT Carlow had educational and research partnerships with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe. These have included:


* 76 European partner institutions (across 17 countries).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}{{specify|date=December 2019}} * 76 European partner institutions (across 17 countries).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}{{specify|date=December 2019}}
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* Other transnational collaborations which include dedicated feeder, progression or recognition arrangements, and exchange programmes with the following institutions: ], China; ], China; ], South Korea; ], South Korea; ], South Korea; ], Malaysia; ], Malaysia; UMP, Malaysia; ], Singapore; ], USA; ], Canada; ], Newfoundland; ], Kosovo; ], France; ], Uganda.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} * Other transnational collaborations which include dedicated feeder, progression or recognition arrangements, and exchange programmes with the following institutions: ], China; ], China; ], South Korea; ], South Korea; ], South Korea; ], Malaysia; ], Malaysia; UMP, Malaysia; ], Singapore; ], USA; ], Canada; ], Newfoundland; ], Kosovo; ], France; ], Uganda.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


Non-national full-time students currently{{when|date=December 2019}} account for almost 10% of the Institute's full-time student population, divided between EU and non-EU nationalities.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Non-national full-time students currently{{when|date=December 2019}} account for almost 10% of the institute's full-time student population, divided between EU and non-EU nationalities.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


==Technological University for the South East==
==Future==
{{main|Technological University for the South East}} {{main|Technological University for the South East}}
The institute has been planning a joint application with ] for the formation of a ] for the ] since the mid-2010s.<ref name="TUSE WIT 1">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720091241/https://www.wit.ie/news/other/technological_university_for_the_south_east |archive-date= 20 July 2018 |date=31 May 2013 |url=https://www.wit.ie/news/other/technological_university_for_the_south_east|url-status=live |access-date=20 July 2018 |title=Technological University for the South East |publisher=] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217012824/https://www.wit.ie/news/other/south_east_technological_university_moves_closer_to_becoming_a_reality |publisher=Waterford IT |access-date=20 July 2018 |url=https://www.wit.ie/news/other/south_east_technological_university_moves_closer_to_becoming_a_reality |archive-date=17 December 2017 |date=3 October 2013 |url-status=live |title=South East Technological University moves Closer to Becoming a Reality}}</ref> A vision document, "Technological University for the South East" (TUSE) was published in 2015, and a ] was signed in 2017.<ref name="TUSE Timeline">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720091235/http://www.tuse.ie/timeline/ |url=http://www.tuse.ie/timeline/ |title=Timeline |publisher=] |url-status=live |archive-date= 20 July 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018 |year=2018}}</ref> At the launch of TU Dublin in July 2018, the Taoiseach expressed regret that this TUSE bid had not progressed sufficiently following the "Technological Universities Act 2018".<ref name="Leo">{{cite web |via=] |publisher=] |url=https://www.facebook.com/dublininstituteoftechnology/videos/10155313849631086/ |title=Announcement by An Taoiseach |date=17 July 2018 |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Act2">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/3/enacted/en/html|title=''Technological Universities Act 2018''|publisher=Office of the Attorney General|date=19 March 2018|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> The institute has been planning a joint application with ] for the formation of a ] for the ] since the mid-2010s.<ref name="TUSE WIT 1">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720091241/https://www.wit.ie/news/other/technological_university_for_the_south_east |archive-date= 20 July 2018 |date=31 May 2013 |url=https://www.wit.ie/news/other/technological_university_for_the_south_east|url-status=live |access-date=20 July 2018 |title=Technological University for the South East |publisher=] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217012824/https://www.wit.ie/news/other/south_east_technological_university_moves_closer_to_becoming_a_reality |publisher=Waterford IT |access-date=20 July 2018 |url=https://www.wit.ie/news/other/south_east_technological_university_moves_closer_to_becoming_a_reality |archive-date=17 December 2017 |date=3 October 2013 |url-status=live |title=South East Technological University moves Closer to Becoming a Reality}}</ref> A vision document, "Technological University for the South East" (TUSE) was published in 2015, and a ] was signed in 2017.<ref name="TUSE Timeline">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720091235/http://www.tuse.ie/timeline/ |url=http://www.tuse.ie/timeline/ |title=Timeline |publisher=] |url-status=live |archive-date= 20 July 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018 |year=2018}}</ref> At the launch of TU Dublin in July 2018, the Taoiseach expressed regret that this TUSE bid had not progressed sufficiently following the "Technological Universities Act 2018".<ref name="Leo">{{cite web |via=] |publisher=] |url=https://www.facebook.com/dublininstituteoftechnology/videos/10155313849631086/ |title=Announcement by An Taoiseach |date=17 July 2018 |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Act2">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/3/enacted/en/html|title=''Technological Universities Act 2018''|publisher=Office of the Attorney General|date=19 March 2018|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>


A formal application for TU status is expected in {{as of|2021|5|alt=April 2021}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kclr96fm.com/minister-application-tuse-april/|title=Minister says application to set up TUSE expected in April |date=14 December 2020 |website=] |first=Domhnall |last=Doyle}}</ref> A formal application for TU status is expected in {{as of|2021|5|alt=April 2021}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kclr96fm.com/minister-application-tuse-april/ |title=Minister says application to set up TUSE expected in April |date=14 December 2020 |website=] |first=Domhnall |last=Doyle}}</ref>

Approval was announced in November 2021, and the TU will be formally established in {{Update after|2022|6|1|text=May 2022}}.<ref name="IndoEst">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/establishment-of-technological-university-of-the-south-east-confirmed-for-may-2022-41009555.html|title=Establishment of Technological University of the South East confirmed for May 2022|website=]|date=2 November 2021 }}</ref>


==Alumni and staff== ==Alumni and staff==
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Institute of Technology, Carlow
Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlach
Carlow campus in June 2021
TypePublic
Active1970 (1970)–1 May 2022 (2022-05-01)
PresidentDr Patricia Mulcahy
Students10,650
AddressKilkenny Road, Carlow, Leinster, R93 V960, Ireland
Websitewww.itcarlow.ie

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. Along with the Waterford Institute of Technology, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University.

Administration

Dr Patricia Mulcahy was appointed president of the college in 2012, succeeding Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn who became president of WIT. John Gallagher served as the first Principal of Carlow RTC and subsequently held the post of director of the IT Carlow.

Recognition

IT Carlow, Carlow campus

Institute of Technology Carlow had ranked as the second-largest of Ireland's 14 Institutes of Technology with more than 8,448 enrolments and 851 staff, and has generated over 55,000 graduates since its founding in 1970. Institute of Technology Carlow provides higher educational programmes, and research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow; the institute offers more than 80 taught programmes to Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Institute of Technology Carlow has the highest percentage of full-time postgraduates in the technological sector, the highest undergraduate progression rate at Level 8 in the higher education sector and the highest percentage of Lifelong Learners in the sector.

The presence of the institute was a consideration in the decision of UNUM (strategic software services centre, 2008) and Merck Sharp & Dohme (human vaccines and biologics, 2007) to locate in Carlow.

In 2014, IT Carlow was named the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year.

Courses

IT Carlow provides higher educational full-time courses, along with research and enterprise development opportunities, through its centres in Carlow and Wexford. The institute also provides part-time courses in Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.

In addition, IT Carlow has educational and research partnerships and collaborations with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe.

Third-level courses

IT Carlow has a portfolio of almost 100 Masters, Honours & Ordinary Degree and Higher Certificate courses delivered by 9 different departments and campuses.

In addition to its traditional degree courses, IT Carlow also provides niche courses. The institute was awarded the Aviation Academic Education Award at the Irish Aviation Industry Awards in 2015. In 2015, IT Carlow launched its €5.5million Centre for Aerospace Engineering, comprising an avionics workshop and fleet of aircraft inside its own hangar. It Carlow offers degree courses in aerospace engineering and pilot studies, while its BEng in Aircraft Systems is the only one of its kind in Ireland.

IT Carlow's degree courses in Sport & Exercise, delivered in partnership with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and Leinster Rugby Club. Other sports degree and masters courses include Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy, Strength & Conditioning and Sports Management & Coaching.

Learner profile

With a student population of 7,000 (2015/16), IT Carlow has a portfolio of over 80 taught courses to Level 8 on the NFQ, seven taught courses to Level 9 on the NFQ, a research portfolio to Doctoral level (Level 10 NFQ) in the Sciences and Technology, and a research platform in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Having trained almost 45,000 graduates to date, IT Carlow's current student population comprises leaving certificate entrants, a European and international student body, an increasing proportion of mature students and learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as a number of part-time learners (approximately 33% of the total IT Carlow WTE).

Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)

Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) programmes at IT Carlow had been variously funded by the Department of Agriculture Ireland, the European INTERREG Programme, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) PRTLI, the HEA Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), EU Framework Programmes, Industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Irish Research Council for Science Engineering & Technology (IRCSET), the Technological Sector Research Programme (TSR, Department of Education and Science Ireland), Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland. The institute has a strategic collaborative relationship with Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre Carlow.

The institute's RDI activities are supported by various campus-based specialist centres and campus companies, which include the Campus Innovation Centre and the Enterprise & Research Incubation Centre and, in particular, its research facility, the Dargan Centre. It is home to the following research areas:

  • Bioenvironmental technologies (enviroCORE);
  • Product design and innovation (designCORE);
  • Interactive applications software and networks (gameCORE);
  • Health sciences, including Europe's only dedicated Men's Health Research Centre.
  • Humanities (socialCORE)

Partnerships and internationalisation

IT Carlow's work with other organisations had included:

  • The joint delivery of programmes with the Defence Forces in Leadership, Management, Engineering and Computing up to and including Masters level.
  • The BA in Sport and Exercise delivered by IT Carlow in co-operation with Leinster Rugby and Irish Rugby Football Union, the Football Association of Ireland and the Gaelic Athletic Association.
  • IT Carlow and An Cosán collaboratively provide the BA in Leadership and Community Development in An Cosán facilities in Tallaght, Dublin.
  • In February 2011 IT Carlow established the ICT Research centre in Burrell's Hall, St. Kierans College, Kilkenny, this is a partnership between Kilkenny County Council (Invest Kilkenny), and WIT(Telecommunications Software and Systems Group).

IT Carlow had educational and research partnerships with national and international industries and higher educational institutions in Europe. These have included:

Non-national full-time students currently account for almost 10% of the institute's full-time student population, divided between EU and non-EU nationalities.

Technological University for the South East

Main article: Technological University for the South East

The institute has been planning a joint application with Waterford IT for the formation of a technological university for the south east region since the mid-2010s. A vision document, "Technological University for the South East" (TUSE) was published in 2015, and a memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017. At the launch of TU Dublin in July 2018, the Taoiseach expressed regret that this TUSE bid had not progressed sufficiently following the "Technological Universities Act 2018".

A formal application for TU status is expected in April 2021.

Approval was announced in November 2021, and the TU will be formally established in May 2022.

Alumni and staff

See also

References

  1. "Establishment of South East Technological University and its first president is welcomed by Minister Harris". www.gov.ie. May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "History of RTC & ITC" (PDF). Carloviana. 59. Carlow History and Archaeological Society: 55–71. 2010.
  3. "Research Centres".
  4. Awards conferred by Carlow I.T Defence Studies, The Military College, Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish Defence Forces), www.military.ie.
  5. Doyle, Lisa (18 November 2019). "Leinster Rugby and IT Carlow Continue Educational Partnership". leinsterrugby.
  6. Higher Education Courses An Cosán
  7. Taoiseach Opens Kilkenny Research Centre, WIT.ie, 24 May 2012.
  8. Kilkenny Research and innovation centre opens SiliconRepublic.com, 24 May 2012.
  9. "Technological University for the South East". Waterford IT. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. "South East Technological University moves Closer to Becoming a Reality". Waterford IT. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. "Timeline". Technological University for the South East. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. "Announcement by An Taoiseach". Dublin Institute of Technology. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via facebook.com.
  13. "Technological Universities Act 2018". Office of the Attorney General. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. Doyle, Domhnall (14 December 2020). "Minister says application to set up TUSE expected in April". KCLR96FM.com.
  15. "Establishment of Technological University of the South East confirmed for May 2022". Independent.ie. 2 November 2021.
  16. www.itcarlow.ie
  17. Barry, Stephen (27 July 2018). "Proof the classroom is more conducive to an inter-county career". Irish Examiner. Two managers still standing are in education (John Meyler, a CIT lecturer, and John Kiely, principal of the Abbey School in Tipperary).

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