It'll now officially merge with Limerick IT to form a university.
Technological University status has been officially granted to Athlone IT today.
The Minister for Higher Education has confirmed the college will be dissolved and will merge with Limerick IT to become Ireland's third TU.
The next steps involve establishing the appointed day when the university will be legally established, but all students graduating in the 2021/22 academic year will do so with university qualifications.
Minister Simon Harris said:
“This is another hugely important day for higher education in Ireland and in particular for the Midlands and Mid-West regions.
“The higher education landscape is rapidly evolving and the people of the Midlands and Mid-West will be at the heart both geographically and practically of that evolution.
“This new TU – our third since 2019 - will now take its rightful place in the higher education landscape in the country’s heartlands. The new higher education institution of increased scale and reach will benefit the students and communities of Westmeath, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Offaly to name but some of the counties which will be served by the new university.”
Giant Concrete Pipes Depart Offaly Concrete Company For Bypass Project
Further Grants Possible To Help Homeowners With Rising Costs - Taoiseach
Laois County Council Launch Centenarian Award
Midlands Set To Get €7.2M For Retrofitting Social Homes
Midlands MEP Challenging Proposed CAP Reforms After Audit
Bressie Opens Up About Pregnancy Loss In New Book
New Irish Sign Language Tours For OPW Sites
Parts Of Ireland Wake Up To Snow As Prolonged Wet Weather Continues
Maura Higgins Gifted Birkin By Traitors Co-Star
Taoiseach Opens First Energy Grid Stabilisation System In Offaly
Fuel Industry To Face Questions Over Rapid Price Hikes
Uisce Eireann Issue Boil Water Notice For Laois
Gardaí Renew Appeal For Witnesses To Serious Midlands Crash
Survey Reveals Men Have Higher Salary Expectations than Women
Breaking: 91 Year Old Athlone Man Flying Home After Being Stranded In Dubai
Midlands Social Housing Delivery Up 9% In 2025
Shane Lowry Says Daughter Helped Him See Positives After Florida Finish
Westmeath Festival Celebrates Seachtain na Gaeilge With Free Community Events
Hearing Aid Company Set To Help Deaf Laois Couple
Laois School Fundraising To Reach VEX Worlds In America