Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is a third level institute of education and is based at five locations in the west of Ireland.
is located on approximately 20 hectares of land less than 10 minutes walk from Castlebar Town. The Institute with its extensive, mature grounds and elegant buildings constitutes a pleasant and productive environment for study produced by these creative arts students. Programmes based in the Castlebar campus include; the department of Nursing and Health sciences and the department of Business, Humanities and Technology.
campus is located in the renowned splendour of Connemara
in Co. Galway. Letterfrack is a small village nestled under the Diamond Hill. Its main attractions are its stunning scenery and its proximity to Connemara National Park. The aim of GMIT, Letterfrack is to enable its graduates to contribute to, and influence, the fields of design processes and manufacture of furniture in ways that are innovative, creative and responsive to the needs and development of a quality Irish furniture industry.
Galway, through the 1980s it developed partnerships with other educational providers in the region such as the Franciscan Agricultural College, Mountbellew and Connemara West in Letterfrack, also in 1994 it opened a campus in Castlebar and Cluain Mhuire Co. Mayo. Galway like other Regional technical colleges gained autonomy in 1992. In 1997 the college was renamed Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.
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Galway Campus
The Dublin Road campus on the outskirts of Galway City is the administrative headquarters for the college and has five Schools of study, which include business, engineering, hotel catering, humanities and science. Also located at this campus is the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC), the Lifelong Learning Centre and the Research, Development & Innovation Centre.Cluain Mhuire Campus
Cluain Mhuire is located a mile from the main campus on the Monivea Road. It is based in an old Redemptorist Monastery and is now the location of an Art, Design and media college. The campus has rapidly been gaining a reputation for high standards in the fields of fine art, design and media. The annual graduate exhibitions and screenings showcase the quality of the work being produced throughout the acedmic year.Castlebar Campus
The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology at CastlebarCastlebar
Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
is located on approximately 20 hectares of land less than 10 minutes walk from Castlebar Town. The Institute with its extensive, mature grounds and elegant buildings constitutes a pleasant and productive environment for study produced by these creative arts students. Programmes based in the Castlebar campus include; the department of Nursing and Health sciences and the department of Business, Humanities and Technology.
Letterfrack Campus
The LetterfrackLetterfrack
Letterfrack or Letterfrac is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by the Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is 15 km north-east of Clifden on Barnaderg Bay and lies at the head of Ballinakill harbour...
campus is located in the renowned splendour of Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...
in Co. Galway. Letterfrack is a small village nestled under the Diamond Hill. Its main attractions are its stunning scenery and its proximity to Connemara National Park. The aim of GMIT, Letterfrack is to enable its graduates to contribute to, and influence, the fields of design processes and manufacture of furniture in ways that are innovative, creative and responsive to the needs and development of a quality Irish furniture industry.
History
GMIT was founded in 1972 as Regional Technical CollegeRegional Technical College
An Institute of Technology or IT is a type of further education college found in Ireland. There are a total of fourteen colleges that use the title of Institute of Technology, which were created from the late 1960s and were formerly known as Regional Technical Colleges...
Galway, through the 1980s it developed partnerships with other educational providers in the region such as the Franciscan Agricultural College, Mountbellew and Connemara West in Letterfrack, also in 1994 it opened a campus in Castlebar and Cluain Mhuire Co. Mayo. Galway like other Regional technical colleges gained autonomy in 1992. In 1997 the college was renamed Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.
External links
- Official site - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- New M.Sc in Computing (taught Masters Degree) launched at GMIT, commencing Sept 2007
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