Munster Technological University Explained

Munster Technological University
Native Name:Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan
Native Name Lang:gle
Other Name:MTU
President:Maggie Cusack
Students:18,000+
Address:Rossa Avenue
City:Cork
Province:Munster
Postalcode:T12 P928
Country:Ireland
Campus:MTU Bishopstown Campus, Bishopstown, Cork
MTU Kerry North Campus, Tralee, Kerry
MTU Kerry South Campus, Tralee, Kerry
National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Cork
MTU Cork School of Music, Cork City Centre
MTU Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork City Centre

Munster Technological University (MTU; Irish: Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan) is a public technological university consisting of six campuses located in Cork and Kerry. The university was established in January 2021,[1] [2] the result of a merger between two institutes of technology, Cork Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology, Tralee.[3] [4] [5] Its creation was announced in May 2020.[3] [4] [5] It accommodates more than 18,000 students and over 2,000 members of staff.[5]

It is Ireland's second technological university, after Technological University Dublin.

History

Early plans for a technical university (T.U.) in the region included a three-way merger with Waterford IT which was examined in 2012.[6] In building a proposal, the two institutions sought to offer a multi-campus institution spanning across Cork and Kerry, creating a second university in the region, and third in the province of Munster.[7] [8] A formal application for T.U. status was lodged in February 2019.[9]

In May 2019, academic staff of Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee rejected the merger,[10] and an international advisory panel visited the campuses.[11] [12] In 2019, Cork Institute of Technology refused to take on IT Tralee's financial debts.[13]

In May 2020, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the formal approval of the technological university, to begin operations in January 2021.[4] [3] [5]

In October 2021, MTU launched the Code Red Period Dignity campaign to provide free period products to staff and students. It was the first university in Ireland to provide such a service. The campaign also ran a series of events, talks and workshops to tackle taboos and misinformation around menstruation. [14] [15] [16]

In February 2023, MTU was the target of a ransomware attack, which caused the cancellation of all classes in the university's Cork campuses for a period.[17]

Facilities

Munster Technological University consists of six campuses, the Kerry campuses in Dromtacker and Clash, Tralee, and the Cork campuses in Bishopstown, Cork School of Music (Cork City Centre), and Crawford College of Art and Design, as well as the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) facility in Ringaskiddy.[18] [5] Research activity is undertaken in a number of centres across the university's facilities.[19]

Cork city

MTU Bishopstown Campus

The main Cork campus, of approximately eighty acres, is situated in Bishopstown in the western suburbs of Cork city.[20] It has theatres, lecture rooms, laboratories, drawing studios, a library, computer suites, open access computing centre and research units. Recreational facilities for the expected student population include a running track, tennis courts, all-weather pitch, a gymnasium and grass playing pitches, while an indoor swimming pool is located nearby. This campus has won awards for its architectural design and aesthetics.[21] A new sports facility building was planned for the campus, with works proposed to begin during .[22] [23]

MTU Crawford College of Art & Design

The Crawford College of Art and Design spans a number of buildings in the centre of Cork city. Visual communications and digital media courses are based between the Bishopstown Campus and Sober Lane building, adjacent to Sullivan's Quay. Several fine art and art programmes are based from the university's Sharman Crawford Street campus and its facility on Grand Parade. Art therapy and art and design education are also based from the Grand Parade building.[24]

MTU Cork School of Music

This school of music is located on Union Quay in Cork city, operating from a purpose-built facility which opened in 2007.[25]

National Maritime College of Ireland

See main article: National Maritime College of Ireland. The NMCI is a purpose-built college on a 10 acre campus and is located in Ringaskiddy, 18km from Cork city.

Kerry

MTU Kerry North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee

, IT Tralee had plans to grow the Dromtacker campus, so that the smaller Clash campus could be closed.[26]

MTU Kerry South Campus

The MTU Kerry South campus is home to the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merger of colleges is a potential 'game-changer' and 'great for Cork'. 2 January 2021. echo live.
  2. News: . 20 September 2020 . Technological university heralds exciting new era for south — west . Chrissie . 21 September 2020 . subscription . Russell .
  3. News: Casey . Jess . 26 May 2020 . New technological university for Munster this week as greenlight expected for IT merger . en . irishExaminer.com . . live . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526184844/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/new-technological-university-for-munster-this-week-as-greenlight-expected-for-it-merger-1001810.html . 26 May 2020.
  4. News: Second university announced for Cork with green light given to CIT and IT Tralee consortium . echolive.ie . . live . Breda . Graham . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526184832/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Second-university-announced-for-Cork-with-green-light-given-to-CIT-and-IT-Tralee-consortium-065002a5-aedf-49b3-9e96-a7bb24180448-ds . 26 May 2020.
  5. News: Roche . Barry . Taoiseach confirms creation of new Munster Technological University . en . The Irish Times . 26 May 2020 . 26 May 2020.
  6. News: . Experts criticise IT's merger plan . 3 October 2012 . Simon . Brouder . registration . 27 May 2020 . PressReader.com.
  7. Web site: Munster Technological University (MTU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20161004151627/http://www.mtu.ie/ . dead . 4 October 2016 . MTU.ie . 6 November 2018.
  8. News: live . . 12 October 2018 . HEA Invests €800,000 in Four Institutes of Technology . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012202052/http://www.universitytimes.ie/2018/10/hea-invests-e800000-in-four-institutes-of-technology/ . 12 October 2018 . Aisling . Marren . 6 November 2018.
  9. News: CIT and IT Tralee apply to become Munster Technological University . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213150945/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews//ireland/cit-and-it-tralee-apply-to-become-munster-technological-university-904091.html . 13 February 2019 . 13 February 2019 . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner . live.
  10. Web site: Munster Technological University bid suffers blow as staff reject latest plans . O'Brien . Carl . 22 May 2019 . irishtimes.com . Irish Times . en . 26 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Today we say farewell to the International Advisory Panel. . www.facebook.com . Munster Technological University . en . . 26 May 2020.
  12. Web site: 23 July 2019 . 23 July 2019 . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner . 31 May 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190723061908/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/munster-tech-university-deferred-amid-financial-concerns-and-lack-of-clear-vision-and-strategy-938716.html . Casey . Jess . Munster tech university deferred amid financial concerns and 'lack of clear vision and strategy'.
  13. News: Donnelly . Katherine . 9 July 2019 . Another tech university project hit by wrangle over €26m issue . en . Nature . 31 May 2020 . 10.1038/news.2009.394 . 0028-0836.
  14. News: Browne . Bill . 12 October 2021 . MTU Code Red initiative aiming to create period dignity 'one bathroom at a time' . en . . 16 June 2022 .
  15. News: O'Sullivan . Jennie . 6 October 2021 . Free period products to be provided to MTU students, staff . en . . 16 June 2022 .
  16. News: Dunphy . Liz . 7 October 2021 . 'Code Red' aims to stamp out period poverty on Munster campuses . en . . 16 June 2022 .
  17. News: MTU campuses to close following 'significant' IT breach . O'Donovan . Brian . 2023-02-07 . 2023-02-09 . RTÉ News.
  18. Web site: Government confirms Ireland's newest technological university as Cork and Tralee IT merge together . . Ralph . Riegel . 26 May 2020 . en . 26 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Research centres . MTU . 12 January 2024.
  20. Web site: 9 things you'll only know if you went to CIT . Hayes . Michael . 14 December 2019 . Cork Beo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200104012855/https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/9-things-youll-only-know-17418905 . 4 January 2020 . 27 May 2020.
  21. Web site: 2006 Best International Project . 6 November 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105164020/http://brick.org.uk/awards/2006/best-international-project.html . 5 January 2009 . brick.org.uk . Brick Development Association.
  22. Web site: CIT building a new multifunctional sports arena at their Bishopstown campus . 4 February 2019 . Healy . Alan . echolive.ie . The Echo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527005300/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/CIT-building-a-new-multifunctional-sports-arena-at-their-Bishopstown-campus-ee7d2c12-e4d7-494f-b97b-1c687b811ae0-ds . 27 May 2020 . 27 May 2020.
  23. Web site: Griffin Brothers awarded CIT Arena contract . May 2020 . www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527003523/https://www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2020/05/05/griffin-brothers-awarded-cit-arena-contract/ . 27 May 2020 . 27 May 2020.
  24. Web site: MTU Crawford College of Art and Design (MTU CCAD) . mtu.ie . 12 January 2024 .
  25. Web site: A Brief History of CSM . csm.mtu.ie . 12 January 2024 .
  26. Web site: Central campus part of ITT plans to boost college . Lucey . Anne . 26 March 2016 . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329172440/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/central-campus-part-of-itt-plans-to-boost-college-389527.html . 29 March 2016 . 26 May 2020 .
  27. Web site: MTU Kerry South Campus . Munster Technological University . 3 June 2024.

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