Minister Harris grants Technological University status to Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has today (5 May 2021) granted Technological University (TU) status to Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology.
This is the third TU to be created since 2019 and is a milestone for the Midlands and the Mid-West.
Minister 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.