MTU to support entrepreneurs through €3.5m New Frontiers programme
Apr 27, 2021 13:04
By radiokerrynews
Photoshoot MTU Tralee - 23.4.21 Pictured at the Launch of the announcment of €3.5m funding by Enterprise Ireland for New Frontiers Delivered by MTU are Pictured are Emily Reen - New Frontiers Programme Manager MTU Kerry Campus, Daniel Barrett - Global Head of Sales Wazp & MTU Graduate, Maria Panuli - Global Head of Marketing Wazp & MTU Graduate.
Funded by Enterprise Ireland, Munster Technological University (MTU) will spend €3.5m over the next five years on the New Frontiers Programme to support hundreds of entrepreneurs and to deliver 75 new companies in the South West Region. This is a substantial injection of funding for the New Frontiers programme and is a recognition of its broad reach across the South West with delivery being available on both MTU campuses, The Tom Crean Business Centre in Tralee, and The Rubicon Centre in Cork.
Kerry leads the way in enterprise and education The new Munster Technological University and a growing network of research and development centres place Kerry at the heart of the knowledge economy Sponsored Article 31st January, 2021
It is already home to a growing cohort of business innovators driving new developments in technology and science. Now, with the arrival of Munster Technological University (MTU), and an emerging network of entrepreneurial supports and resources, Kerry is positioning itself to take centre-stage in the knowledge economy in the south-west.
The recently formed MTU represents a major advancement in the provision of third-level education to students, both national and international, and research and development centres that will offer valuable support companies in the region.