Athlone Institute of Technology

The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT; Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) was an institute of technology, located in Athlone, Ireland. Established in 1970, the institute's campus was located on University Road.

Athlone Institute of Technology
Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain
Logo of the institute of technology
Former name
Athlone Regional Technical College
MottoEnglish: Connect and Discover
TypePublic
Active1970 (1970)–16 July 2021 (2021-07-16)
PresidentCiarán Ó Catháin
Academic staff
256+
Students6,000+
Address
University Road
,
Athlone
,
Leinster
,
N37 HD68
,
Ireland

53.41794°N 7.90462°W / 53.41794; -7.90462
Campus18 hectares (44 acres)
Colours    Red, blue, and yellow
Websiteait.ie

A consortium between itself and the Limerick Institute of Technology was announced with the intention of forming a technological university. On 23 November 2020, the AIT-LIT Consortium announced that the joint Limerick-Athlone IT application for technological university (TU) status had been submitted for approval, which was granted in May 2021.

On 16 July 2021, the institute of technology was officially dissolved and succeeded by the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, which began operations on 1 October 2021.

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