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Waterford Institute Of Technology
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT; ) was an Institutes of technology in the Republic of Ireland, institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineering, science, health sciences, as well as education & humanities. The institute opened in 1970 as a Institutes of Technology in Ireland, Regional Technical College and adopted its name on 7 May 1997. Along with the Institute of Technology, Carlow, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University. History At the time of the founding of the RTC, there were two other third-level institutions in the city, St. John's College, Waterford, St John's Seminary Waterford News and Star which notes the closing of the St John's Seminary in 1999 and De La Salle Brothers teacher training college, but both had been closed. Waterford politicians made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts to locate a u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public University
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. In contrast a private university is usually owned and operated by a private corporation (not-for-profit or for profit). Both types are often regulated, but to varying degrees, by the government. Africa Algeria In Algeria, public universities are a key part of the education system, and education is considered a right for all citizens. Access to these universities requires passing the Baccalaureate (Bac) exam, with each institution setting its own grade requirements (out of 20) for different majors and programs. Notable public universities include the Algiers 1 University, University of Algiers, Oran 1 University, University of Oran, and Constantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Institute Of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological University Dublin, as TU Dublin City Campus. The institution began with the establishment of the first technical education institution in Ireland, in 1887, and progressed through various legal and governance models, culminating in autonomy under a statute of 1992. DIT was recognised particularly for degree programmes in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Science, Marketing, Hospitality, Music, Optometry, Pharmaceuticals, Construction, Digital Media and Journalism. It was ranked, in 2014, in Times Higher Education's top 100 university-level institutions globally under 50 years old. Alumni of the Dublin Institute of Technology include a number of Irish writers, artists, politicians and business leaders as well as international figures in the fields of arts, arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford IT
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT; ) was an institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineering, science, health sciences, as well as education & humanities. The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its name on 7 May 1997. Along with the Institute of Technology, Carlow, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University. History At the time of the founding of the RTC, there were two other third-level institutions in the city, St John's Seminary Waterford News and Star which notes the closing of the St John's Seminary in 1999 and De La Salle Brothers teacher training college, but both had been closed. Waterford politicians made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts to locate a university in Waterford at the time of the formation of the Queen's University of Ireland in the 1840s. The cause was le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South-East Region, Ireland
The South-East is a strategic planning area within the Southern Region in Ireland. It is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland (coded IE052). It comprises the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford and the city and county of Waterford. The South-East spans 7,198 km2, 10.2% of the total area of the state and according to the 2016 census had a population of 422,062. History and geography Ireland South East has a diverse mix of history – key towns and cities such as Waterford and Wexford have Viking origins, while Kilkenny city grew around a Norman merchant town. In terms of landscape and geography, Ireland South East is home to Europe's longest beaches, a number of mountain ranges (such as the Comeraghs, the Blackstairs and the Galtees) and rivers (such as the Nore, the Suir and the Barrow). It also Ireland's sunniest region and is affectionately known as the "Sunny South East". The South-East is home to over 16,000 students, as the region includes the Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technological Universities In Ireland
A Technological University is a designation of a type of third-level institution in Ireland. The potential for such universities was established through legislation in 2018. Since then, various groups of institutes of technology began a merger process to create five technological universities: * Technological University Dublin was established in January 2019 as the result of a merger of the three Institutes of Technology in the County Dublin area. Its foundation was announced in July 2018. * Munster Technological University was established in January 2021 following the merger of IT Tralee and Cork IT. A formal application for the TU for the south west, comprising Cork IT and IT Tralee, was lodged in February 2019, but it was initially unsuccessful. A second, successful, application was made in 2020. * The Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest was formed from a merger of Athlone IT and Limerick IT. It was announced in October 2019 forming a TU for the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IT Carlow
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (IT Carlow; ) was an institute of technology, located in Carlow, Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the Waterford Institute of Technology, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University. Administration Dr Patricia Mulcahy was appointed president of the college in 2012, succeeding Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn who became president of WIT. John Gallagher served as the first Principal of Carlow RTC and subsequently held the post of director of the IT Carlow. Recognition Institute of Technology Carlow had ranked as the second-largest of Ireland's 14 Institutes of Technology with more than 8,448 enrolments and 851 staff, and has generated over 55,000 graduates since its founding in 1970. Institute of Technology Carlow provides higher educational programmes, and research and enterprise development opport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton Institute
The Walton Institute, formerly the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG), is a large Irish information and communications technologies (ICT) research institute in the Waterford Institute of Technology. It is based in the WIT West Campus, having brought in the funding for the two research buildings located there: ArcLabs Research and Innovation Centre (opened 2005), combining the TSSG with incubation and innovation space, formally opened by the Taoiseach in October 2006 (note that this combined Enterprise Ireland and Higher Education Authority funding), and NetLabs (opened 2011, used Higher Education Authority funding), formally opened by Minister of Education in March 2014. History The TSSG was established in 1996 by Willie Donnelly and Eamonn de Leastar. They were joined later by Mícheál Ó Foghlú and Barry Downes to form the executive team. Initially the group was focused on applied research funded by a series of EU Framework Programmes for Research and Tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Waterford ( ) is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldestWaterford City Council : About Our City . Waterfordcity.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013. and the fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the ninth most populous settlement on the island of Ireland. As of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemeton TV
Nemeton TV, is an Irish television and film production company. It is based in An Rinn in the Waterford Gaeltacht, and it also has an office in Glasgow. Nemeton produce over 600 hours of sports coverage each year and 20 hours of documentaries. A significant proportion of the content produced is in the Irish language, with a number of programmes being produced for TG4 such as live Gaelic Athletic Association GAA and rugby. Nemeton also produces content for RTÉ, BBC, Sky Sports, and ESPN, through the Glasgow office for BBC Scotland and Scottish Gaelic channel BBC Alba. Nemeton produces content (covers games) for the GAAGO streaming service. History Nemeton was founded by former journalist Irial Mac Murchú in 1993. The company has supplied sports coverage to TG4 since 1996. This has included Gaelic Athletic Association competitions. They produced the series Laochra Gael (Heroes of the Gaels) which first aired on TG4 in 2001 and has continued for more than twenty series. In 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK (formerly News International), which is owned by News Corp. Times Newspapers also publishes ''The Times''. The two papers, founded separately and independently, have been under the same ownership since 1966. They were bought by News International in 1981. In March 2020, ''The Sunday Times'' had a circulation of 647,622, exceeding that of its main rivals, '' The Sunday Telegraph'' and '' The Observer'', combined. While some other national newspapers moved to a tabloid format in the early 2000s, ''The Sunday Times'' retained the larger broadsheet format and has said that it intends to continue to do so. As of December 2019, it sold 75% more copies than its sister paper, ''The Times'', which is published from Monday to Saturday. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
