AIT open day brochure 2013

Athlone Institute of Technology

Open Days

15 November 2013 – 10am-2pm 16 November 2013 – 10am-1pm

About Open Days at AIT • Open Days at AIT present an ideal opportunity to discover more about going to college in Athlone. You will get to talk with lecturers about courses that are of interest to you, find out what you will be studying and what type of jobs you can expect to qualify for.

• You will also meet with current AIT students to get the low-down on college life; from completing assignments to going for sporting glory.

• Meet some of AIT’s 525 international students, who will tell you about their cultures, their home countries and what they love about AIT. • Learn about AIT’s partnerships with more than 230 third level institutions around the world, which give AIT students the option of spending a semester or a year abroad in cities as diverse as New York, Beijing and Emden.

• Exhibition areas are located in the canteen of the main building on campus, the Engineering and Informatics Building, the science facilities, and the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building.

• Campus tours will guide you around our facilities, which have received more than €115 million investment since 2000. Get to see lecture theatres and labs, as well as the institute’s Olympicand FIFA-standard indoor and outdoor facilities, including the new International Arena.

• Our student ambassadors are on hand to guide you around campus and to answer any of your questions about college life. They are the ones in the bright green t-shirts, so you can’t miss them!

• Some facts and figures worth bearing in mind: just 15% of AIT graduates were seeking employment six months after completing their studies, 89% of honours degree students complete their degree at AIT, while 60% of honours degree students graduate with a 1st or 2.1.

Schedule of talks Friday 15 November BUSINESS 10.00-10.30 12.00-12.30

Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre

Why study business in 2014?

Why study business in 2014?

ACCOUNTING 11.00-11.30 1.00-1.30

Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre

Accounting as a rewarding and varied career Accounting as a rewarding and varied career

SOCIAL CARE & CHILDCARE 10.30-11.00 Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre 12.30-1.00 Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre

Careers in social care and early years care & education Careers in social care and early years care & education

HOSPITALITY, TOURISM & LEISURE STUDIES 10.00-1.00 Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure

Studies Building

Come and check-in to the hospitality, tourism and leisure industry Open classrooms, meet and chat with past students.

Find out where the job opportunities are.

ENGINEERING 10.00-10.45 11.00-11.45 12.00-12.45

A general presentation on engineering at AIT will be delivered in lecture theatre X103. Students will then have the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of the Engineering and Informatics Building.

Engineering and Informatics Building

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10.00-10.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre 11.00-11.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre 12.00-12.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

Undergraduate programmes in life & physical science Undergraduate programmes in life & physical science Undergraduate programmes in life & physical science

GENERAL 11.30-12.00

Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre

DARE and supports available at AIT for students with disabilities

11.30-12.00

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

Employment trends – a talk from Matrix Recruitment

12.30-1.00

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

Foundations for the future – AIT’s Department of Lifelong Learning

10.30-11.00

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

Life as a mature student at AIT

Saturday 16 November LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11.00-11.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

Undergraduate programmes in life & physical science

GENERAL 11.30-12.00

DARE and supports available at AIT for students with disabilities

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre