About AIT

AIT – Centre of Academic Excellence

AIT’s vision is to become a Technological University distinguished by outstanding learner experience and distinctive regional contribution, while maintaining our global orientation. We are the only HEI in the Midlands and make a significant contribution to the social, cultural, and economic developments of the region. Critically, the relationship between the ambition of AIT and the success of Industry in the region is to the forefront of our priorities and our academic provision. AIT has a strategic vision to continue to build academic and research capacity and scale as a key strategic endeavour.

The connectivity between teaching and research is very important for the future direction of our institute’s strategic vision. We recognise the bi-directional relationship between teaching and research as being of significant importance. As an institute we are committed to ensuring that our academic provision is contemporary, relevant and that this provision supports research informed practice and sustained disciplined expertise. AIT is not only committed to delivering contemporary understandings, but also the creation of knowledge.

We are striving forward to develop effective diversified career frameworks that create rich opportunities for mobility of excellent academics and researchers, in collaboration with external academic partners and with enterprise, which will provide a strong talent pipeline to meet our institutional mission, capacities and strengths which is essential to the next evolution of our institute on the changing HEI landscape.

The research that we are involved in is not just a driver of change but it is embedded into the core of our teaching and learning which benefits not just future generations but our current students who are shaping their future with us.

AIT’s Four Faculties & Core Discipline Areas

AIT has four faculties that offers more than 200+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on a full and part time basis from Level 6 Higher Certificate through to Level 10 PhDs, delivered by a team of experienced staff who are leaders in their field of expertise, across the Faculties of Business & Hospitality, Engineering & Informatics, Science & Health and Continuing, Professional, Distance & Online Learning.

The Faculty of Continuing, Professional, Online and Distance Learning provides the adult learner with flexible and innovative learning routes, enabling the learner achieve a third level qualification. The programmes range from third level academic programmes, professional institute courses through to applied learning courses across key discipline areas of business, accounting and law, design, digital media and computing, social sciences, humanities and languages, science, quality, health and safety and key areas that meet the needs of industry in the midlands region, nationally and internationally.

The Faculty of Science & Health delivers programmes across core areas of discipline ranging from life and physical science, sport and health sciences, social sciences and nursing and healthcare. The range of modern and contemporary programmes reflects the current needs required to feed regional industry and national skills shortages in areas of high growth.

The Faculty of Business & Hospitality courses are focused on the core strength areas of business, accounting, management, law, hospitality, tourism, leisure, business computing and data analytics. They offer the opportunity to acquire knowledge, develop skills and cultivate attitudes, which will help students to fulfill their potential and maxamise their career prospects.

The Faculty of Engineering & Informatics programmes are designed to meet the requirements of specific employers, enabling their graduates to be sought after employees with real practical experience gained through placement and live projects in industry. The innovative provision within the faculty ranges from civil engineering and trades, electronics and informatics through to polymer, mechanical and design.