THE FUTURE IS HERE
Minister Simon Harris Launches
Atlantic TU
On April 4 2022, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, launched the new Atlantic Technological University (Ollscoil Teichneolaíochta an Atlantaigh.) At midnight on March 31, we said goodbye to GMIT, IT Sligo and LYIT and hello to Atlantic TU. The excitement was palpable across the west and north-west region. Staff and students gathered on April 1 on all eight campuses as the Chair of our new governing body, Maura McNally, SC, and our new President, Dr Orla Flynn spoke to us for the first time. On Monday, April 4 we welcomed guests from all walks of life into our campuses to celebrate our new technological university and to witness Minister Simon Harris launch Atlantic TU.
The launch was anchored in the Knocknarea Arena on the Sligo campus of ATU, with live virtual contributions from campuses in Donegal, Mayo and Galway.
Minister Harris called the launch a landmark day and said that ATU would become a ‘powerhouse’ in the region and would play a pivotal role in the strategic regional development of the west and north-west.
Minister Simon Harris TD speaking at the launch of Atlantic TU. May 2022 Issue One
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