Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain | |
Former name | Athlone Regional Technical College |
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Motto | English: Connect and Discover |
Type | Public |
Active | 1970 | –16 July 2021
President | Ciarán Ó Catháin |
Academic staff | 256+ |
Students | 6,000+ |
Address | University Road , , , N37 HD68 , Ireland 53°25′05″N 7°54′17″W / 53.41794°N 7.90462°W |
Campus | 18 hectares (44 acres) |
Colours | Red, blue, and yellow |
Website | ait |
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.
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.