Atlantic Technological University

This article is about the Irish educational institution. For similarly named organisations, see Atlantic University (disambiguation).

Atlantic Technological University
Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh
Logo of the Atlantic Technological University consisting of a large stylised teal-coloured "A" with a wave pattern accompanied by the name of the university in both Irish and English
Logo of Atlantic TU
Other names
ATU, OTA, Atlantic TU
Predecessors
TypePublic technological university
Academic affiliations
EUA
UI
EUt+
ChairpersonMaura McNally SC
PresidentDr Orla Flynn
Total staff
2,253
Students20,418
Undergraduates86%
Postgraduates14%
Location
Connacht and Ulster
,
Ireland
CampusMultiple
Colours     
Navy, teal and green
Websiteatu.ie

Atlantic Technological University (also known as Atlantic TU or ATU; Irish: Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh; OTA)[1] is a technological university in the west and north-west of Ireland. It was formally established on 1 April 2022 as a merger of three existing institutes of technology (ITs) – Galway-Mayo IT, IT Sligo, and Letterkenny IT – into a single university, the fourth such TU in Ireland.[2]

  1. ^ "Atlantic TU name and brand". ATU - Atlantic Technological University. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (15 February 2022). "Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022 (SI 56/2022)". www.irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 3 April 2022.