Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge | |
 Waterford campus in June 2021 | |
Former name | Waterford Regional Technical College |
|---|---|
| Motto | Foirfe chun fónaimh |
Motto in English | Perfect to Serve |
| Type | Public |
| Active | 1970–1 May 2022 |
| Chair | Richard Langford[1] |
| President | William Donnelly[2] |
Academic staff | 715 |
Administrative staff | 395 |
| Students | 8,061 |
| Undergraduates | 7,208 |
| Postgraduates | 766 |
Other students | 1,519 |
| Address | Cork Road , , , X91 K0EK , |
| Website | www |
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT; Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge) was an institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineering, science, health sciences, as well as education & humanities.
The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its name on 7 May 1997.[3] Along with the Institute of Technology, Carlow, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University.[4]
- ^ "Governing Body - Waterford Institute of Technology". WIT.ie.
- ^ "Office of the President". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 199 of 1997). Signed on 7 May 1997. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Establishment of South East Technological University and its first president is welcomed by Minister Harris". www.gov.ie. May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.