Dr Colin Hunt, economist and Chairman of the Higher Education Strategy Review Group, addressed a staff conference in IT Sligo on Friday. Staff in attendance at Friday's Conference. Dr Colin Hunt, President of IT Sligo, Professor Terri Scott, and ...Read More
Archived News from ITSligo
New degree to meet environmental challenges
IT Sligo continues to lead the way in terms of meeting the needs of future generations with the announcement this week that its Department of Environmental Science has been successful in gaining approval for a ground breaking new degree in ...Read More
Research talent on show at IT Sligo this week
The vibrant nature of research activity in the North West is on display today at the first IT Sligo Research Showcase. With over 70 postgraduate research students, a dynamic academic community, and a strong focus on collaborations with industrial partners ...Read More
Green energy solutions ‘blowing in the wind’
Anyone who has passed by IT Sligo in recent weeks will have been impressed with the large wind turbine erected on our Sports Campus just before Christmas. As the famous Bob Dylan song goes, the answer to IT Sligo’s future ...Read More
The future is bright for mechanical engineers
Students weighing up their options for their CAO application should consider mechanical engineering as a career. It’s a growing area and the employment prospects are bright. That’s according to Trevor McSharry, lecturer and programme co-ordinator in the IT Sligo Mechanical ...Read More
€1,000 prize for grabs in Inventor Competition
Entries are now being invited for an Inventor Workshop which will form part of the IT Sligo Enterprise and Innovation Week, from March 1st to 4th. A €1,000 cash prize and professional support to bring the concept to the market ...Read More
IT Sligo to showcase its best Research talent
The best of research talent at IT Sligo will be presented at the Institute’s first Research Showcase next Wednesday and Thursday, January 26th and 27th. IT Sligo has a vibrant and productive research community which is active in the undergraduate, ...Read More
Breaking the Mould deadline approaching
An access programme at IT Sligo called Breaking the Mould provides opportunities for students who, for a variety of social and economic reasons, may not otherwise not have been in a position to go on to third level education. ...Read More
IT Sligo hosts Worldskills Council Meeting
A major WorldSkills Council meeting was held at IT Sligo this week, as Ireland prepares for the prestigious WorldSkills Lodon 2011 championships, which take place in October. The highly regarded biennial event is the world’s largest, international skills competition where ...Read More
IT Sligo & Sligo County in first competitive fixture
IT Sligo will take on the Sligo County GAA team in the first ever competitive fixture between the two teams, at IT Sligo this Saturday at 7pm. The encounter promises to be interesting because many of the IT Sligo panel ...Read More
KITE project makes Digital Media Awards final
IT Sligo has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Satellite Broadband Ireland Digital Media Awards for its role in the KITE (Knowledge and Innovation Transfer in Engineering) project. The €3.2million KITE project, which has been developed by ...Read More
Proactive campaign to keep flu virus at bay
An awareness campaign is ongoing at IT Sligo to encourage staff and students to be vigilant about preventing the spread of the flu virus on campus. Additional hand sanitizer dispensers are being provided and posters are being put up around ...Read More
Free CV Clinics on offer this month
IT Sligo’s Innovation Centre is offering you the opportunity to tune-up your CV and make sure that 2011 is the year you fast-track your career. You have the qualifications and the ambition; now it’s time to ensure that your CV ...Read More
Information evening for mature learners
An information evening for adults who are interested in returning to education or taking up a course at third level for the first time will be held in IT Sligo on Monday January 17th at 7pm. The information evening will ...Read More
