IT Sligo’s strategy of increasing its intake of international student has received a significant boost following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Institute and Henan University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China. As a result ...Read More
Archived News from ITSligo
Free Hamlet workshop for Leaving Cert students
Students of Performing Arts at IT Sligo will host a workshop this Saturday March 31st for secondary school students studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet for the Leaving Certificate. The workshop is designed to help students explore the play’s creatively and to discuss ...Read More
Discovery gives rare insight into Bronze Age
A rare hammerhead, believed to have been fashioned from the antler of a red deer stag thousands of years ago, has been discovered in a cave in the Burren by a team of archaeologists led by IT Sligo lecturer Dr ...Read More
The Value of Quality - Focus of Conference
The inaugural Quality in Ireland Conference will be hosted in the Clarion Hotel this Friday, March 30th 2012. This is the first all Ireland conference on Quality and it is designed for people working or interested in Quality, LEAN Six ...Read More
Launch of new Accelerator Programme
A new Bank of Ireland Accelerator Funding Programme which has been developed in association with IT Sligo, was launched at Enterprise & Innovation Week. Bank of Ireland Sligo is committed to supporting and growing relationships with small and medium enterprises ...Read More
RE:CONNECT event emphasises power of networking
The importance of international networking was emphasised at the RE:CONNECT Western Regional Business Network event at the launch of IT Sligo’s Enterprise & Innovation Week. The network, which is the brainchild of The Western Development Commission (WDC) and six local ...Read More
New entrepreneur programme for the North West
New Frontiers delivered by IT Sligo and LYIT A new enterprise platform programme to be delivered jointly by IT Sligo and LYIT was officially launched at the third annual Enterprise & Innovation Week at IT Sligo this week. The ‘New ...Read More
Surfing Intervarsity success at Strandhill
Hundreds of surfing enthusiasts descended on Strandhill, Co Sligo for the 2012 National Student Surfing Intervarsities from March 2 to 4. As holders of the national title last year, the IT Sligo Surf Club hosted the event. NUI Galway managed ...Read More
Creative Symposium – Watch the Live Stream
A new and exciting €100,000 European Union Fund for creative industries will be launched at Enterprise & Innovation Week’s flagship event which takes place in the Knocknarea Arena tomorrow (Thursday, March 22nd) from 1pm to 4pm. Watch the event live ...Read More
Daring 2 Care for the Children Who Care
Launch of event to help child carers at IT Sligo A young man inspired by the dedication of his sister, who became their mother’s main carer at the age of 10, is set to highlight the plight of Ireland’s young ...Read More
Students support St Patrick’s Day Parade
Six tourism students from IT Sligo are assisting in the preparation for the upcoming St. Patrick’s festival in Sligo as part of their studies of Event Management. Starting tomorrow and running through to Sunday 18th March, this is the first ...Read More
Major funding news at Enterprise & Innovation Week 2012
A major announcement about EU funding for creative industries in the North West region, will be made at this year’s Enterprise & Innovation Week at IT Sligo which runs from March 20th to 23rd. Designed to enhance the links between ...Read More
Dare2Care Challenge for Young Carers
IT Sligo Tourism students, in conjunction with the Carers Association, have organised a charity marathon cycle, mountain climb and camping expedition that will take place over 10 days in the North West from the 1st to the 11th of April ...Read More
Head of Development appointed to HEA Board
Head of Development and Business Operations at IT Sligo, Gordon Ryan, has been appointed by Government as a member of the Higher Education Authority Board. Mr Ryan is one of seven new appointees to the HEA announced this week. The ...Read More
High Flyers in Tourism Studies
Exciting times for tourism in the West of Ireland with Ryanair launching four new flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Barcelona. A group of six IT Sligo students are assisting with the organisation of the ...Read More
Sustainability in a Recession - Conference
The average household can save an estimated €320 a year by more prudent use of energy and water and by making informed decisions about waste disposal and transport, the Sligo Sustainable Futures conference was told this week. Dr Dorothy Stewart ...Read More
Senior appointments announced
IT Sligo has announced a number of key new appointments. Tralee native Tony Donovan has joined the Institute as Head of the School of Business and Humanities, while Shane Fanning who is originally from Co Wicklow, takes charge of the ...Read More
Women’s soccer team win the Premier League
IT Sligo has won this season’s National Premier League, for the the 5th time in the Institute’s history. The team was consistent throughout the campaign, winning 9 of their 10 matches and finishing the season with 27 points. Their only ...Read More
Concussion Awareness Campaign launched at IT Sligo
IT Sligo sponsors ABI wallet-sized information cards IT Sligo has teamed up with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (ABI) and several local sporting organisations in a bid to educate students, coaches, and medical professionals about the dangers of concussion. As part ...Read More
Actor Stephen Rea launches book by IT Sligo lecturer
A new book on Irish Theatre, Scholarship and Practice by Leitrim native and IT Sligo lecturer, Dr Rhona Trench, providing a unique insight from practitioners and academics, was launched by actor Stephen Rea in Dublin last Friday. Edited by Dr ...Read More
