Dundalk Institute of Technology
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| Dundalk Institute of Technology | |
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| Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Dún Dealgan | |
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| Established: | 1970 |
| Director: | Denis Cummins |
| Faculty: | ?,??? |
| Students: | 5,000 |
| Location: | Dundalk, Republic of Ireland |
| Campus: | 90 acres |
| Affiliations: | EUA |
| Website: | http://www.dkit.ie |
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) formerly Regional Technical College, Dundalk is located in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The institution recently completed the T. K. Whitaker Building, a library and resource center. In 2002 DkIT took possession of the adjoining Carrolls Tobacco Factory. By 2005 partial development has taken place in the Carrolls site with Plumbing and Electrical Trades Workshops situated there and the opening of a "Bright Room" digital media editing suite. In 2005 a building for the newly introduced Nursing and Health studies was opened. In 2005 also, DkIT became one of the first urban locations to have an industrial standard wind turbine (850kw) installed. It is the first large wind turbine in the world to be constructed on the campus of a third level institution.
The institution was one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges set up in the 1970s with an emphasis on business, engineering and science. In recent years the institution has expanded into hospitality and nursing. Apprenticeship courses have long been a feature of the Institute, there has been continual expansion in the Apprenticeship provisioning the electrical and plumbing fields.
Denis Cummins is the current President of the college,having recently taken over this position.
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- Official site - Dundalk Institute of Technology
- netsoc-dkit - Computer Networking Society
- - Official site of the DkIT Ravens Ice Hockey Team, the first College Ice Hockey Team in Ireland
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