| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | |
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| Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn | |
| Established | 1971 |
| President | Paul Hannigan |
| Registrar | Danny Brennan |
| Students | 3,000 |
| Location | Letterkenny, Republic of Ireland |
| Website | http://www.lyit.ie |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) (Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn), formerly Regional Technical College, Letterkenny, is located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It is a third level institution serving County Donegal and the North West of Ireland. The institute is usually known locally as the Regional. Today, it is one of the largest places of third level education anywhere in Ulster. It is the only Republic of Ireland Institute of Technology (I.T.) to be located in Ulster.
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The institute is one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges established in Ireland. Tourism College Killybegs is a school of the institute in accordance with the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.
The institute was also referred to as Donogh O'Malley Regional Technical College, Letterkenny, until 1992, in honour of Donogh O'Malley, the reforming Minister for Education in the Republic of Ireland.
In 2007 LYIT came joint second with Tallaght IT to the Galway-Mayo IT in The Sunday Times University Guide 2007, which ranks the top universities and IT's. This shows the part Letterkenny has played in the development of the North-West. Letterkenny also has the country's best record for providing third-level education to disadvantaged students. [1][2]
The institute offers courses in business, law, computing, engineering, nursing, veterinary nursing, and science. The courses are offered at levels 6 through 10 on the NQAI framework. Courses are offered in a semesterised and modularised method. Specialist courses that may be found in LYIT include the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fire Safety Technology which is the only one of its kind in the Republic of Ireland, other specialist degrees also include Bachelor of Science (Hons) In Analytical and Forensic Science. The Institute is one of only two institutes in the Republic of Ireland to offer degrees approved by King's Inns. The BA (Hons) in law has been approved degree status by the society. [3] The Institute also co-operates closely on many courses and much research with Magee College, part of the University of Ulster, in nearby Derry.
The institute also offers support for businesses through specialised short term courses, collaborative research and the Business Development Centre (BDC).
Green Party candidate 2007 Seán Ó Maolchallann is a senior lecturer in mathematics at the institute. Local architect Antoin MacGabhann is a visiting lecturer. [4]
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