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Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) ({{lang-ga|Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn}}), formerly the Regional Technical College, Letterkenny, and still occasionally referred to as The Regional, particularly by older citizens, is a third level institution serving County Donegal and the north-west of Ireland. Based at Letterkenny, County Donegal, it is today one of the largest places of third level education in Ulster.

History

The institute is one of the original networks of Regional Technical Colleges established in Ireland. It opened in 1971, with Danny O'Hare as first principal.

The institute was also referred to as Donogh O'Malley Regional Technical College, Letterkenny, until 1992, in honor of Donogh O'Malley, T.D., the reforming Minister for Education.

Associated college

The Tourism College Killybegs, founded in 1969, and adopting its current name in 1992, is an academic school of the institute, in accordance with the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.

Achievements

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]

Courses

The institute offers over 130 programmes that range from one to four years in business, law, computing, engineering, nursing, veterinary nursing, design 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 ^[3] which is the only one of its kind in Ireland, other specialist degrees also include Bachelor of Science (Hons) In Analytical and Forensic Science. The Institute is one of only two institutes in Ireland to offer degrees approved by the King's Inns. The BA (Hons) in law has been approved degree status by the society.^[4] The Institute also co-operates closely on many courses and much research with Magee College, part of the University of Ulster, in nearby Derry^[5]

The institute also offers support for businesses through specialized short-term courses, collaborative research, and the Co-Lab.

Sport

The college offers various sports teams. In 2012, the LYIT Ladies Basketball team was awarded Team of the Year at the Annual Sports and Clubs Awards Night.

Future partnerships

This IT is working along with GMIT and IT Sligo to form a Technological University for the West/North-West of Ireland.^[6]

Schools and Departments

Notable alumni

See also

References

1. ^Letterkenny Second in IT awards
2. ^Trinity grabs top university award, Irish Examiner, 29 September 2007{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.lyit.ie/courses/civil/BSc_Fire_LY_EFIRE_B.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-09-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215125535/http://www.lyit.ie/courses/civil/BSc_Fire_LY_EFIRE_B.html |archivedate=15 December 2007 |df=dmy-all }}
4. ^King’s Inns Approval for law degrees at LYIT Letterkenny Post 29 August 2008
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://afterschool.my/scholarship/letterkenny-institute-technology-lyit-scholarship/ |title=Letterkenny Institute Technology Scholarship |publisher=Afterschool}}
6. ^{{cite news |deadurl=no |work=The University Times |archivedate=12 October 2018 |url=http://www.universitytimes.ie/2018/10/hea-invests-e800000-in-four-institutes-of-technology/ |location=Trinity College Dublin |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012202052/http://www.universitytimes.ie/2018/10/hea-invests-e800000-in-four-institutes-of-technology/ |date=12 October 2018 |title=HEA Invests €800,000 in Four Institutes of Technology |first=Aisling |last=Marren |accessdate=21 November 2018}}