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Institute of Technology, Sligo

Institute of Technology, Sligo

Institute of Technology Sligo (ITS) is a state funded third-level educational institution situated in the town of Sligo, Ireland. The Institute has three Schools and 9 Departments.The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its present name on May 7, 1997. Professor Terri Scott has been Director of the Institute since October 2008 and Dr. Brendan McCormack is the current Registrar.AboutThe Institute is fast-becoming one of the leading third-level education bases in Ireland. In terms of student numbers, only the Dublin Institute of Technology outranks its science department. IT Sligo also has the second best science department in the IT sector in Ireland, behind DIT.On the sporting field, the college has been very successful in ladies soccer and more notably the senior football team, who have won the Sigerson Cup three times in the last six years. Success has also been had in areas such as lifesaving, cycling and hurling. The college also caters for other sports such as indoor soccer, hand gliding and most importantly their infamous College Rugby Team, the best college rugby team in the north west Ireland.Latest newsIT Sligo's Team Hermes wins the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011- a world student technology competition - in the software design category, in New York. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/22651-it-sligo-team-wins-at-microExternal linksOfficial site - Institute of Technology, Sligo Official site - I.T. Sligo Students' UnionOfficial site - Library Web SiteI.T. Sligo RFC
St. Angela's College, Sligo

St. Angela's College, Sligo

St. Angela's College, Sligo is a college of the National University of Ireland, Galway since 2006. Prior to this, since 1978, the college was a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. St. Angela’s College, Sligo was founded by the Ursuline Order in 1952.The college is located outside the town of Sligo, Ireland, on the shores on Lough Gill. It focuses primarily on education and nursing courses.The college offers courses in Home Economics teacher training with one of four options (Economics and Consumer Studies, Gaeilge, Biology and Science, Religious Education). Other courses on offer include: Nursing degrees, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and the Bachelor of Applied Science in Food Studies to name a few.In 2007 with the closure of St Catherine’s College of Education for Home Economics, Sion Hill, Blackrock Dublin, St Angela's became the centre for Home Economics education in Ireland.Recently erected on the college campus are: 4* student accommodation, a laundrette, a take away and a Mace store.External linksSt. Angela's College, Sligo