Letterkenny Donegal Magee Derry United Ireland education

Letterkenny Institute Of Technology and the University of Ulster, Magee College, look set to unite Ireland in education.
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£1.3m study considers UU merger
The University of Ulster could merge with Letterkenny Institute
It is being considered as part of a £1.3m study to improve links between the institute and the University of Ulster's Magee campus.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Barnett discussed a possible merger with the institute's president.
"The end is more higher education, more courses, and putting more development into this region," he said.
"We won't be hung up on the governance alone, although if we look at it and if we can best achieve these aims by merging and being one institution, that's what we'll do."

The North-West Gateway Strategic Alliance aims to enhance cross-border co-operation in higher education.
Paul Hannigan, President of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, said the scheme would build on the already strong links between the campuses.
"This new project will enable us to develop our joint capacity exponentially, and in doing so, we can deliver even more opportunities for students and industry in the north west through innovation."

University Of Ulster
Magee
Magee campusThe Magee campus, Derry, is a mixture of historical and new buildings and modern and traditional facilities. It is a short walk along the River Foyle from Derry’s city walls. The historic cathedral city is the only completely walled city in the Ireland and her surrounding islands. The Magee campus has a small and tightly knit student population. Past and present students often mention this as one of the benefits of studying there.

Did you know that... Florence Nightingale visited Magee College, then a Theological College, on May 31st. 1867 and signed her name in the Visitors' Book?

Student numbers have risen rapidly as part of a programme of academic restructuring and campus development. To match the increasing popularity of study at Magee, new facilities have been opened including studios, laboratories and workshops. Other buildings house the new Learning Resource Centre, Centre for the Creative and Performing Arts, Students’ Union facilities, a 110 seat lecture theatre, staff offices and a multi-purpose sports hall.

The University has strong links with Derry City Council and the local community. Students have access to a range of local recreational and leisure facilities. Derry has strong traditions and a wealth of culture, which combines with an active social scene to make the city an exciting place to live and study.
The city is a natural starting point for travel into Donegal, to the northwest or further afield. To the east of the city are the Sperrin Mountains and the Roe Valley country park.
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Late last year there was a report that the part of the community that considers itself as British were opting out of Magee
University of Ulster.
Based in loose religious terms, Irish [Roman Catholics] outnumber British [Protestants] by four to one at Derry's Magee site
The University of Ulster has admitted it is having trouble attracting the unionist community to study at its campus in Derry.
The university's pro-vice chancellor Jim Allen said it was a disturbing trend. "It is worrying and the university has highlighted that," Mr Allen said. But he pointed out that the situation was better than a decade ago.
"Ten years ago it was 90/10. So we are beginning to win that battle," he said.
He said Protestant students who attended Magee were "very positive" about the university and the city.

Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Letterkenny Institute of Technology is a third level institution serving Donegal and the North West of Ireland. The Institute awards Higher Certificates, Bachelor Degrees and Honours Degrees in Business, Computing, Design, Engineering, Nursing and Science. The Institute also offers tuition and research to Master's Degree level.
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 Donagh O'Malley Regional Technical College, Letterkenny until 1992, in honour of Donagh O'Malley the reforming Minister for Education in 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.
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Courses
The institute offers courses in business, computing, engineering, 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 in Fire Technology which is the only one of its kind in the Republic of Ireland.
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.

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