Newsletters

February 2021 saw the launch of our new “CUA Newsletter”.

The newsletter will bring news and updates on CUA activities and plans. Each issue will feature five short news stories, a video, podcast and links to CUA/TU related material.

Newsletter Issue 1 – 25 February 2021

Newsletter Issue 2 – 26 March 2021

Newsletter Issue 3 – 11 May 2021

Newsletter – Special Edition – 21 May 2021

Press Releases

Presidents Meet Face-to-Face as Preparations to become a TU Step Up

September 4, 2020

The Presidents of all three Institutes of the Connaught Ulster Alliance met in person for the first time since national restrictions were imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Presidents…

Dr Seán Duffy Appointed Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) Executive Project Lead

June 4, 2020

Dr Duffy to lead project seeking a Technological University (TU) for the West & North-West The Presidents of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) of GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT welcome…

Women’s Entrepreneurship Empower Programme To Roll Out Across the West & North-West from June

May 26, 2020

Programme will be delivered fully online due to college closures and physical distancing EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme due to be delivered in the iHubs on GMIT, IT Sligo and…

Women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT iHubs to be rolled out to three more counties

March 24, 2020

EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs to women in Gaway, Mayo and Roscommon, has been allocated over €300,000 in funding to extend delivery of the successful…

Connacht Ulster Alliance Presidents Welcome €90 Million For Technological Universities

March 24, 2020

The Presidents of GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT (Connacht-Ulster Alliance) welcome the announcement today (9 October 2019) by the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD,…

Connacht Ulster Alliance Research Symposium a resounding success

March 24, 2020

Over 220 delegates and 60 speakers attended the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) Research Symposium in the Sligo Park Hotel on 16 and 17 January 2020, organised by Dr Shirley Wrynn, GMIT…

CUA welcomes external advisers to support its flexible learning and digital capability project

December 18, 2019

Pictured at the Steering Committee meeting in THEA, Dublin, L to R: Billy Bennett, VP Academic Affairs & Registrar, LYIT; Dr Séamus Lennon, VP Academic Affairs & Registrar, GMIT; Marie…

Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) to formally apply for Technological University (TU) designation next year (2020)

December 16, 2019

The ambition of GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT to become a Technological University (TU) has moved a step closer with a very significant meeting of all three Governing Bodies…

CUA awarded €2.84m under new education fund to develop new flexible learning options in west & northwest

November 24, 2019

The Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA), comprised of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Institute of Technology Sligo (ITS), and Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), has been awarded €2.8m funding under the new…

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OUR JOURNEY

Milestones

CUA Apply for TU Designation

CUA Governing Bodies meet

TURN report published

€90m Government allocation for TU development

Technological Universities Act 2018

Project Ireland 2040

TU Bill, 2015

CUA passes Stage 1 for re-designation as a TU

CUA submits Expression of Interest

Ireland is the ‘fastest-growing euro area economy’

Formation of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA)

National Strategy for Higher Education 2030

The Bailout

Eurozone Crisis

The Institutes of Technology Act, 2006

National Framework of Qualifications launched

Ireland launches the Euro

Institutes of Technology responsible for own quality AND delegated authority

Ireland ranked among the world’s wealthiest nations

RTC’s become Institutes of Technology

Irish living standards at 90% of EU average

Irish Exports at 90% GDP

RTCs now autonomous Independent institutions

Irish living standards at 65% of EU average

RTC’s Award the first PhD

Irish Exports at 56% GDP

Ireland referred to as the ‘sick man of Europe’

RTCs deliver first Bachelor’s level programmes

Ireland joins the EEC; Irish exports at 37% of GDP

Ireland decimalised its currency

Establishment of RTC’s