About Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is a university-level institution in the South-East of Ireland with over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff.

WIT offers tuition and research programs in various areas from Higher Certificate to Degree to PhD.

WIT is the major provider of higher education in the South East region of Ireland and one of the largest IOT’s in Ireland. The Institute’s range and scope reflect the changing needs of the southeast as well as the country as a whole.

The range of academic programs is exceptionally extensive, ranging from Higher Certificate right through to post-doctoral research and covering the Humanities, Health and Nursing, Science and Informatics, Engineering and Architecture, Business and Education.

Wonderful Waterford

Waterford, the oldest city in Ireland, is a wonderful mix of the old and the new, history, culture and innovation. It is a city of colour and excitement. A rapidly developing and progressive city, Waterford has many attractions – its galleries and museums, its busy streets full of fascinating shops, small lanes to stroll through with 1,100 years of history meeting you on virtually every street corner, choice cuisine to suit every taste and every pocket, lively pubs and friendly smiles.

The Sporting Life

Sport is a major part of everyday life in The Déise, be it participating or shouting on your team. Hurling is the first thing that springs to mind but the story doesn’t just end there. Waterford is surrounded by water, both rivers and sea. There are lots of beaches in the county, with buses every hour to nearby Tramore, where students can take part in swimming, sailing, cycling, surfing and kite surfing. Waterford also has great facilities for horse riding, golf, GAA, walking trails, tag rugby, badminton and running. The list truly is endless. The Regional Sports Centre and the Kingfisher Club with its gym, pool and spa facilities are both within five minutes walk of the main campus at WIT

Nightlife

Waterford has a great variety of pubs and nightclubs and a long theatrical and musical tradition. The local arts centre, Garter Lane, holds many exhibitions of art, design and photography and it runs regular workshops where young people can participate in drama, dance and other artistic activities in their modern theatre. The Theatre Royal hosts the Waterford International Light Opera festival each year along with a variety of other productions. College Hall on WIT’s campus is also a centre of choice for large-scale musical events. Waterford has become a haven for good food at reasonable prices. Gourmet, vegetarian, ethnic, pizza and pub grub … there’s something to suit every taste.

Shopping

Waterford offers a choice to shoppers ranging from sophisticated fashion shops, craft shops, modern malls including City Square to superb delicatessens and colourful traditional, family owned shops. If you want something a little less high-street, there are many exquisite and imaginative hand-crafted products produced in the city and count.

Faculty List

• School of Business
• School of Engineering
• School of Lifelong Learning And Education
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Humanities
• School of Science And Computing

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Dr Felicity Kelliher is a Senior Lecturer in Management and co-chair of the RIKON research group, she feels honoured to be appointed this new role

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After just 12 weeks of working on the project students on the one-year BEng in Electronic Engineering, an add on course for the two-year Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronic Engineering had a Toyota Corolla safely finish a test drive on the institute’s Cork Road campus. …