Technological University Dublin is Ireland‘s first technological university, established on 1 January 2019, and with a history stretching back to 1887 through the amalgamated Dublin Institute of Technology which progressed from the first technical education institution in Ireland, the City of Dublin Technical Schools. It is the second-largest third-level institution in Ireland, with a student population of 28,500.

The university was formed by the amalgamation of three existing institutes of technology in the Dublin area – Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, and Institute of Technology, Tallaght, taking over all functions and operations of these institutions. It is the eighth university in Ireland, and the fourth in the Dublin Region, following Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and Dublin City University. The university asserts an entrepreneurial ethos and industry-focused approach, with extensive collaboration with industry for research and teaching. The flagship campus is located within Grangegorman, Dublin, with four other campuses in Tallaght, Blanchardstown, Bolton Street, and Aungier Street.

TU Dublin has over 3,000 staff, and Professor David FitzPatrick was appointed as the inaugural president, a role in which he serves as of 2021.

Academic

TU Dublin consists of five colleges, their associated schools, and multiple research institutes and centres. Courses are primarily based in one of five locations.

TU Dublin is the only institution offering courses in optometry and ophthalmic dispensing within the Republic of Ireland, with both a 4-year BSc in Optometry and a 3-year BSc in Ophthalmic Dispensing running from the School of Physics & Clinical & Optometric Sciences within the College of Sciences & Health.

TU Dublin physics, optometry, and clinical measurement science degrees are fully accredited by the Institute of Physics, and National Framework of Qualifications Level 8 engineering degrees are fully accredited by the Institute of Engineers of Ireland.

Graduate Research School

The Graduate Research School offers the PhD programmes of the university, focusing research along the themes of:

• Environment, Energy & Health
• Information, Communications & Media Technologies
• New Materials & Devices
• Society, Culture & Enterprise.

Graduate researchers are members of this school, in addition to being registered with their own school.

College of Sciences & Health

• School of Biological & Health Sciences
• School of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
• School of Computing
• Food Science & Environmental Health
• School of Mathematical Sciences
• School of Physics & Clinical & Optometric Sciences

College of Engineering & Built Environment

• Dublin School of Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical and Design Engineering
• Multidisciplinary Technologies
• Surveying & Construction Management
• School of Transport Engineering, Environment and Planning

College of Business

• Accounting & Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Retail & Services Management
• Graduate Business School

College of Arts & Tourism

• Dublin School of Creative Arts
• School of Culinary Arts & Food Technology
• Hospitality Management & Tourism
• School of Languages, Law & Social Sciences
• School of Media
• Conservatoire of Music & Drama