The Limerick Institute of Technology (or simply LIT; Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Luimneach) is an institution of higher education located in Limerick, Ireland and one of 14 member institutions of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA). The institute has campuses in Limerick, and in both Thurles and Clonmel in County Tipperary, and a regional learning centre in Ennis, County Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park adjacent to Thomond Park and houses the Faculty of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology and the School of Business and Humanities. The School of Art & Design is located at the Clare Street and Clonmel campuses.
LIT offers courses at level 6 (certificate) through to level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. The institute has twice been named as The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in The Sunday Times University Guide, firstly in 2008 and again in 2013.
On 23 November 2020, the AIT-LIT Consortium announced that the joint Limerick-Athlone IT application for Technological University status had been submitted for government approval. The objective is to establish a new technical university for central and midwestern Ireland / Technological University of Central & Midwestern Ireland, with a target opening date of 1 September 2021.
Organisation
The institute is divided into three Schools, each with constituent departments:
- Limerick School of Art & Design
- Department of Design
- Department of Fine Art
- Applied Science Engineering and Technology
- Department of Built Environment
- Department of Applied Science
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
- Department of Information Technology
- Business & Humanities
- Department of Business
- Department of Food and Tourism
- Department of Applied Social Sciences
- Department of Sport
The Development Office works with the registrar and heads of school/department to address the widening participation agenda in the broadest sense from level 6 to level 10 as per the National Framework of Qualifications by piloting new initiatives and then assisting to mainstream these initiatives within LIT.
The Development Office activity includes: enhancing R&D and Technology Transfer; managing relationships with second-level education providers; Lifelong Learning; and liaison with enterprise and employment development agencies in the midwest region.