Munster Technological University or MTU is a multi-campus technological university (TU), consisting of six campuses in Cork and Kerry. The university was established in January 2021, the result of a merger between two institutes of technology, Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee.

 Its creation was announced in May 2020. It accommodates more than 18,000 students and over 2,000 members of staff.

It is Ireland’s second technological university, after Technological University Dublin.

Facilities

The Munster Technological University consists of six campuses, the MTU Kerry campuses in Dromtacker and Clash, Tralee, in County Kerry, and MTU Cork campuses in Bishopstown, Cork School of Music, and Crawford College of Art and Design, as well as the National Maritime College of Ireland facility in Ringaskiddy.

MTU Cork, Bishopstown Campus

The main Cork campus, of approximately eighty acres, is situated in Bishopstown in the western suburbs of Cork city. It has theatres, lecture rooms, laboratories, drawing studios, a library, computer suites, open access computing centre and research units. Recreational facilities for the expected student population include a running track, tennis courts, all-weather pitch, a gymnasium and grass playing pitches, while an indoor swimming pool is located nearby. This campus has won awards for its architectural design and aesthetics.

A new sports facility building is planned for the campus, with works proposed to begin sometime in 2020