In a vibrant environment for creative teaching and research, we educate and inspire a lifelong passion for learning, exploration and discovery that will ensure leadership with a global outlook and real world innovative designs for sustainable economic, social, cultural and personal development.
We embrace access and equality of opportunity and vertical progression so that our learners are empowered to succeed as citizens in a challenging world.We blend theoretical with applied enquiry, scholarly, professional and vocational pursuits with scientific and creative expression.
We serve to improve our region, our country and our world by being at the heart of a co-operative teaching and research eco-system, which includes other higher education and further education institutions, schools, regional communities, government and non-governmental agencies.
We actively nurture continuous enhancement of our relationships to progress excellence in a globally-benchmarked higher education and knowledge.
Collaborate with WIT
Waterford Institute of Technology has a strong commitment to building lasting relationships with the business world, and its level of interaction with the local, national and international business community is growing each year.
The Institute has developed a wide network that brings together inventors, researchers, venture capitalists, business angels and entrepreneurs across a spectrum of industries from multinationals to SME driving the development of the knowledge economy in the South-East region and beyond.
Research by its nature is collaborative. WIT is open to and actively encourages research collaborations with academic, public sector and industry partners, and has a keen focus on the translation of research knowledge into tangible socio-economic outputs.
WIT has a number of internationally recognised Applied Research Centres in the areas of Telecommunications, Applied Materials, Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology and Business Services. These centres have the resources and capabilities required to translate research into new processes, products, service offerings and commercial benefits.
Each is focused on strategic and near market research, partnering extensively with SME and Multinational companies. The Institute currently has more than 250 ongoing projects with a variety of companies across different industry sectors.
Waterford Institute of Technology
WIT's Mission
Engage, Learn, Challenge, Innovate
In a vibrant environment for creative teaching and research, we educate and inspire a lifelong passion for learning, exploration and discovery that will ensure leadership with a global outlook and real world innovative designs for sustainable economic, social, cultural and personal development.
We embrace access and equality of opportunity and vertical progression so that our learners are empowered to succeed as citizens in a challenging world.We blend theoretical with applied enquiry, scholarly, professional and vocational pursuits with scientific and creative expression.
We serve to improve our region, our country and our world by being at the heart of a co-operative teaching and research eco-system, which includes other higher education and further education institutions, schools, regional communities, government and non-governmental agencies.
We actively nurture continuous enhancement of our relationships to progress excellence in a globally-benchmarked higher education and knowledge.
Collaborate with WIT
Waterford Institute of Technology has a strong commitment to building lasting relationships with the business world, and its level of interaction with the local, national and international business community is growing each year.
The Institute has developed a wide network that brings together inventors, researchers, venture capitalists, business angels and entrepreneurs across a spectrum of industries from multinationals to SME driving the development of the knowledge economy in the South-East region and beyond.
Research by its nature is collaborative. WIT is open to and actively encourages research collaborations with academic, public sector and industry partners, and has a keen focus on the translation of research knowledge into tangible socio-economic outputs.
WIT has a number of internationally recognised Applied Research Centres in the areas of Telecommunications, Applied Materials, Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology and Business Services. These centres have the resources and capabilities required to translate research into new processes, products, service offerings and commercial benefits.
Each is focused on strategic and near market research, partnering extensively with SME and Multinational companies. The Institute currently has more than 250 ongoing projects with a variety of companies across different industry sectors.