Cork Institute of Technology

Cork Institute of Technology

Organisation type: 
Research institutions
Research organisations
Technology institutions
Country: 
Ireland
Short name: 
Cork Institute of Technology
Description: 

Cork Institute of Technology is comprised of two constituent Faculties and three constituent Colleges.
Faculties are Engineering and Science; and Business and Humanities.
Colleges are the CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, the CIT Cork School of Music and the National Maritime College of Ireland.

EU Projects
Leading and partnering in EU projects is an important part of CIT’s work , increasing our network of global contacts, funding new research, and opening up new horizons and developmental opportunities for staff and students.

Cork Institute of Technology is committed to developing and maintaining the widest global contacts and our engagement in EU projects is an excellent method of building strong working and research relationships with organisations throughout the European Union and beyond.

CIT operates a highly strategic approach to building partnerships and undertaking research based projects which support the core R&D strengths of the Institute. We also place strong emphasis on building and supporting our innovation and entrepreneurship services through transnational and interregional cooperation projects.

Facilities
The Institute boasts many top class facilities including its award-winning Library & IT Building and its world class laboratories. CIT presently has four separate campuses. The main campus is located in Bishopstown and covers an area of approximately 80 acres. The NIMBUS Centre is CIT's first dedicated research centre and is intended not only to be a showcase for CIT's research but also to demonstrate CIT's ability to translate innovative research into economic benefit. The NIMBUS Centre provides space for up to 80 researchers, including facilities for undergraduate project students, visiting postgraduate students and researchers from other institutions and dedicated industry visitor workstations, already in use, where company researchers can work in close collaboration with NIMBUS staff and use NIMBUS research facilities.