A SCHOLARSHIP exchange programme for business students at Waterford Institute of Technology is to build on age-old links between the south-east region and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

EMPLOYERS have been asked not to cut back on apprentice recruitment because of economic difficulties.

THE association bringing together Waterford Institute of Technology alumni in Ireland and overseas has established a new London chapter.

THE country’s highest-ranking female garda is one of the key speakers at a policing conference in Waterford tomorrow.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology’s reputation as a key national centre for research and development activity has received a further boost with the announcement of more than €3.2 million in additional grant aid.

THE director of Waterford Institute of Technology said yesterday that weekend leaks and remarks by politicians do not represent setbacks in the institute’s campaign for university designation.

PROGRESS is expected within the next six months on three building projects as part of Waterford Institute of Technology’s campus development.

WATERFORD does not want the “vacuous” title of being a university city alone.

A UNIQUE event bringing together outdoor theatre and performance practitioners from Europe will be held in Waterford this week.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is to play a key role in developing the information technology industry in China, with the college’s bachelor of science (BSc) degree in applied computing already being taken by hundreds of Chinese students.

THE long-running campaign to establish a university in the south-east as a catalyst for development in the region has received a boost with the publication of key education reports.

The future of manufacturing in Ireland has been at the centre of discussions by delegates from 16 countries at a two-day conference in Waterford Institute of Technology this week.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology outshines several universities, including Trinity College in the jobs market. All of last year’s graduates are in employment, the institute’s proud director, Professor Kieran R Byrne, has revealed.

ONE of the largest information and communications technology research groups in Ireland will welcome Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Monday to showcase their extensive work in the communications technology sector.

ONE of the 100 most influential women in Britain is to receive an honorary fellowship from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) this week.

A LEADING institute of technology is forging further links with key educational hubs across the globe.

IRISH language television station TG4’s independence from RTÉ from April will create opportunities for television producers, especially working through Irish, a Waterford-based company and education bosses say.

SOME of the south-east’s brightest sparks are Korea-bound next month to fly the European flag at one of the world’s most coveted science events.

CONTRACTS have just been signed for a landmark €20 million building to accommodate staff and students working in languages, sports science and tourism/hospitality at Waterford Institute of Technology’s Cork Road campus.

STUDENTS at Waterford Institute of Technology are more likely to finish their course than their peers in other parts of the country, according to a new study.

WATERFORD’S reputation as a hub of enterprise and education has received a €20 million boost.

STAFF and students at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) are breaking new ground and being encouraged to have a happy, healthy heart.

IRELAND’S first undergraduate degree programme in criminal justice is to be offered at Waterford Institute of Technology from September.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology has welcomed its major cash injection, describing it as a ‘quantum leap’ in capital funding for the college.

WATERFORD is fortunate to have one of the best Institutes of Technology in the country but it’s not enough, the city’s mayor claims.

COLLEGES such as Waterford Institute of Technology must constantly adapt and change their programmes to meet the skills needs of industry and their student cohort, WIT director, Prof Kieran R Byrne, said yesterday.

TWO Thai students who were among those affected by the tsunami disaster in south-east Asia late last year have been awarded year-long scholarships by Waterford Institute of Technology.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is functioning as a University in everything but name. But any University established there must meet the needs of the region, must be innovation-led and can’t be elitist, experts have warned.

A SCIENCE magazine aimed at children aged between 8-12 and produced by two academics at Waterford Institute of Technology has scooped a coveted award.

MORE students than ever want to study at Waterford Institute of Technology, pushing up the points for its key courses.

AN American-owned financial services group which already employs over 400 in Dublin is to bring 250 jobs to Waterford over the next two to five years.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology has received a major boost with the signing of contracts for two new projects with a combined value of €7 million.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology (WIT) is examining its options in relation to setting up a new medical school in the South-East.

A REVIEW team is to examine how best Waterford Institute of Technology and Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) can work together to strengthen medical education.

A NEW resource centre for biologists that would lead to significant job creation is expected to be located at Waterford Institute of Technology.

A NEW €15 million nurse education facility at Waterford Institute of Technology will provide training for almost 500 nurses and midwives and offer those in the sector an opportunity to upskill.

A FORMER All-Star hurler who stopped drinking is to discuss his addiction and the dangers of alcohol when he addresses some of his fans today.

A COLLEGE which closed its bar during rag week last year has vowed to continue its clampdown on alcohol abuse.

STUDENTS at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) face the driest rag week in history after college bosses ordered that no alcohol be served on campus until after 6pm all this week.

ALL-IRELAND hurler Henry Shefflin was like the cat who got the cream yesterday after he swapped the black and amber for the robes of academia.