Tralee and Cork ITs propose merger

Cork and Tralee institutes of technology plan to begin work on merging into a multi-campus college before applying for technological university (TU) status in a year’s time.

The updated plans follow last December’s withdrawal by Limerick Institute of Technology from a venture between all three to form a Munster Technological University (MTU).

In plans submitted to the Higher Education Authority (HEA), Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee say they will submit an application for technological university status in Mar 2014. It is hoped to have the process successfully completed to merge under the MTU banner by Sept 2015.