GMIT celebrates its 30th anniversary

GMIT celebrates its 30th anniversary

galway.net , 18 Sep 2002

Today, the Institute celebrates its 30th anniversary. The first students entered what was then known as the Regional Technical College Galway on Monday, 18th September 1972.

During the academic year 1972/1973, RTC Galway had 1,213 students (319 full-time students, 76 full-time craft students, 42 on day and block release courses, 212 apprentices and 564 on adult and continuing education programmes). In contrast, student numbers today across the four GMIT Campuses are 5000 full-time and 4000 part-time students.

Dr. Gay Corr has been head of GMIT since the Institute began in 1972. When Dr. Corr retires on the 4th of October, 2002 he will have completed thirty years as head of an institution that has grown from humble beginnings to one of the most significant higher education institutions in the State.

It is widely acknowledged that under Dr. Corr's leadership, GMIT has played a significant role in supporting the economic and social developments that have taken place in Galway and in the West of Ireland generally over the past thirty years. Dr. Corr has directed the activities of the Institute over the past 30 years with intelligence, energy, humane management and integrity.

GMIT enters the next 30 years, where it will be under the direction of Marion Coy who was recently appointed by the Governing Body of the Institute to succeed Dr. Corr as Director of the Institute.

The Institute will be announcing shortly a programme of events to celebrate its thirty years in existence and urges past students, graduates and former staff to get in touch.

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