Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

The Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS; Irish: Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Sionainne: Lár Tíre, an tIarthar Láir, OTS) is a public university in Ireland. It is a technological university, the third such one to be established in Ireland, and opened in October 2021. The university was the result of a merger between two institutes of technology: the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT). The AIT-LIT Consortium had been formed due to the passing of the Technological Universities Bill, which required at least two institutes to apply together for university status. The university officially opened on 1 October 2021 to serve both the midlands and the mid-west regions of the country.

Type

Technological university

Founded

2021

Also known as

AIT-LIT Consortium, TUS: Midlands, TUS: Midlands Midwest, TUS: Midwest