John Andy Bonar

Head of Development

8th May 2013

LYIT Strategic Plan 2007 - 2013

LYIT Strategic Plan 2007 - 2013

In framing the plan every effort was made to align Institute strategy with national policy objectives.

A particular focus was the emphasis in the NDP 2007-2013 on an all-island agenda.

Position LYIT as a leading participant in the development of the all-island approach articulated in the NDP 2007-2013 exploiting the significant existing collaboration with the University of Ulster.

Mission & Profile

Mission: To continuously develop as an academic institution of international repute, serving regional and national needs and pursuing, in a collaborative fashion, an ambitious progressive agenda that delivers on the aspirations of its vibrant Institute population and its external stakeholders.  

Vision:To be the higher education institution of choice for a wide spectrum of learners on a broad range of employment-focused, high quality education and training programmes delivered in a supportive and increasingly innovative learning environment. 

To make a major contribution to the development of the region in partnership with stakeholders through the exploitation of research, innovation and enterprise.

LYIT Letterkenny Campus

IT Sligo

GMIT Mayo

Campus

GMIT Galway Campus

Athlone IT

Limerick IT

IT Carlow

Waterford IT

Cork IT

IT Tralee

Dundalk IT

Dublin ITIT TallaghtBlanchardstown ITDun Laoghaire IT

LYITKillybegs Campus

Location, Location, Location

LYIT at a Glance(A Regionally Engaged Institution)

100% increase in student enrolment since the mid 90s

County Donegal at 41% (2008) had the highest retention rate for graduate

employment in the 26 counties outside of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick rank

higher

66% of LYIT graduates in work were working in Donegal (2012)

Census 2011 Donegal ranked number 9 nationally for the number of people with

higher education qualifications

Higher education participation rates for students from the county have increased

dramatically (83% of leaving cert cohort) - 2012

30% of the LYIT full-time student population are mature students

LYIT creates an economic impact over €100 million per annum to the local economy

Letterkenny campus, additional 77 acres acquired (2010)

Wind Energy Centre opened in Killybegs 2011, emerging plans for seafood

development and renewable energy

LYIT employs 320 people, with 3000 + students enrolled on full-time programmes

40% of all school leavers from County Donegal schools attend LYIT

LYIT at a Glance(A Regionally Engaged Institution)

LYIT has developed a number of very successful postgraduate Masters programmes

in association with local industry

A number of successful businesses have spun out from LYIT/CoLab, currently 28

Companies employing 110 Graduate Level employees

NWRSP

€8 million in RDI Income in the last seven years

80 Innovation Vouchers completed

5 Innovation Partnerships

2 AREs (Technology Gateway Programme)

20 Fusion Projects

EU Framework Programme

500 HE places created under Labour Market Activation/Springboard Programmes

700 people in Employment, 100 Unemployed upskilled in 2012 via Tech North West

Skillnet

Developing Links in US and China

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Regional Demographics(Census 2011)

Population

2011 Change Since 2006

Letterkenny

19588 +11.4%

Sligo 19452 +0.3%

Donegal State

Population Increase(2006 – 2011)

9.4% 8.2%

Population <15 years 23% 21.3%

Population >65 years 13.3% 11.7%