Dundalk Institute of Technology

About Dundalk Institute of Technology

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT – Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Dhún Dealgan), established in 1970 as the Regional Technical College Dundalk, is the premier government-funded higher education institute serving the North-East of Ireland. Strategically positioned on a picturesque 90-acre campus along the vital M1 Dublin-Belfast economic corridor—just 50 minutes from Dublin Airport and 1 hour from Belfast—DkIT educates more than 5,200 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 65 countries. Organised across four dynamic academic schools—the School of Business and Humanities, School of Engineering, School of Health and Science, and School of Informatics and Creative Arts—DkIT offers over 70 core degree programmes spanning business, computing, creative media, mechanical and civil engineering, pharmaceutical science, agriculture, and nursing. Internationally recognised for world-class research institutes including the Smooth Muscle Research Centre (SMRC), NetwellCASALA (ambient assisted living), Regulated Software Research Centre (RSRC), and the Centre for Renewable Energy at DkIT (CREDIT), DkIT pioneered on-campus sustainability by erecting the first commercial wind turbine on an Irish college campus. With a 94%+ graduate employability rate, small cohort learning, and mandatory paid industry co-op placements, DkIT graduates qualify directly for Ireland's Third Level Graduate Scheme (Stamp 1G) post-study work visa.