John Andy Bonar Head of Development 8 th

John Andy Bonar Head of Development 8 th 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.

Location, Location LYIT Letterkenny Campus LYIT Killybegs Campus IT Sligo GMIT Mayo Campus Dundalk IT Athlone IT GMIT Galway Campus IT Carlow Limerick IT IT Tralee Waterford IT Cork IT Dublin IT IT Tallaght Blanchardstown IT Dun Laoghaire IT

LYIT at a Glance (A Regionally Engaged Institution) Ø 100% increase in student enrolment since the mid 90 s Ø 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 Ø 66% of LYIT graduates in work were working in Donegal (2012) Ø Census 2011 Donegal ranked number 9 nationally for the number of people with higher education qualifications Ø Higher education participation rates for students from the county have increased dramatically (83% of leaving cert cohort) - 2012 Ø 30% of the LYIT full-time student population are mature students Ø LYIT creates an economic impact over € 100 million per annum to the local economy Ø Letterkenny campus, additional 77 acres acquired (2010) Ø Wind Energy Centre opened in Killybegs 2011, emerging plans for seafood development and renewable energy Ø LYIT employs 320 people, with 3000 + students enrolled on full-time programmes Ø 40% of all school leavers from County Donegal schools attend LYIT

LYIT at a Glance (A Regionally Engaged Institution) Ø LYIT has developed a number of very successful postgraduate Masters programmes in association with local industry Ø A number of successful businesses have spun out from LYIT/Co. Lab, currently 28 Companies employing 110 Graduate Level employees Ø NWRSP Ø € 8 million in RDI Income in the last seven years Ø 80 Innovation Vouchers completed Ø 5 Innovation Partnerships Ø 2 AREs (Technology Gateway Programme) Ø 20 Fusion Projects Ø EU Framework Programme Ø 500 HE places created under Labour Market Activation/Springboard Programmes Ø 700 people in Employment, 100 Unemployed upskilled in 2012 via Tech North West Skillnet Ø Developing Links in US and China

STUDENT ENROLMENT

Regional Demographics (Census 2011) Donegal State Population Increase (2006 – 2011) 9. 4% 8. 2% Population <15 years 23% 21. 3% Population >65 years 13. 3% 11. 7% Population 2011 Change Since 2006 Letterkenny 19588 +11. 4% Sligo 19452 +0. 3%