Connect & Discover

Athlone Institute of Technology

Open Days14 November 2014 – 10am-2pm

15 November 2014 – 10am-1pm Connect & Discover

About Open Days at AIT• Open Days at AIT present an ideal opportunity to discover more

about going to college in Athlone. You will get to talk with lecturers about courses that are of interest to you, find out what you will be studying and what type of jobs you can expect to qualify for.

• You will also meet with current students to get the low-down on college life; from completing assignments to going for sporting glory.

• Representatives of SUSI will be present on both days, with an exhibition stand on Friday and information sessions on Saturday.

• Experience the wealth of clubs and societies on campus, with everything from GAA, rugby and athletics clubs to the debating soc, beats soc and gamers lounge.

• Find out about study abroad opportunities at one of our European partners through Erasmus, or further afield in China or Canada or Brazil.

• Exhibition areas are located in the canteen of the main building on campus, the Engineering and Informatics Building, and the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies Building.

• Campus tours will guide you around our facilities, which have received more than €115 million investment since 2000. Get to see lecture theatres and labs, as well as the institute’s Olympic- and FIFA-standard indoor and outdoor facilities, including the new International Arena.

• Our student ambassadors are on hand to guide you around campus and to answer any of your questions about college life. They are the ones in the bright green t-shirts, so you can’t miss them!

• Some facts and figures worth bearing in mind: just 18% of AIT graduates were seeking employment six months after completing their studies, 75% of honours degree students complete their degree at AIT, while 58% of honours degree students graduate with a 1st or 2.1.

Schedule of talksFriday Saturday Location Title of talk

Accounting11.00-11.301.00-1.30

11.00-11.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre Accounting – passport to a global career

Business11.00-11.301.00-1.30

11.00-11.30 Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre Social media marketing and the digital world

12.00-12.301.30-2.00

11.30-12.00 Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre Business psychology – meet the future and get inside the mind of business

Computing and ICT Engineering12.00-12.301.30-2.00

11.30-12.00 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre Business computing – careers in ICT in Ireland

11.30-12.001.00-1.30

12.00-12.30 B1029 Control your world with your mobile phone: Life in a 50 billion connected device world

Engineering11.00-11.4512.00-12.45

11.00-11.4512.00-12.45

X103, Engineering and Informatics Building

Presentation and tour of facilities:• Civil and construction engineering• Electronics, computer and software engineering• Mechanical and polymer engineering

11.00-11.301.30-2.00

N/A B1029 From medical devices to recycling: Mechanical and polymer engineering

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies10.00-1.00 10.00-1.00 Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Studies

BuildingDemonstrations and talks on spa and wellness management, hotel and leisure management, culinary arts, bar supervision

Science10.30-11.0012.30-1.00

11.00-011.30 B1029 Sports science and athletic therapy: From the county final to the Six Nations: your role in the journey

11.00-11.3012.30-1.00

11.30-12.00 B1030 Biotechnology, toxicology and pharmaceutical science opportunities at AIT

11.30-12.001.00-1.30

12.00-12.30 B1030 Veterinary nursing and bioveterinary science

12.00-12.301.30-2.00

12.30-1.00 B1030 Health science and nutrition

Social Care and Early Years Care and Education10.30-11.0012.30-1.00

12.00-12.30 Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre Careers in social care and early years care & education

General11.30-12.00 N/A Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre DARE scheme & supports for students with disabilities

12.00-12.30 N/A B1029 Where the jobs of the future are – Matrix Recruitment

12.30-1.00 N/A Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre The mature student experience

Exhibition stand 10.30-11.0012.30-1.00

Earl of Rosse Lecture Theatre SUSI and the grant process

N/A 12.00-12.30 Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre Talk for parents

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