ATU open day to feature talks, tours, and exhibitions

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is holding an open morning this Saturday, April 13.

The open day is aimed towards secondary school pupils, teachers, parents, guardians, and mature students in its Galway city campuses at Dublin Road from 10am to 1pm, showcasing the range of undergraduate programmes and support available in Galway and Mayo campuses.

Courses are offered in agriculture, built environment, business, computing, creative arts & media, culinary arts, hospitality, event management and PR, engineering, furniture design, making & technology, heritage, tourism, nursing, social care, history and geography psychology, outdoor education, science, sports coaching and teacher education programmes.

There will be talks on the CAO process, all programmes, access and participation office supports, disability and learning support services from various schools and campuses, and insights into student finance, accommodation, student life and support services. 

Demonstrations, exhibitions and tours will also be conducted on both city campuses.

Two special events are on the schedule, including the art Leaving Certificate revision session in the School of Creative Arts & Media by lecturer Maria Moore, and the Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) mobile classroom in the Dublin Road campus. ARC has been developed by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency.

Máirtín Walsh, Processing Development Executive at BIM, said they are ‘delighted to attend the open day’ and continue their partnership with ATU in promoting education and careers, ‘not just in seafood production and marine science, but also in the areas of marine focused engineering and technology’. 

He added: “The Irish aquaculture industry produces nutritious, sustainable, low carbon seafood and continues to create employment around the coast in a wide range of disciplines. We look forward to meeting as many young people as possible at this open day to educate them on the exciting career opportunities available in the marine sector”.  

A free shuttle bus service will be available for guests to navigate between campuses and will operate through the morning.

Damien Costello, Head of Department of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, ATU Galway-Mayo, said the open day will allow those interested in the area of sport ‘to gain a first-hand insight into the incredible capabilities of the human body and discover how our knowledge of sport & exercise science can be applied into future career opportunities’.

A special guest talk entitled ‘The Art of Picking Your University Course’ will be delivered by guidance counsellor, Donnachadh O’Mahony, who is also an educational podcaster and digital creator of popular Instagram page @leavingcertguidance.

"One of the most important things a student can do in researching their university options is attending the open days,” he said.

To register, and for more on the event, see ATU’s website.