Eyes on Carlow: Carlow IT competes on a world stage

What is it about the Institute that attracts so many overseas students to the south of Leinster?

Pictured at the recent memorandum of agreement signing between Arizona State University, Institute of Technology Carlow and Carlow College St Patrick’s in Arizona were, from left: Declan Doyle, vice-president for Development and Research, IT Carlow; Dr Stefanie Lindquist, Deputy Provost and vice-president for Academic Affairs, Arizona State University; Dr Thomas McGrath, vice-president for Academic Affairs and Registrar, Carlow College St Patricks; and Councillor Fintan Phelan, Mayor of Carlow Municipal District

Take a walk through the IT Carlow campus and you’ll hear so much more than accents from the Midlands. Fast gaining an international reputation for excellence, the Institute has welcomed students from over 90 countries across the globe, from China to Saudi Arabia and on to the US.

“We work on building relationships with governments and universities across the world, explaining to them what Carlow has to offer and why this is the ...