Welcome to Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is one of the largest multi-campus universities on the island, serving a diverse group of learners, staff, communities and organisations from our region and further afield.

We offer a rich combination of academic and research excellence, quality of life and opportunity – all of which can be experienced in the most beautiful part of Ireland.

Atlantic TU will have the critical mass and academic depth to attract, educate, nurture and retain talent in the west, north-west and cross-border region.

Our collaborative approach ensures that we deliver practice-orientated study, and research that seeks to address the major challenges facing society and the world.

As a northern and western multi-campus technological university, we are dedicated to enabling sustainable economic, social and cultural development; connected to our region and with a mindset that reaches far beyond it.

As a TU of scale, quality and impact, the University will have greater capacity for collaboration with international partners and ATU graduates will have excellent employment potential nationally and internationally.

Your future is here!

ATU Launches Innovative VR Project to Enhance Elderly Care
13 Mar 2025

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and residential care group Riada Care Ltd. have unveiled an innovative new project that uses Virtual Reality (VR) technology to enhance the quality of life for elderly residents

Ugandan Partner Visit to ATU
12 Feb 2025

Since 2017, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) St Angelas has supported NGO Bright Kids Uganda (BKU) through various humanitarian initiatives. Since then, a formal Erasmus+ partnership has been established which offers students and staff a truly life-changing experience though community engagement projects in the Entebbe region of the country.

Winners of Invent for the Planet (Ireland) 2025 create prototype plastic brick for construction of homes in poor countries
12 Feb 2025

A multidisciplinary team of students from colleges across Ireland has won the Irish leg of Invent for the Planet (IFTP) 2025 for their plastic brick prototype solution titled “Creating sustainable housing solutions for expanding poverty areas”.

ATU Completes Conferring Ceremonies with Over 5,000 Graduates this Year
28 Nov 2024

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) completed its 2024 graduations last week, celebrating the achievements of over 5,000 graduates in ceremonies in Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Mayo and Connemara. The ceremonies have brought together students, families and faculty to honour the hard work and dedication of graduates across a wide range of disciplines, from undergraduate certificates to doctoral degrees.