page_title: Munster Technological University
section_title: Bishopstown campus
hierarchical_section_title: Munster Technological University / Facilities / Bishopstown campus
caption_attribution_description: English: Cork Institute of Technology. Panoramic view of the Courtyard
context_page_description: Munster Technological University or MTU is a planned technological university, which is proposed to begin operations in Cork and Tralee in Ireland in January 2021, the result of a merger between two institutes of technology, Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee. Its creation was announced in May 2020. It is expected to accommodate more than 18,000 students and over 2,000 members of staff.
  It is due to be Ireland's second technical university, after Technological University Dublin.
context_section_description: The main CIT campus, of approximately eighty acres, is situated in Bishopstown in the western suburbs of Cork city. It has theatres, lecture rooms, laboratories, drawing studios, a library, computer suites, open access computing centre and research units. Recreational facilities for the expected student population include a running track, tennis courts, all-weather pitch, a gymnasium and grass playing pitches, while an indoor swimming pool is located nearby. The CIT campus has won awards for its architectural design and aesthetics.
  A new sports facility building is planned for the campus, with works proposed to begin sometime in 2020.
caption: Panorama of the central circular courtyard
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