ATU hosts Open Day at Galway City campus this weekend (Sat 5 Nov 10am to 1pm)

The day includes family cooking demonstrations, one-to-one career consultations, campus tours and more

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway city is hosting an Open Day on Saturday, 5 November (10am to 10pm) for secondary school students, parents, teachers and mature applicants, highlighting the range of courses on offer across the university and information about student life and study.

Staff and students will be available to answer questions on all courses in Galway and Mayo in the areas of Agriculture, Built Environment, Business, Computing, Creative Arts & Media, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Event PR, Engineering, Furniture Design, Making & Technology, Heritage, Tourism, Nursing, Health Sciences & Social Care, Outdoor Education, Science, Teacher Education.

Information on programmes in ATU’s campuses in Sligo and Donegal will also be available.

For a full list of all the courses on offer at ATU, visit their website by clicking here.

The Open Day Galway City campus schedule (Dublin Road) includes talks on the CAO Application Process; Access options from the Disability and Learning Support Service and Access and Participation Office; Introductory sessions for all ATU Galway and Mayo Schools (faculty) and campuses along with Student Finance and Supports. Members of the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) team with also be present on the day to offer advice and support to students and their families on their application process.

Students can also book a FREE consultation with the ATU Careers Office to get advice on CAO choices and future job possibilities. Spaces are limited so to avoid disappointment students are advised to book their appointment TODAY at [email protected]

Fiona O’Donnell, ATU Galway-Mayo Careers Officer, says: “The ATU Careers Service are delighted to be involved in the upcoming Open Day. We will be available for Career Clinic Consultations with some tips on helping you choose the right course for you. Students have found excellent benefit in these consultations as it allows them to meet a Careers Advisor on a one-to-one basis, helping them understand and recognise their existing skill set.”

Lorraine Cunningham, ATU Galway-Mayo Schools Liaison Officer, says: “We are really looking forward to hosting our first Open Morning on ATU’s Galway City Campus at the Dublin Road since gaining university status. This year we have had so much to celebrate with also marking our 50^th year of delivering third level education to the region. With the 2023 CAO application opening on the 4 November at 12:00, this is a perfect opportunity for students and their families to begin their in-person research. This Open Morning will provide a great opportunity to learn about the CAO process, financial supports and university life, along with finding out about all our CAO programmes.

There will be regular tours of the campus and the facilities by our fantastic student ambassadors that will give a flavour of what it is like to be a student on programmes in ATU. We will have a special culinary masterclass not to be missed from ATU Culinary graduate, Louise Robbie providing a family focused cooking demonstration.”

For those visiting ATU Galway City campus with accessibility or additional requirements, who would like to avail of assistance or supports on the day, please contact [email protected] before Friday 4 November, 2022.

To register for this and other open day events at our ATU Campuses in Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal visit ATU's website by clicking here.

The following are the dates and times of our Open Day events over the next five weeks on our ATU campuses:

ATU Galway Creative Pathways Open Day, Thursday 3 November 2022, 10am -2pm
ATU 4-Campus Open Day Galway, Saturday, 5 November 2022, 10am -1pm
ATU Connemara Open Day, Friday, 11 November 2022, 11am -1pm
ATU Donegal Letterkenny Open Day, Thursday 17 November 9.30am – 2pm
ATU Sligo & St. Angela’s Open Days, Friday, 25 November, 9am -1pm and Saturday, 26 November, 10 am -2pm
ATU Mayo Open Day, Wednesday 7 December, 10am – 1pm.