HISTORY

1972	Regional Technical College (RTC) Galway opens
1974	First conferring ceremony at RTC Galway
1977	First degrees in Hotel and Catering Management conferred, the first in an RTC
1984	Industrial Liaison Office established
1987	Partnerships with Franciscan Agricultural College, Mountbellew and Connemara West, Letterfrack
1993	RTC Galway becomes an autonomous higher education institution under the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992. 5,310 students enrolled
	Partnership with Galway Film Centre
1994	Opening of campus at Castlebar
	Establishment of campus at Cluain Mhuire
1998	Title changed to Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
2001	Implementation of Delegated Authority for National Certificates and National Diplomas
2003	Opening of IT Learning Centre at GMIT Galway
2004	Extension of Delegated Authority
	Implementation of new qualifications framework (NQF)
	Wins Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year
2005	Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) opens at GMIT Galway
2006	Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) opens at GMIT Castlebar
	Delegated Authority to award PhDs in Aquatic Science and Mechanical Engineering
	Signing of formal collaborative agreement with Nanchang University, China
2007	Wins Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year
2008	New Nursing & Health Sciences building completed at GMIT Castlebar
2009	Formal signing of first international educational agreement with Saudi Arabia
	Opening of online Energy Laboratory (Ireland's first) at GMIT Galway
2010	GMIT, AIT and WIT sign collaborative agreements in Saudi Arabia
	GMIT signs agreement with 2 US institutions
	Marion Coy retires as GMIT President
	Jim Fennell appointed Acting President
2011	GMIT and Marine Institute form new strategic alliance
	Michael Carmody appointed President
	NUI Galway and GMIT sign strategic partnership
2012	GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT form new Connacht-Ulster alliance
	GMIT and RTÉ form new partnership