I am studying in DkIT since two months now.

 

              

     

      This institute is a Regional Technical College located in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, halfway between Dublin and Belfast.

DkIT was established in 1970 by the president Denis Cummins.

It’s mission is «  to provide the community with quality third level education and services, relevant to the economic social and cultural development of the region in the national and international context. It aims to promote personal responsibility among all its students and enhance the professionalism of all its members in a supportive, inclusive and productive environment. »

DkIT welcomes more than 5000 students per year, and most notably strangers students as Erasmus as I am. This year, there are 450 International students and 150 Erasmus exchange students at DkIT.

In my classroom, there are Erasmus from France, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Bulgaria, India and China. 

DkIT employed more than 600 academic staff, as teachers, cookers, the administration staff, and much more.

The Institute has four schools, and each of them propose a wide range of programmes and consist of a number of departments.

Here are the four schools at DkIT and their departments :

·         School of Business and Humanities

·         Department of Business Studies

·         Department of Humanities

·         Department of Management and Financial Studies

·         Section of Hospitality Studies

·         School of Engineering

·         Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

·         Department of Construction and Surveying

·         Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

·         School of Informatics and Creative Arts

·         Department of Computing and Mathematics

·         Section of Creative Media

·         Section of Music

·         School of Health and Science

·         Department of Applied Sciences

·         Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Studies

·         Section of Midwifery

 

Since two months I am a student of the Business ans Humanities school, in the department of Business Studies. I have six classes : Consumer Psychology, Management Behaviour Studies, Marketing, Management Accounting English and Quantitative Techniques.

 

 

DkIT offers various student services like counselling by experts , career and placement opportunities, Disability and Student Qualitry services, Health services, sports and creative activities & many more.

Let me detail some of the facilities available at DkIT :

Introduction :

The aim of this report is to describe three different facilities available to students in DkIT. It is based on the life of students in the university. It draws on what students can do at DkIT thanks to the available facilities in addition to their studies.

 

Sport facilities :

DkIT has a large amount of sport facilities and offers many activities. There is a mixed sport room with a wide range of sport equipments.

Students have to pay a few euros to have a unlimited access to the room. It is interesting that it is very cheap compared to the leisure centre in the town centre of Dundalk.

Student can also ask for private tuitions with a coach but they tend to consider that the cost is too expensive.

In addition, DkIT facilities include five pitches and a gym where students can play several team games such as volleyball, rugby, gaelic football, soccers, basketball and other sports such as zumba, pilates, piloxing, kickboxing…

For all these sports, lessons are offered and the registrations are not very expensive. Furthermore, students can pay a flat rate which give them an unlimited access to several sports.

On the whole, the available sports were felt to be cheap and a very good opportunity to play sports by students.

Sports and societies :

The sports ans society office plays a pivotal role in the life of the Institute. Join a Sport Club, trying out a new activity or getting involved in a society could change your life. For many students it gives the opportunity to :

• Meet friends with similar interest
• Try things you've never had a chance to do before
• Participate at your own level
• Take a relaxing break from study

DkIT offers one of the most extensive ranges of clubs and societies in Ireland as well as various student based activity classes during the year. 

Below is a list of the clubs and societies that we have at DkIT:

African Society
Airsoft Club
Archery Club
Asian Society
Athletics Club
Badminton Club
Bowling Club
Break-dancing Society
Camogie Club
Chess Club
Christian Union Society
Circus Arts Society
Cricket Club
Console Gaming Society
Cinema-Filming Society
DJ Society
Erasmus Student Network
Equestrian
Fencing Club
Fit 4 Life
Film Making/Media Society
Fianna Fail
Fresher’s Gaelic Football Club
Go Karting Society
Golf Club
Gospel Choir Society
Hill Walking Club
Hip Hop Club
Hurling Club
Irish Dancing
Kenpo Karate Club
Kick-Boxing Club
Laptop Music Production
LGBT Society
Ladies Gaelic Football Club
Macre na Feirme
Mature Students Society
Men's Basketball
Mens Soccer Club
Mens Rugby Club
Ogra Sinn Fein
Paint balling Club
Photography Society
Poker Society
Pool Club
Salsa
Surf Club
Table Tennis Club
Traditional Music Society
Veterinary Nursing
Volleyball Club
Women’s Rugby Club
Womens’ Basketball Club
Women’s Soccer Club
Young Civil Engineers Society
Young Surveyors Society
Yoga Club
Zumba Society, Piloxing

The sports in red are the one I do each week. I made an article to describe exactly what are thes sports.

Students services :

There are a bank and a shop in the same area of DkIT, and they are really useful and practical.

The shop offers students an extensive collection of stationary such as books, papers, and all students need in their pencilcase, but also the newspapers, and some snacks.

Furthermore, opposite the shop, students can withdraw cash thanks to the bank. They can even withdraw just 10€, and it is really practical to have some cash to buy food and drink in the cafeteria.

The library :

The library at DkIT Institute of Technology is located in the Dr T.K. Whitaker building. In this facility there are about 400 study spaces, over 50,000 books and journals and access to a range of online databases.

There are 100 PCs for project and research work with a wireless internet access on the two floors of the library. There are also a large amount of films on DVD and music CDs.

Food and drinks :

In DkIT there is a large amount of cafeterias, and places to eat and to drink. For example, there are several cafeterias all around the university, which offer a large amount of hot beverages (coffee, tea, milk…) and sweet and savoury such as sandwiches or fruits. In DkiT you can also find well-known brands such as starbucks coffee, costa coffee, and coffee dock. But in the main the prices were in these places felt to be rather expensive.

That is why students can ask for a loyalty card which gives them one free hot beverage after they stamped card nine times. Actually, the tenth hot beverage is free. This offer is valid in the majority of the cafeterias of Dkit.

 

Conclusion :

To sum up, DkiT is well-provided with leisure facilities for a town of its size and these are well-used by the students. Sports seems to be the leisure people appreciate most.

Perhaps DkIT should review the prices of the products in the cafeteria because even with the card, it is really expensive for students who have not a salary.

 

 

Here is a video we made with my marketing group to present DkIT to our australians and americans partners:

 

 

The purpose-built student apartments, for 550 students are a short walk from the main campus.  I live in Student Village, 5 minutes walk to the campus. Here is the accomodation :  

 

And is here the view I have from my window :

 

 Sources : 

http://www.dkit.ie

http://www.edwiseinternational.com/study-in-ireland/universities/dundalk_institute_of_technology_video.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundalk_Institute_of_Technology