CONSTRUCTION will soon begin on a new applied science and IT building at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Limerick Campus, it has been confirmed.
The new building is expected to attract an additional 700 students to the university, which already sees over 7,000 students attending its Moylish campus.
When completed, the new building will facilitate undergraduate and post-grad students, with plans for new science laboratories, additional teaching space, and administrative capacity.
The new TUS building is one of five new university buildings nationwide that can now begin construction, including at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway and Letterkenny campuses and South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford and Carlow campuses, following an funding confirmation announcement from government.
The buildings are being delivered by public private partnership and the estimated construction cost of the five buildings, before VAT, is in the region of €380m.
This announcement is the second phase of the Higher Education PPP Programme, with 11 buildings comprising 72,800m2 of additional building space at campuses nationwide planned upon completion.
Limerick TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice Niall Collins said he was “delighted that construction can now begin on a new applied science and IT building at TUS Limerick”.
“The building will consist of undergraduate and postgraduate science laboratories, general teaching space, learning resource space, administration space, and ancillary space.”
Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless added that the “significant capital programme demonstrates both my own and the government’s commitment to excellence across all our higher education institutions”.
“It reflects our focus on achieving regional balance and delivering best-in-class facilities for the next generation of learners – and for the long-term economic impact that follows.”
The new building at TUS will focus on supporting practice-based learning, including labs, workshops, and studios.
It will also have significant flexibility to adapt to changing teaching and learning needs and to support hybrid and remote learning.
