Plans for a €750m expansion of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), including major developments at its Clonmel and Thurles campuses, have been unveiled.
The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) revealed its €750million masterplan for their university campuses, which sets out a vision to improve the college’s facilities up to 2040.
For Clonmel, the institution is planning a new campus on the Kickham Barracks site, as well as a transport hub and a connected campus, which will be shared with other educational partners.
The plans for the Clonmel site aim to expand access to third level education, while reusing the historic structures that have been on the site since the 1700s.
On its Thurles campus, TUS is planning to create a further connected campus, integrating further and higher education, as well as the expansion of apprenticeships.
A new sports campus will be added, with additional spectator seating, and the extension of the SportsLab, a specialist sports science training and performance facility.
TUS president Vincent Cunnane said that the masterplan shows the university’s intention to grow into the future.
“This masterplan is a statement of intent, a blueprint for growth from now towards the middle of the 21st century.
“The initiatives contained within this plan will enable progress in research, teaching, learning and campus life, while facilitating sustainable growth in student numbers and embodying our values,” he said.
“This plan is not just about buildings and facilities; it is ultimately about the lives of those who will benefit from these developments — our future students, staff and graduates, and the communities we will continue to serve,” the president added.
Nationally, TUS are planning on spending a total of €750million on its campus expansions in Limerick, Ennis and Athlone, as well as Tipperary.
Some of the targets are already ongoing, the university said, such as the PPP Applied Science and Information Technology (ASIT) Building on the university’s Moylish campus in Limerick, while others, including proposed library expansions and refurbishments, are longer-term ambitions.
Josephine Feehily, chair of the TUS Governing Body said that the masterplan is an investment in the future students of TUS.
“It looks with confidence to what we can achieve together over the next 15 years. Visionary developments are being advanced which have the potential to have transformative impacts on TUS,” she said.
Nationally, the masterplan outlines developments across the campuses including academic buildings, student facilities, improved public spaces, research and enterprise collaboration areas and city-centre regeneration projects.
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